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European Union Law – (LL.M.)
University of Leicester
Department of Law
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,770 - | ||
| Location: | Leicester / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 27 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Leicester
To provide a working knowledge of the European Union’s Institutional framework, including the legislative process and the judicial system; to develop an understanding of economic and political integration; to offer a broad choice of specialist modules that reflect current academic and professional discourse; to enable coherent understanding of the relationship between the commercial, social and political aims of the European Union.
Duration and mode of study
27 months by distance learning.
Teaching and assessment methods
The programme is taught by distance learning combined with teaching weekends. You are provided with comprehensive course materials. All modules are assessed by written coursework. You are also able to access ongoing study support via the internet and by contacting the administrative and academic teams.
Contents
Course modules
Year 1 Compulsory Modules
Module 1: Institutional Structure and Constitutional Governance in the European Union
Module 2: Economic Governance and the Internal Market
Year 2 Optional Modules
Students select FOUR modules from the two pools below:
Module 3 Options
Choose 2 out of 5:
* European Union Competition Law (C)
* European Family Law (S)
* European Union Employment Law (S)
* Regulation of Banking and Financial Services in the European Union (C)
* European Union Public Procurement Law (C)
Module 4 Options
Choose 2 out of 5:
* European Union Company Law (C)
* Regulation of Intellectual Property Rights in the European Union (C)
* European Union Consumer Law (C, S)
* European Union Social Security Law (S)
* Environmental Protection in the European Union (C, S)
C= commercial module
S= social law and policy module
To obtain a specialist commercial or social law and policy LLM in European Union Law students must take at least three out of four such designated modules. Students who opt to study a mixture of social law and policy, and commercial modules, will be awarded an LLM in European Union Law.
Dissertation
12,000 – 15,000 words on an approved topic.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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Entry Requirements
Normally either a first or second class honours degree or an equivalent professional qualification and/or appropriate practical experience.
English Language Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English, and who have not lived in a country where the first language is English for at least three years immediately before the start of their course, need to satisfy the University´s English language requirement.
* From students who take IELTS (the British Council´s International English Language Testing System), we look for an overall score of 6.0 or above for courses in Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy, and 6.5 or above for all other courses.
* From students who take TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), we look for 575/233/90* or above for courses in Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy, and 600/250/100* for all other courses. (*Scores for paper-based/computer-based/internet-based versions of TOEFL)
As well as the internationally-known IELTS and TOEFL tests, the University also accepts many other English language qualifications.
The English Language Programme for International Students
If you do not yet meet our English requirements we can help you to improve your English to the necessary standard. The University´s English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help campus-based students with the English you need for your studies.
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) |
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