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Inuencing the world since 1583

THE UNIVERSITYOF EDINBURGHLaw

POSTGRADUATEOPPORTUNITIES 2014

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The University

02 Welcome to Edinburgh Law School

03 Facilities and resources04 Community05 Employability and graduate attributes06 On-campus taught masters programmes15 Optional courses (on-campus taught masters)16 Online distance learning programmes21 Optional courses (online distance learning)22 Research opportunities24 Diploma in Professional Legal Practice25 How to apply26 Funding28 Campus map29 Get in touch

THE UNIVERSITYOF EDINBURGH:INFLUENCING THEWORLD SINCE 1583

Our proud history andalumni ambassadorsFor more than 400 years our staff and

students have been making their markon the world. Theyve explored space,revolutionised surgery, won Nobel Prizes,published era-dening books, run thecountry, paved the way for life-savingbreakthroughs and laid the foundationsfor solving the mysteries of the universe.By choosing further study or research atEdinburgh you will be joining a communityof scholars who have been at the forefrontof knowledge since 1583.

We are associated with 15 Nobel Prize

winners, including physicists Charles Barklaand Max Born, medical researcher PeterDoherty, economist Sir James Mirrlees andbiologist Sir Paul Nurse. Our famous alumniinclude NASA astronaut Piers Sellers,former MI5 Director-General Dame StellaRimington, Olympians Sir Chris Hoy andKatherine Grainger and historical greatssuch as philosopher David Hume, physicistand mathematician James Clerk Maxwell,inventor Alexander Graham Bell and SherlockHolmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

You are now in a placewhere the best coursesupon Earth are within yourreach such an opportunityyou will never again have.Thomas Jefferson, American FoundingFather and President (speaking to hisson-in-law, Thomas Mann Randolph, as he

began his studies at Edinburgh in 1786)

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An inspiring destinationYour rst-class education will take place inone of Europes most striking capital cities,

a World Heritage Site that is regularly votedone of the best places in the world to live.Edinburgh enjoys a solid reputation as acentre for innovation, whether as home tothe 18th-century Scottish Enlightenment,as a modern source of pioneering science,medicine and technology, or as the host ofthe worlds largest and longest-establishedarts festival. You couldnt ask for a moreinspiring setting in which to further yourknowledge and broaden your horizons.

Join us

Edinburgh offers unparalleled academicbreadth and diversity, making it a vibrant,challenging and stimulating environmentfor postgraduate study. Whether you planto change direction, enhance your existingcareer or develop in-depth knowledge ofyour area of study, the University ofEdinburgh provides a world-classlearning experience.

* Times Higher EducationWorld University Rankings

** Latest Research Assessment Exercise

Teaching and research excellenceWe are consistently ranked as one of theworlds top 50* universities. As host to

more than 30,000 students from some130 countries, studying across 100academic disciplines, the Universityof Edinburgh continues to attract theworlds greatest minds. World-leadingresearch is produced by 96 per cent**of our academic departments, placingEdinburgh in the top ve in the UK forresearch. Our excellent teaching was alsoconrmed in the latest report from theQuality Assurance Agency, which awardedus the highest rating possible for thequality of the student learning experience.

Collaborations andinternational partnershipsAs an internationally renowned centreof academic excellence, Edinburgh isthe site of many world-class researchcollaborations. Our postgraduate studentsare crucial to our continued success anddevelopment and, along with our staff,they forge research links through regulartravel and overseas exchanges. We takepride in our partnerships with otherinstitutions such as the California Instituteof Technology, Stanford University, the

University of Melbourne, Peking University,the University of Delhi and the Universityof KwaZulu-Natal to name but a few.

We are a member of both the League ofEuropean Research Universities and theCoimbra Group, giving us strong links

with leading European institutions fromBarcelona to Berlin.

Linking research and commerceEdinburgh was one of the rst UKuniversities to actively develop commerciallinks with industry, government and theprofessions. Edinburgh Research andInnovation (ERI) has continued, for the pastfour decades, to develop the promotionand commercialisation of the Universitysresearch excellence. ERI assists ourpostgraduates in taking a rst step to

market, whether it is through collaborativeresearch, licensing technology or providingconsultancy services.

Enhancing your careerWith one of the best track records forgraduate employment in the RussellGroup, the University of Edinburgh iscommitted to embedding employabilityinto your teaching and learningexperience. From offering access tovolunteering schemes to providingsupport from our sector-leading CareersService, the University provides myriad

opportunities to develop your skills,knowledge and experience giving youthe edge in a competitive job market.

