| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation | LAWDM1001 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
| Students on this stream will be required to study one of the following specialist Banking and Finance units (30 credits) | ||||
| International Corporate Finance | LAWDM0116 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Banking Conduct and Law | LAWDM0144 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Financial Markets and Bank Regulation | LAWDM0157 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| International Sale of Goods | LAWDM0143 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Insurance Law | LAWDM0156 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Students will study two or three units from List A (60-90 credits) | ||||
| List A | ||||
| Corporate Governance in the United Kingdom and United States | LAWDM0069 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| International Corporate Finance | LAWDM0116 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| International Sale of Goods | LAWDM0143 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Banking Conduct and Law | LAWDM0144 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Insurance Law | LAWDM0156 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Financial Markets and Bank Regulation | LAWDM0157 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| If two units (60 credit points) are selected from List A then one optional unit (30 credit points) can be studied from List B OR one foundation unit. | ||||
| List B | ||||
| Company Law | LAWDM0008 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Environmental Law | LAWDM0013 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Individual Employment Rights | LAWDM0021 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Intellectual Property | LAWDM0022 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| General Principles of International Law | LAWDM0026 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Law Gender and Sexuality | LAWDM0033 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Information Technology Law | LAWDM0070 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Human Rights in Law, Politics and Society | LAWDM0089 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| International Law and Human Rights | LAWDM0123 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Maritime Security | LAWDM0126 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Health Inequalities, Law, and Society | LAWDM0130 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Public and Global Health Law | LAWDM0131 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Law and Governance for Mental and Social Well-Being | LAWDM0132 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Health Law and the Body | LAWDM0133 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Law, Governance and Health | LAWDM0134 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Workers, Unions and Collective Labour Rights | LAWDM0149 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| International Law and Armed Conflict | LAWDM0158 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| International Trade and Investment Law | LAWDM0159 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Migration and Labour Exploitation in the Global Economy | LAWDM0160 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| International Commercial Arbitration | LAWDM1005 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| One optional foundation unit is permitted if the student has not previously studied Law in a common law jurisdiction | ||||
| Public Law | LAWDM0059 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Law of Contract | LAWDM0061 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Law of Tort | LAWDM0062 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Land Law | LAWDM0075 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Criminal Law and Criminal Justice | LAWDM0086 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Constitutional and Substantive EU Law | LAWDM0088 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Trusts | LAWDM0140 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| 180 | ||||
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds but is permitted in designated programmes (as set out in the programme specification) where students choose to withdraw from the intended programme but otherwise achieve the necessary credit points for the exit award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
