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To progress from the Postgraduate Diploma in Laws to the LLM or the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws to
the Postgraduate Diploma in Laws, a student must:
or
have already satisfied the entrance requirements for the LLM or Postgraduate Diploma in Laws (as
appropriate)
have successfully completed the requirements for the programme of study for which they are
registered.
Students who progress to the LLM or Postgraduate Diploma in Laws will be required to achieve an average of
50% in any course completed in full following progression.
Find full details in section 7 of the Detailed Regulations
Credit value of modules
Where credits are assigned to modules of a programme, credit indicates the amount of learning undertaken,
and a specified credit level indicates the relative depth of learning involved.
The credit value indicates the amount of learning in terms of notional study hours, and the level of learning in
terms of depth, complexity and intellectual demand.
For the Postgraduate Laws programme, credits are assigned to the modules as follows:
European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)
In terms of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS):
A module is the equivalent of 6 ECTS credits.
A double module is the equivalent of 12 ECTS credits.
A course is the equivalent of 24 ECTS credits.
Upon successful completion, the LLM, the Postgraduate Diploma in Laws and the Postgraduate Certificate in
Laws are equivalent to the following ECTS credits:
LLM degree – 96 ECTS credits
Postgraduate Diploma in Laws – 60 ECTS credits
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws – 30 ECTS credits
Further information about the credit systems used by universities in the UK and Europe is available in:
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learningpolicy/doc48_en.htm
The Higher Education Credit Framework for England,
www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Pages/Higher-education-credit-framework-for-Englandguidance-on-academic-credit-arrangements-in-higher-education-in-England-Augu.aspx
The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England,
www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/FHEQ08.pdf
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Entrance requirements
See www.londoninternational.ac.uk for details on the application process.
Students with specific access arrangements should refer to section 12 of the Detailed Regulations.
An applicant must satisfy the relevant entrance requirements given in this section. In order to be considered
for admission as an International Programmes student, applicants must also submit an application that is in
accordance with the procedures and deadlines set out in the appropriate prospectus.
For the LLM applicants are required to have at least one of the following:
Obtained the LLB of the University of London with at least Second Class Honours (excepting that a
candidate who obtained the LLB Pass degree before 1969 may make a special application)
Or
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