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Edinburgh Law School is an international

and in particular European law school,rooted in the eclectic, open andinterdisciplinary intellectual traditionsof Scots law. The School aims to builda vibrant community of world-leadingeducators and researchers, and to ensurethat its research and teaching has reachand impact, locally as well as globally.

World-leading researchEdinburgh Law School was ranked fth inthe UK for research excellence in the mostrecent Research Assessment Exercise. Thereputations of our acclaimed research

centres, which produce broad and diverseresearch and house expert academics,many of whom are considered to be leadersin their elds, help us attract some of theworlds best minds in legal scholarship.

Enlightened scholarshipOur excellence in research is reectedthroughout our teaching. Our programmesare all research-led with real-worldrelevance, which means that whichever pathof study you choose, you can be condentthat the material taught is drawn from

the most up-to-date research available.

Edinburgh Law School was established in 1707 with theinauguration of the Chair of Public Law and the Chair of Lawof Nature and Nations. For more than 300 years we have beenat the heart of legal education, research and scholarship.

An historic legacy

By undertaking a postgraduate programmeat Edinburgh Law School, not only will youhave access to outstanding research andteaching but you will also be studying inthe heart of Scotlands legal centre, just ashort distance from the Sheriff and Crowncourts and the Scottish Parliament. TheSchool itself is located in the historic OldCollege, a building in which some of theUniversitys most famous and inuentialalumni have also been taught.

Postgraduate programmesfor career successStudying postgraduate law at Edinburghgives you the unique opportunity to learnin an environment steeped in the historyand prestige of a world-class university,while accessing the most current research,teaching and facilities. Our strong sense ofcommunity and dedication to excellencewill ensure that you graduate with theskills, qualications and condence topursue a successful career, whateveryour chosen direction.

WELCOME TOEDINBURGH

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Facilities and resources

LibrariesAs well as the Schools own well-stocked lawlibrary, Old College also houses the libraryof the Europa Institute, an outstandingEuropean Documentation Centre holding anextensive collection of legal, criminologicaland European materials. Postgraduates haveaccess to all University libraries including theMain Library, which has one of the largestand most important collections in Britain,

and they can also use the National Libraryof Scotland a national facility located ashort walk from Old College.

IT supportExtensive computing facilities are providedfor all our postgraduate students. Wemaintain a number of computer labs, oneof which is reserved for the exclusive useof postgraduate students, and wirelessnetwork access is available throughoutthe School. Postgraduate students haveextensive, free access to online legal

research facilities, including LexisNexis,Westlawand electronic journals. Additionalcomputing facilities are available in theUniversitys Main Library, where a laptoploan system is also provided.

Moot Court RoomThe School is proud to boast a new MootCourt Room, which is installed with allthe latest IT and audio facilities, givingall students who participate in mootingcompetitions and exercises a avourof practice in a real court situation.

EventsThe School and its research centresorganise regular events, including seminarand lecture series, conferences, researchtraining, workshops and fairs. We stronglyencourage all our postgraduate studentsto attend these events and get involvedin their organisation.

Postgraduates at Edinburgh can take advantage of a wealthof facilities and resources to support their studies, from

exceptional libraries to a state-of-the-art Moot Court Room.

Ofce spaceThe School provides dedicated ofce spaceand the necessary IT equipment for all PhDand LLM by Research degree students.

Some parts of Edinburgh Law School willbe under refurbishment throughout early2015, which may result in the temporaryrelocation of some facilities. Furtherinformation: www.law.ed.ac.uk

Collections of the UniversityThe Universitys collections are uniquein their depth and diversity. Managed bythe Centre for Research Collections, andhoused in our Main Library at the heartof our central campus, they span morethan 500,000 rare books, scientic andcultural artefacts from around the world,historically signicant musical instrumentcollections, specialist museum collections,and manuscripts.

Highlights include the worlds oldestsurviving Gaelic text; a page from the naldraft of Charles Darwins On the Origin ofSpecies, as well as two copies of the rstedition; Adam Smiths original library;Alexander Flemings sample of mouldused to make penicillin; original quartosof Shakespeare plays, with notes in themargins from 16th-century actors; thethermometer of chemist Joseph Black;and original Sir Isaac Newton diagramsin David Gregory manuscripts of 1692.

University archivists with a broad

spectrum of expertise make it theirpriority to ensure these items are accessibleby our students, researchers and staff.

