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  • Qualification

    LLM - Master of Laws

  • Location

    Lancaster University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    06-OCT-24

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

This interdisciplinary Master's degree combines two highly-relevant and challenging areas of study - law and environment. The LLM Environment and Law is jointly delivered by the Law School and the Lancaster Environment Centre, enabling you to explore the environmental aspects of the law and the legal regulation of the environment.

Our Law School is home to the Centre for International Law and Human Rights, the Centre for Crime, Law and Justice, the Centre for Law and Society, and the Centre for Child and Family Justice. The Lancaster Environment Centre, along with Rothamsted Research and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, is part of the Graduate School for the Environment. These influential centres underpin our postgraduate teaching and you will have access to the expertise of academics researching in the field of natural and social sciences, and legal and socio-legal issues.

The pathway for the LLM ensures a balanced duality: Law School modules, LEC modules, and a 15,000 word dissertation, enabling you to pursue your own interests whilst becoming practised at looking at issues from different perspectives.

Your core modules are Perspectives on Environment and Development; Environmental Law or International Environmental Law; Research Methods in Law and the LLM Dissertation. The programme benefits from modules from the Lancaster Environment Centre which include, for example, field studies addressing the modules’ subject matter.

You will study two further elective modules in each discipline, focusing on the legal, environmental and sustainability issues that most interest you, typically including (among many others): Chemical Risk ??????Assessment, Climate Change and Society, Environmental Justice, Food Security, Agriculture and Climate, International Law, and the Law of the United Nations.

The dissertation is an independent, in-depth inquiry into a research topic of your choosing. The topic will link to a key legal or environmental question or issue and may also directly relate to your professional/career interests. This is your opportunity to make a contribution to the academic community with new, original research and writing. A dissertation supervisor can provide you with support and introduce you to relevant research; their personal research interests will closely align with your chosen topic wherever possible.

Our teaching approach is international in scope and comparative by nature, and we actively encourage you to build a beneficial network of academics, peers and alumni during your time with us. All of this will help you to broaden your experience, deepen your understanding, and prepare for your next step.

Your postgraduate LLM degree can open doors to a wide range of careers. Whilst on this degree you will have the chance to develop: the skills required to critically evaluate cutting-edge research; interdisciplinary skills; and, analytical and communications skills. All of which can be a real boost in any sector and are highly prized by employers both here in the UK and overseas. The LLM is also an ideal stepping stone to PhD study and academia.

Tuition fees

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£ 23,875per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Lancaster University

Lancaster University

  • University League Table

    10th

  • Campus address

    Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4YW, England

Lancaster's community includes people from over 100 countries, giving students the chance to make lifelong connections that cross borders and cultures.
The university offers wellbeing, financial, careers and visa application support for international students.
Multiple international societies help bring people together to celebrate and share culture.

Subject rankings

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    16th out of 73 3

    24th out of 109 7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    152 72%

    22nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    69.0 69%

    40th

    14
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.06 81%

    28th

  • Entry standards

    / Max 220
    151 68%

    31st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    26th

    10
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.11 82%

    11th

    36

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