Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 24 months
LLM Oil and Gas Law has been a passport to career success for our many graduates now working at senior level for government and industry around the world.
Your expertise, contacts and career prospects will grow as you gain the intellectual, critical and practical skills needed to practise as a professional in this field.
With guidance from a team of internationally experienced lawyers who advise governments and industry, you’ll:
study the grounding concepts of current oil and gas law
develop the broad knowledge required for legal management of oil and gas exploration and production
explore many different energy industry perspectives, from the state discovering oil or gas, to the experts drilling for it, and the ecosystem and communities that need our support and protection.
Tailored to your career goals
Uniquely, you can choose to study for this LLM:
100% online, with a dissertation, or
blended, with a Professional Skills Summer School on campus in Aberdeen.
A 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in Law.
Relevant practical experience in a related field will also be beneficial.
These are our minimum entry requirements. They are given as a guide and do not guarantee entry.
A limited amount of funding is available through the University and the College of Arts and Social Sciences. See http://www.abdn.ac.uk/law/graduate/funding for further information.
Prospective students should visit the University’s Postgraduate Funding Database: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/funding/
You’ll graduate with a respected LLM in Oil and Gas Law from the University of Aberdeen, one of the UK’s six ancient universities.
You’ll receive exactly the same LLM qualification online as you would on campus. Your degree title will not mention online or distance learning.
Your LLM qualification will be recognised by employers and educational institutions around the world, opening up international opportunities.
Careers in oil and gas law
Our online LLM in Oil and Gas Law will prepare you to find work as an energy lawyer.
You’ll graduate with the skills required to practise as a trained professional in this field. You will also have built a strong network of contacts to help advance your legal career.
Our graduates have gone on to successful careers in:
oil and gas companies
international law firms servicing the industry
government ministries.
Core Modules:
Critical Legal Thinking and Scholarship
Co-operative Contracts in the Oil and Gas Industry
Decommissioning of Offshore Installations: Regulatory Aspects
Petroleum Law: Resource Management
Regulatory Law for Petroleum Operations
Optional Modules:
Decommissioning of Offshore Installations: Commercial Issues
Financing of International Sales
Governance and Petroleum Developments
Investment Disputes in the Energy Sector
Negotiation Skills
Risk Allocation in Oilfield Service Contracts
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