I decided to come to the University of Edinburghbecause of the close contact I could have with someof the worlds most important researchers in my area.Im sure I couldnt learn as much anywhere else,because of the deep expertise in different themes.Joo Paulo Miranda,LLM in Global Environment and Climate Change Law

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Community

Broadening horizonsOur postgraduate community is madeup of people from all backgrounds andlevels of education, making it a diversecommunity in which to study. Studentscome to us from different disciplines,different cultures and with different career

trajectories, guaranteeing you a learningexperience to challenge perspectivesand open new horizons.

Expertise at handOur programmes, each run by a directorwith expertise in the relevant eld, deliverresearch-led teaching. Courses availableon all our programmes are constantlyupdated from the latest legal research,much of which comes from our ownresearch centres.

The Schools research centres include:

Edinburgh Centre for Private Law Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law Centre for Law and Society SCRIPT Centre in Technology Law The Europa Institute The Scottish Centre for International Law Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law The Centre for Legal History The Mason Institute for Medicine,

Life Sciences and the Law

All our research centres attract visitorsand speakers from around the worldwho lend their expertise to ourpostgraduate provision.

Events and activitiesReading groups related to our areas

of research meet on a regular basis todiscuss the latest issues, papers andresearch activities. Run by members of thepostgraduate community, these groups canoffer a valuable chance to network withother students from dif ferent programmes.The reading groups also organise regularworkshops and seminars, bringing togethermembers of postgraduate communitiesfrom Edinburgh and beyond.

Online distance learningOnline learners are immersed in ahighly interactive, scholarly learning

environment. Each individual brings a richdiversity of knowledge and experience,and draws on this when analysing,reecting on and debating fundamentalissues and topical developments in thelaw. Consequently, as our studentsengage and learn with each other andtheir tutors, they contribute to a dynamiccommunity of learning characterised byintellectual stimulation and supportivecollaboration between peers.

Postgraduate CommitteeEdinburgh Law School works hard to ensureour entire student body has the opportunityto express their views and opinions on theirlearning experience. Our PostgraduateCommittee has been set up to give ourstudents the chance to liaise with staff and

coordinate student research and teachingactivities in relation to their programmes.A representative from each postgraduateprogramme is nominated to sit on thecommittee, which makes a valuablecontribution to the collegiality, vibrancyand dynamism of the Schools communities.

Edinburgh Student Law ReviewThe Edinburgh Student Law Reviewis the rstpublication of its kind in Scotland. Managedand written entirely by the Schools studentbody, this annual journal provides a forumfor law students to engage in a more

analytical approach to the subject. Studentsfrom all levels and legal disciplines areencouraged to submit articles, case notesand updates for publication in the Review.

By studying at Edinburgh Law School, youll join a vibrantcommunity of world-leading researchers, legal professionals

and students at all stages of their educational careers. Youllstudy in a supportive, inclusive and scholarly environmentin which you can nurture your educational development.

Researchopportunities

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Employability andgraduate attributes

Many of our masters graduates go on tofurther study or research, but our degreesare also highly regarded in the privatelegal and commercial professions. Recentgraduates have gone on to work as specialistadvisers or researchers for international

NGOs, law commissions, governmentagencies, private legal rms, police servicesand other public sector institutions.

We offer a range of activities and eventsdesigned to support you as you developyour academic or career aims. Whetheryou have a rm plan or are still workingout the direction you wish to take, thereare plenty of opportunities to developnew skills and gain new experiences thatwill help you stand out in a competitiveemployment market.

Institute for Academic DevelopmentOur postgraduate students benet fromthe Universitys Institute for AcademicDevelopment (IAD), which providesinformation, events and courses todevelop the skills you will need nowand in the future.

The IAD offers one of the longest-establisheduniversity research and career skills trainingpackages in the UK. Our experts will helpyou gain the skills, knowledge andcondence needed to move on to the

next stage in your career, be that in aprofessional sector or within academia.

The Institute provides research studentswith dedicated training in topics suchas research management; personaleffectiveness; communication skills;public engagement, networking andteamworking; leadership; and careermanagement. You can gain expertise ininformation technology and presentationskills; condence in undertakingindependent and creative research;the ability to critically evaluate sourcematerials; and the capacity to constructintellectually rigorous arguments.

Graduating with a postgraduate qualication in law fromEdinburgh not only provides you with a world-class degreehighly desired by employers across the globe, but it also ensuresthat you have the skills needed to succeed in any career.

For taught postgraduates, the IADprovides a growing range of tailoredstudy-related and transferable skillsworkshops, plus online advice and learningresources. These are all designed to helpyou settle into postgraduate life, succeed

during your studies, and move condentlyonwards to the next stage of your career.

