This section describes which Units you will take in which year of study. It indicates which units are mandatory and where you will be able to choose. The overall pass marks you will need to achieve in order to progress or achieve an award are shown. The full regulations concerning progression and completion are held in the University's Regulations and Code of Practice. Any particular aspects of your programme that are unusual will be highlighted. If any Units are must pass this will be shown below. The linked unit specifications detail any additional requirements.
What do the teaching blocks (TB) mean?
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students on the International Law and International Relations LLM will take optional units worth 120 credits, plus a mandatory 60 credit dissertation unit. This programme is jointly run between the Law School and the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS). Students take three SPAIS units (two mandatory units and one optional unit); and two optional Law units. If students do not have prior international law training they must take LAWDM0026 General Principles of International Law as one of their optional law units in TB1. The dissertation unit can have either a Law or SPAIS topic dependent on a student's proposed area of study. | ||||
| Dissertation and Legal Research Skills | LAWDM0177 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Dissertation | POLIM1001 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| TEACHING BLOCK 1: Students take a minimum of 60 credits in TB1. Students take two mandatory SPAIS units plus EITHER an optional SPAIS unit OR a List A Law unit. Students without prior international law training will be required to take LAWDM0026 General Principles of International Law | ||||
| Theories of International Relations | POLIM3014 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| TEACHING BLOCK 1 - Choose ONE mandatory unit (20 credits), either POLIM3012 or POLIM3015 | ||||
| International Security | POLIM3012 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| International Political Economy | POLIM3015 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| TEACHING BLOCK 1 - SPAIS optional unit (20 credits): Students take one optional SPAIS unit in either TB1 or TB2 | ||||
| Conflict, Security and Development | POLIM1007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| TEACHING BLOCK 1 - Students take two optional Law units over TB1 and TB2. If students do not have prior international law training they must take LAWDM0026 General Principles of International Law as one of their optional law units | ||||
| TB1 - List A | ||||
| Environmental Law | LAWDM0013 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| General Principles of International Law | LAWDM0026 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Human Rights in Law, Politics and Society | LAWDM0089 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| World Trade Law | LAWDM0115 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| International Corporate Finance | LAWDM0116 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| International Sale of Goods | LAWDM0143 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Migration and Labour Exploitation in the Global Economy | LAWDM0160 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| TEACHING BLOCK 2: Students take a maximum of 60 credits in TB2. If an optional SPAIS unit is taken in TB1, then two Law units must be taken in TB2. If a Law unit is taken in TB1, then one SPAIS and one Law unit must be taken in TB2 | ||||
| TEACHING BLOCK 2 - SPAIS optional unit (20 credits): Students take one optional SPAIS unit in either TB1 or TB2 | ||||
| China's International Relations | POLIM0023 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Climate Crisis and International Security | POLIM0052 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Foreign Policy Analysis | POLIM3017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| TEACHING BLOCK 2 - Students take two optional Law units over TB1 and TB2. If students do not have prior international law training they must take LAWDM0026 General Principles of International Law as one of their optional law units | ||||
| TB2 - List A | ||||
| International Law and Human Rights | LAWDM0123 | 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 Commercial Arbitration | LAWDM1005 | 30 | Optional | TB-4 |
| LLM International Law | 180 | |||
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7 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.
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. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended 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 7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level 7.
