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Admissions |
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The School of Law follows the University's commitment to a comprehensive policy of equal opportunities and individuals are selected and treated on their relative merits and abilities in line with the University’s Equal Opportunities Policy. Disabled applicants will be treated according to the same procedure as any other applicant with the added involvement of the Disability Office to assess their needs.
The Programme follows the University regulations specified in Section IV : Regulations for Admission to Degree Programmes.
The normal entry requirements are an upper second class honours degree or above in Law. Account can also be taken of practical experience within a relevant field of study. We select those who demonstrate the potential and commitment to study Law at Master’s level. Candidates are not normally interviewed.
Students whose first language is not English are asked to provide evidence of competence as follows: IELTS 7.0, TOEFL 625 (paper-based) / 263 (computer based) / 106 internet based test.
A score of IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 600/250 together with attendance at the five week pre-sessional course on English Legal Language and legal skills will be accepted. |
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Structure of Programme(s) |
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Mode of attendance shall be by full-time study in not less than 12 months and part-time study in not less than 24 months.
The LLM shall consist of the submission of a dissertation and completion of four taught modules from a list determined by the School Board annually. The availability of modules is dependent on staffing and timetabling constraints and it cannot be guaranteed that every module will be available in any particular year. Additional modules may be made available from time to time with the approval of the School Board. It may be necessary to limit the number of candidates taking a particular module.
Please refer to the Programme Specifications available at http://www.lawnet.soton.ac.uk/ for further details of available modules, their credit values and other general programme content. |
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Progression |
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Candidates shall not be entitled to present themselves for any examination unless they have regularly attended (see 7, below) and performed the prescribed work for the programme to the satisfaction of the Head of the School of Law. For the purpose of this Regulation, examination shall include all methods of assessment.
Each candidate shall submit the title of his/her dissertation not later than the end of the third week of the third term of the programme. Completed dissertations, which shall be word processed, must be lodged with the School Office by 30 September immediately following the end of the programme. In exceptional cases, and with the permission of the Head of School, the dissertation may be submitted by a later date. |
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Assessment |
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The performance of candidates shall be assessed by the Board of Examiners in accordance with the School’s regulations governing examinations and are subject to confirmation by School Board.
All modules and the dissertation must be passed in order to qualify for the award of LLM.
For further details of all examination conventions please see the Examination Handbook provided at induction or go to http://www.lawnet.soton.ac.uk/. |
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Award of Qualification(s) |
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In order to graduate as LLM in one of the specific subject ‘streams’ listed above, students must choose units only from that specific subject ‘stream’, as indicated in the Programme Specification and Student and Examination Handbooks. It is possible to graduate as LLM in a specific subject (e.g. LLM Maritime Law) where three of the chosen units fall within the group, provided that the dissertation topic also falls within that subject area.
The degree may be awarded with Distinction, with Merit or at Pass level.
The final award is made by Senate on the recommendation of the School Board to candidates who have satisfactorily completed an approved course of study and have satisfied the assessment requirements.
For further details of the processes and procedures that ensure the successful completion of the degree please see the Examinations Handbook provided at induction or go to http://www.lawnet.soton.ac.uk/. |
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Placements/Study Abroad/Exchange/Fieldwork |
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| Not applicable for this programme. |
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Other |
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These regulations may be revised during the student's period of registration in accordance with the procedures approved by Senate.
The School requires students to attend regularly. A student will be deemed not to have regularly attended and performed the prescribed work of a particular module where unauthorised absence exceeds 30% in classes where attendance is recorded. Where this occurs, the candidate will not be permitted to sit the examination for that module and a fail mark will be recorded. This will result in a retake or resit though assessed work marks may be carried forward to the Supplementary Examination in September. Any recorded absence will be deemed to be unauthorised unless written evidence of medical or other exceptional or substantial circumstances is submitted for consideration by the Director of Student Affairs, showing how this might have affected the candidate’s ability to attend the course.
For further details please see the Examination Handbook provided at induction or go to http://www.lawnet.soton.ac.uk/. |
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