By developing these broader professionalskills and qualities, our postgraduatestudents remain in high demand.

More information:www.ed.ac.uk/iad/postgraduates

Careers ServiceThe Universitys award-winning CareersService aims to expand the horizons of allstudents, empowering and inspiring youto make successful career decisions.

The Service has a friendly team of expertsready to help you at our ofces on thecentral campus and at Kings Buildings.We offer advice and guidance whateveryour plans for the future, includingcareers in research. We offer workshopsthroughout the year that are open toall postgraduate students, plus sessionsspecically for international students.

The Service has a team dedicated to

developing our already strong linkswith employers from all industries andemployment sectors; from the worlds toprecruiters to small enterprises based herein Edinburgh. We provide a programmeof opportunities for students to meetemployers on campus and virtually.

More information:www.ed.ac.uk/careers/postgrad

Backing bright ideasLAUNCH.ed is the Universitys award-winning programme for studententrepreneurs. Each year, LAUNCH.edworks with students to help them startnew businesses. Since 2005 we have

helped Edinburgh students and alumnilaunch more than 120 businesses, of whichmore than 85 per cent are still trading.

More information:www.LAUNCH.ed.ac.uk

Combining career and studyMany of our postgraduate students may beseeking further study to enhance an existingcareer, and we offer a range of onlinedistance learning programmes to enablestudents to further their studies, whilebalancing work or other commitments.

Graduates of our online distance learningprogrammes ourish in a range of careers inlaw and related legal elds, including workin local and international rms, governmentlegal departments, other public institutions,international organisations and academia.The programmes are also an ideal platformfor advanced research.

Online distance learning programmesare listed from page 16.

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On-campus taught masters programmes

We offer one of the widest ranges of legal mastersprogrammes in the UK. All our programmes can be

taken either full time or part time* and offer youthe opportunity either to specialise or to pursuea broader perspective on law. We offer more than70 optional courses (see page 15), ensuring youmaximum exibility to design a programme ofstudy that suits your desired career path.

Both compulsory and optional courses on our mastersprogrammes are taught in a seminar style, with no classexceeding 25 students. Most of our programmes are assessedthrough written assignment and all have a dissertationcomponent, written on a topic of your choice with support

and guidance from the Programme Director.

We offer 16 taught on-campus masters programmes butare always looking to develop new opportunities for ourpostgraduate community. Youll nd the most up-to-dateinformation on new and developing programmes of studyon our website. We also offer six taught masters programmesby online distance learning (see page 16), as well as researchopportunities, including PhDs (see page 22).

More information: www.law.ed.ac.uk

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Commercial Law

LLM 1 yr FT (2 yrs PT available for UK/EU students)

Programme descriptionThis programme provides advanced learning in key areas of internationalcommercial law. You will also study law in its commercial and practicalcontexts. All our core commercial law lecturers are fully qualiedsolicitors, and youll also be taught by full-time legal practitioners(Scottish and English). The Edinburgh Centre for Commercial Law plays acentral role to the programme, and runs a Commercial Law seminar seriesthat attracts leading commercial lawyers from the UK and further aeld.

Programme structureYou will be required to complete 180 credits of study: this includesa 10,000-word supervised dissertation to be submitted at the end ofyour studies (60 credits). The remaining 120 credits must be made upfrom taught LLM courses. You must take a minimum of 80 credits fromCommercial Law courses, while the remaining 40 credits can be choseneither from this same list or from the Schools other MSc and LLMprogrammes.

COMMERCIAL LAW COURSES

40-credit full-year courses: Company Law;Contract Law in Europe; EUCompetition Law; Financial Models and Derivatives in a Legal Context; Lawof International Trade; Regulation of International Finance: the Law, theEconomics, the Politics; Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

20-credit, one-semester courses (Semester 1): Banking and FinanceLaw; Comparative Corporate Governance; Delict and Tort; InternationalCommercial Arbitration;Sport and the Law.

20-credit, one-semester courses (Semester 2): Commercial Bankingand Financial Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law;Cooperation Law and Economics, Data Protection and InformationPrivacy; European Labour Law; European Law of Capital Markets;International Private Law: Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgements;Principles of Insurance Law; Principles of International Tax Law; The LawRelating to Debt and Insolvency.

OPTIONAL COURSES

Optional LLM courses are listed on page 15.

Information about all our courses can be found at: www.law.ed.ac.uk/

teaching/postgraduate/llm_msc

Minimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree in law, or another humanities or social-sciencesubject, or its international equivalent (www.ed.ac.uk/international/country).

English language requirementsSee page 27.

