Law, Human Rights in Criminal Justice - LLM / MA Programme content
Key information
Key information
- Complete full-time in one year or part-time over two years
- Delivered on campus
- Modules taught during autumn and spring semesters
- Submit dissertation at the end of the final semester
- You will select your dissertation topic during the spring semester, working under the guidance of a faculty supervisor.
Full-time students take 1 core module and 3 elective modules each semester.
Part-time students take 1 core module and 1 elective module each semester.
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Reflective practice and guided research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers
Full-time programme content
Core module
- Advanced Legal Research Skills (LA6001) provides the skills to engage in sustained research in law at postgraduate level.
Electives – choose 3
- Comparative International Protection of Human Rights Law (LA5153)
- Criminal Justice Processes and Sentencing (LA6111)
- Penology and Victimology (LA6052)
- Advanced Constitutional Law: Judicial Power and Constitutional Interpretation (LA6071)
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core module
- Dissertation Methodology (LA6002) enables students to conduct high level research in common and civil law systems.
Electives – choose 3
- International Criminal Law (LA6132)
- Policing and Human Rights (LA6142)
- Criminology (LA4052)
- Regulatory Crime (LA6162)
- Using Evidence to Improve Societal Outcomes in the Real World (LA6182)
- Hate Crime (LA6192)
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core module
- Dissertation (LA6150) facilitates students to research and write a high-level research article on an agreed topic.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Part-time programme content - Year 1
Core module
- Advanced Legal Research Skills (LA6001) provides the skills to engage in sustained research in law at postgraduate level.
Electives – choose 1
Comparative International Protection of Human Rights Law (LA5153)
Advanced Constitutional Law: Judicial Power and Constitutional Interpretation (LA6071)
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Electives – choose 2
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Part-time programme content - Year 2
Electives – choose 2 (not previously taken)
Comparative International Protection of Human Rights Law (LA5153)
Advanced Constitutional Law: Judicial Power and Constitutional Interpretation (LA6071)
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules
Core module
- Dissertation Methodology (LA6002) enables students to conduct high level research in common and civil law systems.
Electives – choose 1 (not previously taken)
Comparative International Protection of Human Rights Law (LA5153)
Advanced Constitutional Law: Judicial Power and Constitutional Interpretation (LA6071)
* Elective availability may vary from year to year.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core module
Dissertation (LA6150) facilitates students to research and write a high-level research article on an agreed topic.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
