Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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One of the fastest growing areas of research and enquiry, the combination of criminology and the law has become a key interdisciplinary framework for understanding the way societies and their norms function, and the role law, deviance and how these are policed. Not only an academic qualification, criminological research and take students into the world of forensics, evidence, international criminal enquiry and beyond.
Another very popular degree programme, our LLM Law and Criminology provides the opportunity to study legal structures and application at the same time as learning criminological theories, policing and conflict. It builds on criminological and legal skills and knowledge so as to provide specialist training in criminological, criminal justice and legal research. The course programme enables students to develop an international perspective on crime, justice and law through national and cross-national approaches and case studies of other societies, and/or ‘cutting edge’ issues in contemporary criminology and law.
A 2(ii) degree from an approved University is required.
International applicants are normally required to provide evidence of English language proficiency. The minimum English language requirements will normally be:
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In addition to developing your expertise in Law and Criminology, studying for a Masters of Law degree adds value to your CV and enhances your career opportunities. The skills set of an LLM graduate includes legal research and writing, analysis, and critical evaluation and communication skills, which are highly valued by both the public and private sector alike.
Students can also benefit from our clinical legal education program and CYMUNED employability scheme. In addition, Law takes part in the annual College Employability Fair, which introduces students to a variety of prospective employers in traditional and non-traditional legal careers. Students can also develop additional advocacy skills in our moot courtroom.
LLM study opens a range of professional opportunities for students hoping to develop a career within domestic, regional or international law, or those already in a legal career. Studying a Masters of Law (LLM) can also help you gain employment in sectors such as;
You can choose from Law topics such as;
You can also choose from topics within Criminology such as;
The dissertation is law focused, giving students the chance to apply their understanding of crime and criminal justice within a legal context, using their legal research methods and training on the degree.
There is a sister course MA Criminology and Law based in the Criminology Department which gives students the chance to specifically choose a criminological area for their dissertation, with less expectation of legal-based research and more those based on social science methods.
Students can choose particular areas of interest from the options provided, ensuring there are 40 credits taken from law and 60 credits taken from criminology, creating a balance of options across semesters amounting to 180 credits (including Legal Research Methods and the Dissertation).
Programmes and modules are constantly updated and reviewed. As with most academic programmes, please remember that it is possible that specific modules or programmes may not be offered in any particular year, because a member of staff is on study leave, for instance, or too few students opt for it. Bangor Law School reserves the right to vary or withdraw any course or module.
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