Postgraduate - Glasgow Caledonian University

LLM/PgD European Law/European and International Law
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Contact: Lesley Morrison
E: llm@gcal.ac.uk
T: +44(0)141 331 3415
W: www.caledonian.ac.uk/lss
Mode of Study & Duration:
Full-time: Three semesters
Part-time: Six semesters
Commencing September and January
Number of Places:
25
UK/EU Fees & Funding:
Each programme is self or employer funded.
Please contact the admissions tutor for
further information
Application:
Download a form from our website on
www.caledonian.ac.uk/postgrad
For further information, see page 124 or use
the paper form at the back of this prospectus
Assessment:
Written assignments for each module and
Dissertation for those students who wish to
be considered for the award of LLM
Programme Structure:
European Law: Postgraduate Research
Methods in Law, EU Institutional Law and
Policy, European Human Rights Law, three
optional modules and Dissertation
European & International Law:
Postgraduate Research Methods in Law,
Public International Law, European Human
Rights Law, three optional modules and
Dissertation
Optional Modules Semester A*:
International Trade Law, Comparative
(European) Contract Law, European
Intergration 2, Free Movement of Persons
in EU Law, International and European
Environmental Law and Policy, Module by
Negotiated Study
Optional Modules Semester B*:
EC Economic Law, EC Competition Law,
International Contract Law, International
Economic Law, Contract Negotiation and
Drafting, Module by Negotiated Study,
Business English
*Optional modules subject to availability
These programmes are part of an LLM framework enabling students to select a route of study
appropriate to their particular interests or career aspirations and are of particular interest
to law professionals, law graduates and others for whom the study of law represented a
substantial part of their academic and/or professional training at university or the workplace.
The programmes are a linked Postgraduate Diploma/Master’s degree. Mechanisms are available which
allow those completing the diploma at the required level to proceed directly to the Master’s degree and to
those who have enrolled on the full-time programme to transfer to its part-time mode and vice-versa.
Each programme utilises a number of teaching and learning methods. These provide students with a starting
point for their own research. Students are given guidance in the selection of research strategies. Apart from
traditional research materials these strategies exploit, as fully as possible, the availability of electronic
sources. The emphasis is on autonomous learning and students concentrate on researching the law relating
to a given topic.
The Saltire Centre is the main information and study centre for LLM/Postgraduate Diploma students.
The law and library staff work closely together to ensure that the students have sufficient access to
information and develop the skills to use the most up-to-date information services. The local European
Documentation Centre is nearby, at Glasgow University Library.
Students can join the programme either at the beginning of Semester A (mid-September) or at the
beginning of Semester B (end of January).
The programmes cover a range of subjects providing students with legal expertise not linked to
particular national legal systems. Expertise in these areas is sought after by legal firms operating across
Europe and beyond and by numerous large multinational corporations.
Candidates must hold an Honours or equivalent Degree in Law awarded by a UK university or an
overseas university of similar standing, or hold other degree or professional qualifications as may be deemed
by the university to be of equivalent standard.
International Students:
International students whose first language
is not English shall be required to
demonstrate evidence of satisfactory
competence by completing an IELTS test
with a score of at least 6.5 or by holding
another recognised qualification. See page
12 for details
Overseas Fees:
£9,500 (2009 fees)