This course addresses many pressing questions concerning children and their welfare. It explores the roles of the state, the law and families in safeguarding children's welfare as well as the ways in which the lives of families and their children are regulated. It looks at issues such as children's rights, child protection, juvenile offending, mediation and the nature of professional expertise in relation to child welfare. The LLM is well-suited to recent graduates and a wide range of professionals including solicitors, magistrates, police officers, social workers and guardians. The LLM, MA, Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate in Child Law and Policy, as well as individual course modules, have been approved by the Law Society for Continuing Professional Devlopment.
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Mode of Study Students have the option of taking the full course, which leads to the award of a Master's degree, or of taking only part of it and gaining an intermediate award. If you complete the six taught modules as well as a dissertation you are awarded an LL.M. or M.A. degree. Part-time students are required to attend for one full day per week over two academic years. Dissertation You have the opportunity to carry out research into a topic of your choice, subject to approval. To be eligible for the award of LL.M or M.A., you must submit a dissertation of a satisfactory standard.