International Human Rights Law LLM

About the Course

The programme is designed to enable successful candidates to become human rights practitioners, advocates and critical scholars. Students will be taught by leading academics with a wide range of expertise in human rights practice, policy, activism and governmental, international and non-governmental organisations.

The course is aimed at graduates from all over the world who are keen to develop an expertise in the evolving discipline of international human rights law. Students will have the opportunity to critically engage with many of the human rights issues that feature strongly in public debate today.

Aims

To enable graduates to develop an expertise in the corpus and complexities of international human rights law.
To equip graduates with critical and analytical skills in the complex field of international human rights law.
To enable graduates to demonstrate through original research the application of knowledge, practical understanding and critical appreciation that can contribute to the discourse on international human rights law.

Enquiries

Jenny King, Senior PG Programme Administrator
Brunel Law School
Brunel University
Email j.king@brunel.ac.uk
Tel +44 (0)1895 267316
Fax +44 (0)1895 810476
Web www.brunel.ac.uk/law

Course Director: Dr Mihail Danov

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Mode of study

1-year full-time (September); 15-months full-time (January); 2-years part-time (September); 27-months part-time (January)

PG code

M130PINTHRLW

Start date

September; January

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Special Features

Research centres
The Law School benefits from active research centres which regularly host research seminars and workshops. Many of these have been on the topic of international human rights. LLM students will be expected to actively participate in the activities of relevant research centres, in particular the Human Rights and Cultural Diversity Research Centre.

Extra-curricular activities
The Law School offers students numerous opportunities to participate in extra-curricular activities, including a Reading Group, a Law Film society, mooting and debating societies and research workshops organized by the research centres based at the School. LLM students are expected to play a leading role organising and participating in these activities.

Research skills
The Law School offers an elaborate scheme of research and writing skills sessions designed to facilitate students’ learning and to equip them with appropriate transferable skills. Some of the modules in this programme also integrate skills training, for example on how to answer essay questions, make use of electronic legal databases and cite legal authorities.

Course Content

The LLM International Human Rights Law is normally awarded to students who successfully complete taught modules of 120 credits and a dissertation weighted at 60 credits (180 credits in total).

Typical Modules

Note: modules are subject to withdrawal at the School's discretion.

Core Modules

Elective Modules
In addition to the above core modules, an LLM student will have to take 60 credits of taught modules by choosing any of the following elective modules:
Public International Law (30 credits)

Teaching and Learning

The faculty places great emphasis on the creation of a unique learning experience. In addition to attending seminars and preparing coursework and exams, students will also learn by participating in research centre activities and research trips, contributing to newsletters, making oral presentations, attending law film screenings as well as participating in debating events and reading group sessions.

Assessment

The faculty places great emphasis on the creation of a unique learning experience. In addition to attending seminars and preparing coursework and exams, students will also learn by participating in research centre activities and research trips, contributing to newsletters, making oral presentations, attending law film screenings as well as participating in debating events and reading group sessions.

Assessment methods in this programme range from coursework, seen examinations and a dissertation (15,000 words) to oral presentations and assessment by contribution in seminars.

Employability

Brunel University has always placed great emphasis on developing graduates who can be innovative, adding value to society through their work. Brunel students become the kind of graduates whom employers want to recruit and as a result they currently enjoy the 13th highest starting salaries in the UK. This success is down to several factors:

creative and forward-looking subjects
an award-winning careers service
the entrepreneurial spirit

Careers

Brunel University has always placed great emphasis on developing graduates who can be innovative, adding value to society through their work. Brunel students become the kind of graduates whom employers want to recruit and as a result they currently enjoy the 13th highest starting salaries in the UK. This success is down to several factors:

combining academic study with work experience
creative and forward-looking subjects
an award-winning careers service
working while they study
the entrepreneurial spirit

The human rights programme is suitable for students who are looking for career opportunities in human rights advocacy or in governmental and non-governmental human rights organisations at the national and international level, as well as for students interested in pursuing an academic career.

Fees for 2013/14 entry

UK/EU students: £8,000 full-time; £4,000 part-time

International students: £13,500 full-time; £6,750 part-time

Read about funding opportunities available to postgraduate students

Fees quoted are per annum and are subject to an annual increase.

Entry Requirements

The normal requirement for admission will be a good undergraduate honours degree (normally a 2:2 or overseas equivalent) in law. The School may consider other applicants based on their qualifications, experience and potential to successfully to undertake and complete the course. Such applications are considered on a case by case basis by the Postgraduate Director.

English Language Requirements

IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
TOEFL Paper test: 580 (TWE 4.5)
TOEFL Internet test: 92 (R20, L20, S20, W20)
Pearson: 59 (51 in all subscores)
BrunELT 65% (min 60% in all areas)

Brunel also offers our own BrunELT English Test and accept a range of other language courses. We also have a range of Pre-sessional English language courses, for students who do not meet these requirements, or who wish to improve their English.