Universities United Kingdom University of Kent Courses Law - PCert, PDip, LLM

Law - PCert, PDip, LLM
at University of Kent

Kent, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 18,600
Country Rank#36
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

The Kent LLM allows you to broaden and deepen your knowledge and understanding of law by specialising in one or more different areas.

Kent Law School, at the University of Kent, is a leading UK law school with recognised excellence in teaching and legal research. Our distinctive critical approach views the law within the broader social, political and economic contexts in which it operates. You study full-time or part-time and can begin your studies in September or January.

You learn within a supportive, cosmopolitan, and intellectually stimulating environment, working closely with academic staff. We use critical research-led teaching throughout our programmes to ensure that you benefit from the Law School’s world-class research.

Course Content
Modules

The following modules are indicative of those offered on this programme. This list is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules. You may also have the option to take modules from other programmes so that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas that interest you.

Compulsory modules currently include
- LAWS9191 - Legal Research and Writing Skills 1 (2 credits)
- LAWS9192 - Legal Research and Writing Skills 2 (2 credits)
- LAWS9193 - Legal Research and Writing Skills 1 (2 credits)
- LAWS9194 - Legal Research and Writing Skills 2 (2 credits)
Optional modules may include
- LAWS8010 - Intellectual Property :Copyright and Breach of Confidence (20 credits)
- LAWS8020 - International Business Transactions (20 credits)
- LAWS8100 - International Law on Foreign Investment (20 credits)
- LAWS8110 - International Commercial Arbitration (20 credits)
- LAWS8130 - Contemporary Topics in Intellectual Property Law (20 credits)
- LAWS8140 - Public International Law (20 credits)
- LAWS8260 - Competition Law in a Transnational Context (20 credits)
- LAWS8390 - Environmental Quality Law (20 credits)
- LAWS8410 - International Trade Law and the Environment (20 credits)
- LAWS8430 - International Human Rights Law (20 credits)
- LAWS8440 - Legal Aspects of Contemporary International Problems (20 credits)
- LAWS8460 - International Criminal Law (20 credits)
- LAWS8470 - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Law and Practice I (20 credits)
- LAWS8700 - Critical Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System (20 credits)
- LAWS8710 - Policing (20 credits)
- LAWS8840 - International Environmental Law - Substantive Legal Aspects (20 credits)
- LAWS8860 - Transnational Criminal Law (20 credits)
- LAWS8880 - Climate Change and Renewable Energy Law (20 credits)
- LAWS8990 - Corporate Governance (20 credits)
- LAWS9000 - Critical International Migration Law (20 credits)
- LAWS9050 - International Financial Services Regulation (20 credits)
- LAWS9060 - International Environmental Law - Legal Foundations (20 credits)
- LAWS9070 - Commercial Credit (20 credits)
- LAWS9140 - Law, Science and Society (20 credits)
- LAWS9192 - Legal Research and Writing Skills 2 (2 credits)
- LAWS9194 - Legal Research and Writing Skills 2 (2 credits)
- LAWS9210 - Privacy and Data Protection Law (20 credits)
- LAWS9220 - Labour Rights in a Global Economy (20 credits)
- LAWS9230 - Law and Economy (20 credits)
- LAWS9250 - International Cultural Heritage Law (20 credits)
- LAWS9300 - Banking Law (20 credits)
- LAWS9310 - Land Development and Conservation Law (20 credits)
- LAWS9330 - Intellectual Property and Industrial Practices (20 credits)
- LAWS9340 - Intellectual Property: Patents and Trade Marks (20 credits)
- LAWS9350 - Global Security Law (20 credits)
- LAWS9400 - Healthcare Law and Ethics (20 credits)
- LAWS9410 - The Regulation of Healthcare (20 credits)
- LAWS9420 - Reproductive Justice (20 credits)
- LAWS9431 - Global Health Law, Governance and Ethics (20 credits)
- LAWS9460 - Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice (20 credits)
- LAWS9480 - Assisted Dying (20 credits)
- POLI8100 - Quantitative Methodology for Political Science (20 credits)
- POLI8109 - Middle Eastern Politics and Society (20 credits)
- POLI8114 - Governance and War in Cyberspace (20 credits)
- POLI8240 - Analysing World Politics (20 credits)
- POLI8280 - Theories of Conflict and Violence (20 credits)
- POLI8320 - Conflict Resolution in World Politics (20 credits)
- POLI8480 - Negotiation and Mediation (20 credits)
- POLI9160 - Security In A Changing World (20 credits)
- POLI9170 - Terrorism and Crimes of the State (20 credits)
- POLI9510 - States, Nations and Democracy (20 credits)
- POLI9560 - Public Opinion: Nature and Measurement (20 credits)
- SOCI8240 - Sociology of Violence (20 credits)
- SOCI8250 - Terrorism and Modern Society (20 credits)
- SOCI8300 - Gender and Crime in a Globalised World (20 credits)
- SOCI8680 - Critical and Global Criminology (20 credits)
- SOCI8690 - Theories of Crime (20 credits)
- SOCI9400 - Prisons and Penal Policy (20 credits)
Compulsory modules currently include
- LAWS8000 - Dissertation in Law (Canterbury) (60 credits)
Entry Requirement
We require a first class or upper second class honours degree in law or a relevant subject, or an equivalent international degree and we also welcome applications based on a lower second class honours degree which we will consider on a case-by-case basis alongside your relevant professional experience and other qualifications.

All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications.
Fees & Scholarships
Fees:
- Home full-time£9300
- EU full-time£14000
- International full-time£18600
For students continuing on this programme fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.
Career Prospect
Employability is a key focus throughout the University and at Kent Law School you have the support of a dedicated Employability and Career Development Officer together with a broad choice of work placement opportunities, employability events and careers talks. Details of graduate internship schemes with NGOs, charities and other professional organisations are made available to postgraduate students via the School’s Employability Blog.

Many students at our Brussels centre who undertake internships are offered contracts in Brussels immediately after graduation. Others have joined their home country’s diplomatic service, entered international organisations, or have chosen to undertake a ‘stage’ at the European Commission, or another EU institution.

Law graduates have gone on to careers in finance, international commerce, government and law or have joined, or started, an NGO or charity.

Cost Of Studying At University of Kent

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Law - PCert, PDip, LLM at University of Kent