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LAW FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW
study or research at the University of Bristol or other leading universities.
You will take four units (120 credit points overall, 30 credit points each) and a compulsory dissertation (60 credit points). You have the option of selecting three specialist Law and Globalisation units and one further unit from any of our other LLM programmes.
Entry requirements: An upper second- class honours degree in law (or international equivalent). Exceptionally, we will also consider applicants who have:
1. an upper second-class honours degree that included content relevant to the applicant’s proposed field of study; or
2. an upper second-class honours degree in any subject, along with relevant experience in a discipline closely related to the focus of this programme.
Applicants in either of these two exceptional cases must make a case explaining why their qualifications or experience fall into category (1) or (2) in their personal statement. Recognised Prior Learning is currently not accepted. Previous or professional experience is not required.
LLM Public Law The Public Law LLM programme explores issues in public policy and the law. It focuses particularly on the relationship between the pressures that operate within particular areas of public policy, and the role of law in setting the framework for decision-making and as a tool for achieving policy goals. You will take four units (120 credit points overall, 30 credit points each) and a compulsory dissertation (60 credit points). You have the option of choosing three specialist Public Law units and one unit taken from any of our other LLM programmes.
Entry requirements: An upper second-class honours degree in law (or international
bristol.ac.uk/pg-study
equivalent). Exceptionally, we will also consider applicants who have:
1. an upper second-class honours degree that included content relevant to the applicant’s proposed field of study; or
2. an upper second-class honours degree in any subject, along with relevant experience in a discipline closely related to the focus of this programme.
Applicants in either of these two exceptional cases must make a case explaining why their qualifications or experience fall into category (1) or (2) in their personal statement. Recognised Prior Learning is currently not accepted. Previous or professional experience is not required.
MA Law This programme is an accelerated, fast-track, senior status postgraduate degree in law. The curriculum builds on the fact that you will have already benefited from a university-level education by enabling you to acquire a qualifying law degree in only 21 months, rather than the three years it would normally take to obtain an LLB. Students graduate with a deeper understanding of law and legal reasoning than can be obtained in a one- year GDL (Graduate Diploma in Law).
The programme is carefully structured to cover the foundation areas of legal knowledge and to develop your core legal skills, while providing an opportunity for further specialist study. There are four core units in year one, which are assessed by examination and/or essay. You will also have Introduction to Law lectures and seminars at the beginning of the degree. Year two includes three core units plus a further optional unit of your choice.
The MA in Law is recognised by the Law Society and the Bar Council as a qualifying law degree for practice in England and Wales, and is recognised in other jurisdictions. The Solicitors’ Regulatory Authority, the body which
regulates the profession, is planning to change the path to qualification. This decision is still being negotiated, so for the latest updates please see
bristol.ac.uk/law.
Entry requirements: An upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in any discipline.
MSc Socio-Legal Studies This programme develops your knowledge and understanding of interdisciplinary approaches to the study of law and legal phenomena. It provides sound research training for students planning for a PhD or a career in socio-legal research through the study of different research methodologies across the social sciences and law. You will pursue independent, in-depth study of socio-legal topics, and engage in lively debates in a thriving research culture across social sciences and law.
The range of units offered makes this master’s programme suitable for graduates from any discipline who have an interest in the way law may work in society. The emphasis on practical research training, on the ability to plan, research and write a sophisticated dissertation, and on the ability to think in broad theoretical terms about law in society provides an ideal introduction to academic research.
The skills of research and writing, which are central to the programme, are also excellent preparation for working for an NGO, or for another organisation that works for legal or social change. A third possibility is working within government, again through the development of rigorous research training skills and the ability to engage in broader social understanding.
Entry requirements: An upper second class honours degree (or international equivalent) in law, social sciences or another relevant discipline. A background in law is not essential as training will be given during the programme. Recognised Prior Learning is not currently accepted. Previous or professional experience is not required.
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