Law – (LL.M.)

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We offer a total of eleven taught postgraduate LLM degrees at our Canterbury and Brusselscampuses. The courses have been designed with an international and contemporary focus to reflect the innovative outlook of Kent Law School.

All of the LLM programmes combine taught modules and a dissertation element, with students usually completing six taught modules over the course of a year (three

The Master's degrees offered within the Law School are taught by seminar and dissertation.
You take three modules in each of the first two terms. These are normally assessed by a single essay of 4-5,000 words for each module, but some modules make special arrangements for assessment, for example, by requiring two essays of 2-2,500 words, or by awarding up to 20% of the marks according to the quality of student participation.
In the third term and during the summer period, you write a 15-20,000 word dissertation, under the supervision of a member of academic staff. This should be on a specific topic within the field of the degree.
For all of the Law taught Master's degrees, there is the alternative of studying for a postgraduate diploma. Students registered for the diploma take the same modules as a Master's student, but do not write a dissertation.

Course content

* Six modules drawn from those offered on other LLM programmes in Kent Law School
* Dissertation of 15-20,000 words in the area of your choice

Assessment

Assessment is by a 4-5,000-word essay for each module, and the dissertation for the award of the Master's.