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TPB2012-024
Language of study and assessment
English
Mode of study
Find further details about student support in the Student Handbook.
Distance and flexible study
Entrance requirements
For details of the application process refer to http://www.londoninternational.ac.uk/applications-andadmissions
Students with specific access requirements should refer to section 10 of the Detailed regulations for the
provision of individual modules.
An applicant must satisfy the relevant entrance requirements given in this Section. In order to be considered
for registration for individual modules, applicants must also submit an application that is in accordance with
the procedures and deadlines set out in the appropriate prospectus.
In addition, an applicant must have at least one of the following:
At least two years’ study at a university (or equivalent institute) acceptable to the University and at a
level considered appropriate by the University.
Or
At least five years relevant work experience, such as accounting, banking, finance, insurance, law or
policing.
All applications will be considered on an individual basis and entry will be at the discretion of the University.
If an applicant does not satisfy these entrance requirements, the University may still consider the application
but will require evidence of the applicant’s ability to undertake an advanced course of study.
English language proficiency
For awards at FHEQ level 7, applicants must have an advanced level of ability to work in English. Applicants
whose first language is not English must provide satisfactory evidence showing that they have passed within
the previous three years a test of proficiency in English at the following minimum level:
IELTS with an overall grade of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 6 in each sub test; or
TOEFL with a score of 600, or 250 on the computerised test plus a Test of Written English (TWE) of
at least 4.5, or 100 on the iBT (internet-based Test); or
a test of proficiency in English language from the prescribed list published by the University.
An applicant may be considered for admission to the LLM, Postgraduate Diploma in Laws or Postgraduate
Certificate in Laws who alternatively submits evidence of:
Substantial education (minimum of eighteen months) conducted and assessed in English;
Or
Substantial work experience (minimum of eighteen months) conducted in English.
The entrance procedures are detailed at:
www.londoninternational.ac.uk/applications-and-admissions
and specific programme entrance requirements can be found at:
www.londoninternational.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/llm
Where an applicant does not meet the prescribed English language proficiency requirements but believes that
they can demonstrate the requisite proficiency for admission, the University may, at its discretion, consider the
application.
In exceptional circumstances, an applicant who does not satisfy the foregoing requirements may be permitted
to enrol for the LLM, Postgraduate Diploma in Laws or the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws if the University is
satisfied that by reason or his or her background, experience and professional qualifications (if any) the
applicant is fit to follow the course of study.
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the Internet is not an entrance
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information is given in the
Student handbook.
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