Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 2 years Part-time
The course is aimed at those in practice who would like to consider their area of law in more detail and from a different perspective.
This course is a steppingstone for students who wish to embark on a PhD but who are not quite ready while building a solid foundation in the area. Students from both the UK and further afield will be able to draw on prior academic and professional experience from different jurisdictions.
A minimum 2:2 Honours degree in any discipline, or a relevant professional qualification such as from the Institute of Legal Executives and others that include some element of law.
For applicants who do not possess formal qualifications, relevant professional experience may be considered via the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)/Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) mechanism (University regulations will apply).
Please note that while this course does not require a DBS Check for entry, some professions will not consider candidates who have certain types of criminal convictions. Therefore, if you have a criminal conviction and you are considering a particular career path, we recommend that you check with the relevant professional body or refer to their recruitment policy to make sure your conviction will not disadvantage you.
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This course could be a steppingstone to a PhD or a key to a promotion in your current role. Our guest lecture programme and Global Choices masterclass programme gives our students opportunities which are genuinely rare. It gives students the chance to personally meet and put questions to world leaders and internationally recognised industry leaders. You can also volunteer at the USW Legal Advice Clinic(Opens in a new tab). Under supervision, you can provide free legal advice to members of the public and small businesses. This will give you an opportunity to put your theoretical studies into practice and provide vital work experience.
The course will have two specified modules which focus on research skills:
Advanced Legal Skills and Methods Research
Methodologies for Law
The third module will be an optional module. The optional modules are subject to change, but examples of the optional modules currently available include:
Employment Law and Practice
Artificial Intelligence Law
Child Protection and Youth Justice in Practice
Information Technology Law
Climate Change and the Law
Private client in Practice
Law & Order
Cybercrime
Transnational Criminal Law
Criminal Evidence and Forensics
International Business and Competition Law
Corporate Law and Governance
The final element of the course will be independent study to complete a legal research thesis with support from a specialist supervisor.
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