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Dispute Resolution – (LL.M.)
Kingston University
Faculty of Business and Law
| Application Deadline: | August 31; January 9; Applicants who require a visa: August 3; January 3 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 7,224 - ≈ € 13,000 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Kingston University
The Dispute Resolution LLM provides you with the opportunity to acquire a detailed knowledge and understanding of legal rules relating to dispute resolution.
On successful completion of the programme, you will have acquired significant research and analytical skills in this area of law. You should therefore have substantially enhanced your prospects of gaining employment in dispute resolution departments of professional law firms or in other areas of work where the ability to resolve disputes is significant.
What will you study?
You take two core modules; two option modules from an extensive list; plus legal research theory and dissertation modules.
Our LLM courses are accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for CPD purposes. On successful graduation, you are also automatically eligible for membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) fellowship/membership
Students on the Dispute Resolution LLM who have studied the modules Evidence and Arbitral Awards plus Arbitration and wish to become Fellows (the highest qualification-based membership level) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) can opt to sit an additional examination, in which students need to achieve 70% in order to pass. Students on this LLM pathway who have completed the two modules, but have not sat the exam, can register with CIArb as members.
Contents
You take four modules (at least two of which must be selected from the 'core modules' list) plus legal research theory and dissertation modules.
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Core modules (choose at least two, plus the dissertation and research theory module)
* Alternative Dispute Resolution
* Arbitration
* Civil Procedure
* Family Mediation
* Dissertation
* Legal Research Theory and Methodology
Option modules (choose two, which can also be selected from the core module list)
* Advocacy
* Civil Liberties and Human Rights
* Company Law
* EU Competition Law
* Environmental Law and Regulation
* European Union Environmental Law
* EU Immigration Law
* Evidence and Arbitral Awards
* Individual Employment Law
* Insolvency Law
* International Economic Law
* International Environmental Law and Sustainability
* International Law and Economic Development
* International Sale of Goods and E-Commerce
* Labour Law in the Global Economy
* Law of International Trade
* Legal Aspects of Business Finance
* Migration Theory, Policy and Legal Practice
* Refugee Law and Forced Migration
* Termination of Employment
* The Single European Market
* UK Immigration Law
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
The LLM programmes are open to those who possess one of the following:
* a good honours degree in law (usually a 2:2 degree or above), OR a good joint honours degree (2:2 or above) where the major component is in law eg Accounting and Law or Combined Studies
* a Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course
* a qualification as a solicitor or barrister
We welcome applications from international students. Holders of non-UK degrees or legal professional qualifications will be subject to the University's normal entry procedures with regard to the assessment of the equivalence of qualifications.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
Accreditation
Many of the courses that we run are accredited and recognised by relevant professional bodies within their respective fields. As part of our commitment to providing quality, relevant courses we seek accreditation and recognition wherever possible. In fact the Higher Education Funding Council of England awarded us a quality rating for 'Excellence in teaching'.
Kingston Business School is also one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate business programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.
To view a full list of our accreditations, please visit our website.
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