All research students are provided with a desk in a shared room and also have access to the postgraduate room in the Library. The LLM is also available as a taught Master of Laws Degree, which can be completed in one academic year, beginning in either September or January. Participants in the LLM often have significant experience in a range of areas and the great variety in the background of students makes an enormous contribution to the programmes. Teaching is organised into two 12-week modules. The first module runs from late September until late December and is followed by a revision period in early January and examination in late January.
Teaching methods combine lectures, seminars, project work, and independent reading.
The programme is designed to stimulate critical and creative thought and to question assumptions about law. To achieve this objective, good students are selected, classes are kept deliberately small, and independent reading and group discussion are strongly emphasised. This allows very close contact with members of the Law School. Personal skills are developed through group project work, presentations, and participation in group discussion. In addition you must take courses to the value of 24 credits within the specialism.