What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
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Dissertation | LAWDM1001 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Select 60 credit points by choosing one or two 30 credit point units from List A specialist Health Law Units. If selecting 30 credit points from List A, then also select one 30 credit point unit from the other LLM pathways (as shown in List B) Or one 30 credit point foundation unit (see list and criteria below): | ||||
List A | ||||
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 |
If selecting only one 30 credit point specialist Health Law unit from List A, then also select Either one 30 credit point unit from the Law LLM units in List B Or one 30 credit point foundation unit (see list and criteria below): | ||||
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 |
Corporate Governance in the United Kingdom and United States | LAWDM0069 | 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 Corporate Finance | LAWDM0116 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
International Law and Human Rights | LAWDM0123 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
Maritime Security | LAWDM0126 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
International Sale of Goods | LAWDM0143 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
Banking Conduct and Law | LAWDM0144 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
International Commercial Arbitration | LAWDM1005 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
Workers, Unions and Collective Labour Rights | LAWDM0149 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
Insurance Law | LAWDM0156 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
Financial Markets and Bank Regulation | LAWDM0157 | 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 |
One 30 credit point optional foundation unit is permitted if the student has not previously studied 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 |
Trusts | LAWDM0140 | 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 |
120 |
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.