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  • Law and Social Justice (LLM)
  • 2012/2013 entry
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  • Assessment

    • Most core and option modules are each examined by a 4000-word essay. In addition, you complete a disseratation of 8000–10,000 words.

  • Attendance
      • One–two evenings a week part-time; two–three evenings a week full-time.
      • Our flexible evening teaching is ideal if you want to combine studying with working during the day. However, if you work more than 20 hours a week, we strongly recommend you study part-time.
      • One core module may be taught intensively over a week or two weekends.
      • Classes held October–April (dissertation submitted in September).
  • Duration
      • Two years part-time or one year full-time.
  • Entry requirements
      • Good second-class honours degree in law or a related subject in the humanities or social sciences.
      • Degrees from overseas institutions must be equivalent to a UK second-class degree.
      • Excellent English language skills essential.

      Find out about our international entry requirements

  • Fees and funding
    • Fees (2012/13)
      • Part-time (home/EU students): £3975 pa
      • Part-time (overseas students): £7050 pa
      • Full-time (home/EU students): £7950 pa
      • Full-time (overseas students): £14,075 pa
  • Location
      • Central London.
  • Teaching

    • Both taught and research (a dissertation) components. Teaching and learning formats may vary: some modules follow a traditional programme of weekly meetings; others take the form of intensive courses offered over one or two weekends.

      Find out more about what you can expect from classes and the help and support we offer students.

Law and Social Justice (LLM) - 2012/2013 entry


  • Overview

    • This programme offers a unique opportunity to engage with the political philosophy of justice. Informed by continental and critical traditions in social and political thought, it engages with a complex set of concerns: human rights, imperialism and post-colonialism, the law of development and the racial ordering of capitalism. The programme examines the extent to which a progressive political philosophy of justice can guide an account of law’s role in these national and global processes.

      Find out more about studying law at Birkbeck.

  • Why study this course at Birkbeck?
      • A collaboration between Birkbeck and the University of Pretoria, South Africa – the first collaboration of its kind at Master’s level.
      • Ideal for practitioners in development who want to pursue detailed study of law and legal theory, for those seeking a research training, and for human rights activists.
      • Watch our video: studying law at Birkbeck
  • Course structure
  • Study resources

    • The School of Law is an internationally recognised centre for critical and interdisciplinary legal research.  It provides an exciting and innovative environment for a wide range of research with a strong theoretical and policy focus. The School is the home of Birkbeck Law Press and publishes Law and Critique: The International Journal of Critical Legal Thought.

      Birkbeck Library has an extensive collection of books, journals and electronic resources in law and related disciplines such as economics, politics and sociology. Students can also take advantage of the rich research collections nearby, including those of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Senate House Library, the British Library of Political and Economic Science (LSE Library) and the British Library.

  • Further study opportunities
  • Careers information

    • Graduates go on to careers in the legal profession, in government and the public sector, or as researchers or journalists.

      Find out more about the career advice and information we offer.

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