Course Details
Course Name
LLM Law and Society (Legal Research)
Level of study
Postgraduate Taught
Study Mode
Fulltime
Duration
1 Years
Start Term
Sept
Country
United Kingdom
City
Newcastle
Course Subject
- Law
Course Fees
Inside EU: 7410
Outside EU: 17370
Universities
Newcastle University
Description
Our Law and Society (Legal Research) LLM is an ideal preparation for a PhD. It will give you the knowledge, insights and analytical skills to proceed to a career in academia or the public, voluntary or private sectors.
Our Research
70% of Law research world leading or internationally excellent.
Research Excellence Framework 2014
The LLM can be taken as a standalone course before undertaking PhD study.
It also forms the initial training component for the four-year (LLM plus PhD) ESRC Northern Ireland/ North East (NINE) Doctoral Training Centre.
The course is ideal if you want to gain advanced research skills that will allow you to progress to PhD level study in the field of law and society. You will have an opportunity to study key legal topics relevant to law and society and choose from a range of optional modules suited to your specific interests.
You will study governance and policy in the national, European and international context. You will develop knowledge and expertise in:
legal problem-solving
qualitative and quantitative research methods
the key principles in a variety of legal subjects