Programme Specification for the 2019/0 academic year
LLM International Law
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | LLM International Law | Programme code | PTL1LAWLAW13 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2019/0 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 7 (Masters) |
2. Description of the Programme
Studying a Master of Laws in International Law offers a rewarding learning experience with opportunities to deepen your understanding of international law, and to improve skills necessary at all levels of professional engagement with contemporary and future challenges of international law.
The Exeter LLM is a rigorous programme of postgraduate study designed for the most ambitious and capable students. Delivered by some of the eminent scholars in international law, our LLM in International Law allows you to create a bespoke programme of learning addressing your specific academic and professional needs, readying you to fulfil your career ambitions or for doctoral study.
In order to enhance students’ research and learning experiences and to create a vibrant community of postgraduate students enrolled in this programme, students will be affiliated with one of the research centres for the duration of their programme. This will provide a forum where students can present their dissertation outline, promoting discussions and receiving constructive feedback from fellow students and members of academic staff.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
1. To provide you with a comprehensive understanding of international law and pressing legal challenges in our globalised world.
2. To enable you to identify, locate and critically appraise legal materials and connect these to contemporary problems of international law.
3. To enable you to assimilate extensive documentary legal and non-legal materials; to extract from them the material points; and to make reasoned judgments autonomously as to their application to contemporary problems of international law.
4. To enable you to apply principles and rules of international law to solve and analyse contemporary problems of international law.
5. To enable you to reason logically, supporting the analysis with authority.
6. To provide you with the necessary intellectual and practical skills, such as problem-solving and legal reasoning, to enable you independently to develop a reasoned approach to contemporary problems of international law.
7. To provide you with the opportunity to enhance and develop your writing skills by completing a dissertation, and your oral skills by presenting seminar papers and/or your dissertation outline.
8. To prepare you for employment in private practice, corporate or public employment by developing your transferable and problem-based learning skills.
4. Programme Structure
The LLM in International Law is available to study over 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time. Taught components of the degree are delivered over the first and second terms leaving the third term and most of the summer to research, write and submit your dissertation. All the students are required to attend and pass a week-long, intensive induction module prior to the commencement of the first term of the year.
During the programme you will be required to study taught modules and write a dissertation which together will total 180 master level credits. The dissertation, of up to 15,000 words, is worth 60 credits and can be written on a topic of your choice, under the supervision of an expert in your chosen field. Remaining credits are obtained from a combination of taught modules, the majority of which comprise 30 credits and are taught across the first two terms.
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
Stage 1
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWM640 | Dissertation | 60 | Yes |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWM063 | Human Dignity and Human Rights in the EU | 15 | No |
| LAWM094 | Human Dignity and Human Rights in the EU | 30 | No |
| LAWM081 | International Investment Law and Arbitration | 30 | No |
| LAWM097 | International Law of Armed Conflict | 30 | No |
| LAWM116 | The International Law of Cyber Operations | 30 | No |
| LAWM127 | Law of the Sea | 30 | No |
| LAWM128 | International Tax Law | 30 | No |
| LAWM129 | Human Rights and Modern Technologies | 30 | No |
| LAWM671 | International Human Rights Law | 30 | No |
| LAWM683 | International Criminal Law | 30 | No |
| LAWM716 | The International Law of Military Operations | 30 | No |
| LAWM132 | WTO Law and Society | 30 | No |
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of international law and pressing legal challenges in select areas of international law. | Weekly seminars | 1. Essay or exam as appropriate 2. Essay or exam as appropriate |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
3. Demonstrate the ability and skills to identify, locate and critically appraise legal materials and connect these to contemporary problems of international law. | Active engagement in seminar discussion Formative assessment | 3. Essay or exam as appropriate 4. Essay or exam as appropriate |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
5. Demonstrate the ability to reason logically and support the analysis with appropriate authority. | Active engagement in seminar discussion Formative assessment | 5. Essay or exam as appropriate 6. Essay or exam as appropriate 7. Dissertation |
7. Programme Regulations
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
(http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/admin/staff/qualityassuranceandmonitoring/tqamanual/fullcontents/)
12. Indicators of Quality and Standards
The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).
13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
The University and its constituent Colleges review the quality and standard of teaching and learning in all taught programmes against a range of criteria through the procedures outlined in the Teaching Quality Assurance (TQA) Manual Quality Review Framework.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
Not applicable to this programme.
18. Final Award
LLM International Law
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
7 (Masters)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 11/3/2019 |
Date of last revision |
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