The Centre offers LL.M, MSc, Diplomas, PhD's and part-time degrees in various Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy subjects. These taught degrees are credit based. Each taught course is worth two credits. In addition to earning credits by taking taught courses, a candidate may earn credits through attending and being assessed in a Summer Seminar Programme, or by taking a Directed Reading Option, or finally through an Internship. The degree structure requires that a candidate takes and passes a specified number of credits.
Most candidates earn credits by taking taught courses.
The majority of the courses are assessed by one or two research papers, prepared under the guidance of the course instructor. The paper title should be agreed in advance with the course instructor. Each course instructor will set a deadline by which paper titles should be approved. The course instructor will then advise on appropriate reading material and set a deadline for submission of an outline for the research paper. The course instructors should be available to assist students if they get into difficulties in understanding specific technical issues.