Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2016 | Page 56
LAW
Law and Society
Overview
Our LLM in Law and Society
will allow you to gain a rigorous
understanding of law and
legal institutions from an
interdisciplinary perspective.
The LLM embeds excellent
training in innovative methods,
the acquisition of transferable
skills and is genuinely
interdisciplinary. It combines a set
of foundational core modules in
law and society with a flexibility
choice of electives. The course is
particularly attractive to emergent
researchers who desire to pursue
an intensive programme of study
in law and society.
Additional information
Our introductory core modules
will introduce you to the range
of research methods that have
been used in law and society
scholarship broadly conceived.
The modules will prepare students
to undertake further modules
from the diverse range on offer
in the law school. The LLM
consists of 180 credits, made
up of 120 credit taught modules
and a 60 credit dissertation.
Key Information
Module titles
Course type
• Introduction to Research in
Law and Society
Full-time or part-time
You will study the following
core modules:
• Socio-legal Studies:
Approaches and Applications
• Philosophy of the Social
Sciences
And either:
• Qualitative Research
and Data
Or
• Quantitative Research
and Data
The following is a list of indicative
elective modules:
• Life, Death and the
Human Body
• Foundations and Principles
of Child Care
• Children, Medicine and Law
• Health, Justice and Society
• Public Health
• Gender, History
and Punishment
LLM, postgraduate
diploma
Mode of study
Entry
requirements
The course is open to all
graduates with a first or
second-class honours
degree (2.2 or above) or
an overseas equivalent.
Applicants for whom
English is not a first
language must provide
evidence of a qualification
in English language,
unless they hold a
previous degree that was
taught and examined in
English. Minimum score
is academic IELTS 6.5
(with no subtest below
5.5) or equivalent.
Contact email
[email protected]
• International Law
and Human Rights
• Transnational Crime
• Equality, Discrimination
and Minorities
• Human Rights
and Global Politics
Please note that modules for
2016/17 are to be confirmed
and are subject to validation.
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Good to know
Our LLM in Law
and Society is a
small and selective
programme that
provides excellent
interdisciplinary
training to students
wishing to pursue
a PhD in law and
socio-legal studies
or a career in the
public and NGO
sectors. This flexible
programme can be
tailored on the basis
of your research
goals and delivers a
range of transferable
skills that can be
applied across
sectors.