Seminars are discussion classes in which students are required to discuss matters covered in prescribed reading, which they study before the class. The Academic year will be in the form of two semesters. Each semester will comprise a 12 week teaching period allowed by a 2 or 3 week assessment period. As most postgraduate courses do not involve exams, there may be classes during the assessment period. The approach taken in this MA is not limited to traditional doctrinal methods of analysis, but encompasses also the methods and approaches of other social science disciplines.
All courses are compulsory.
This course provides an introduction to the various techniques of research apprpriate at postgraduate level in a social sciences type discipline. This course examines the theories and techniques of the regulation of business activity. Issues covered include the justification for regulation and the different ways in which regulation is carried out in the U.K. and other countries. Students are expected to integrate material from politics, economics and management with their study of legal rules. These include financial services, taxation, environment and broadcasting as well as the Common Commercial Policy.