Fees and fundingwww.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduateFor funding information see also page 26.

ContactTel +44 (0)131 650 6325

Email [email protected]

See also

You may also be interested in: International Commercial Lawand Practice by online distance learning (see page 18).

Studying at Edinburgh Law Schoolmeans you meet experts in the field.I would recommend Edinburgh, especiallyfor those who are interested in studyingcriminology and criminal justice, foryou can benefit a lot from the vibrantacademic atmosphere here.Yi You, PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Comparative andEuropean Private LawLLM 1 yr FT (2 yrs PT available for UK/EU students)

Programme descriptionThis programme builds on Edinburgh Law Schools considerable strengthin these elds and provides a course of study that is unique in theEnglish-speaking world. You will have the opportunity to examine theprinciples on which the laws of major jurisdictions are based, both inthe civilian tradition and the common-law world, along with currentharmonisation attempts.

Courses are taught by leading experts in their elds, building onScotlands unrivalled position as Europes main mixed jurisdiction andEdinburgh Law Schools distinguished tradition as a seat of learning.The various units on offer cover the main areas of the law of obligations(contract, delict/tort, unjustied enrichment) and the law of property(including trusts).

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. Of the remaining 120 credits,at least 80 must be taken from the core courses listed below. Theremaining 40 credits may be selected from the optional courses listed.You must take 60 credits in each semester.

CORE COURSES

40-credit, full-year course: Contract Law in Europe.

20-credit courses (Semester 1): Comparative Property Law; Delict and Tort.

20-credit courses (Semester 2): The Anatomy of Private Law;Comparative and International Trust Law; Comparative Unjustifed

Enrichment; International Private Law: Jurisdiction and Enforcement;

Principles of Insurance Law.

OPTIONAL COURSES


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Fees and funding

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ContactTel +44 (0)131 650 6325Email [email protected]

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Competition Lawand InnovationLLM 1 yr FT (2 yrs PT available for UK/EU students)

Programme descriptionThis programme aims to provide cutting-edge knowledge of the rules oncompetition and on the control of mergers. It will especially enable youto appreciate the complex interaction with other, equally relevant, rulesgoverning the protection of intellectual property and appropriate casesof public interest, such as the plurality of the media and the circulationof information.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits(60 credits per semester) will be divided as illustrated below.

SEMESTER 1

You will take a compulsory course such as Principles of CompetitionLaw for Innovation(20 credits, prior knowledge of competition lawis required) or EU Competition Law(40 credits, no prior knowledgeof competition law is required).

You will also take 20 credits worth of courses, from the followingoptions:Intellectual Property 1: Copyright and Related Rights ; LegalChallenges of Information Technology; or any other 20-credit optionalLLM course (see page 15).

SEMESTER 2

You will take the compulsory course Regulation of Innovation: AdvancedIssues in Competition and Intellectual Property Law(20 credits).

You will also take 60 credits worth of courses, selected of from any

of the following options: Intellectual Property: Law and Society,Intellectual Property 2: Industrial Property, Law of E-Commerce,and any other 20-credit optional LLM course (see page 15).

You can choose from any of our courses, which are listed online at:www.law.ed.ac.uk/teaching/postgraduate/llm_msc



Fees and fundingwww.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduate

For funding information see also page 26.

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Corporate Law


Programme descriptionThis innovative programme aims to transcend a narrow focus on legalrules and situate the study of corporate law in a wider interdisciplinaryand comparative framework. It is designed to ensure that you will developyour knowledge and skills along three dimensions: UK company law;comparative and international aspects of corporate law; and economicand nancial aspects of corporate law. The programme responds to theincreasing market demand for versatile corporate lawyers by offeringa unique portfolio of courses that will allow you to acquire in-depthknowledge of legal, economic, nancial and comparative matters,covering the entire life cycle of a corporation.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-word

supervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits(60 credits per semester) will be made up from taught courses. You willtake two compulsory courses worth 20 credits each, and the remaining80 credits can either comprise your choice of Corporate Law courses,or a combination of Corporate Law courses (at minimum of 40 credits)and optional LLM courses.

COMPULSORY COURSES

Semester 1: Corporation Law and Economics(20 credits).

Semester 2: Comparative Corporate Governance(20 credits).

CORPORATE LAW COURSES

40 credit courses: Company Law;Financial Models and Derivativesin a Legal Context; Regulation of International Finance: the Law,

the Economics, the Politics.

Semester 1 (20 credit courses): Banking and Finance Law, EuropeanProcurement Law.

Semester 2 (20 credit courses): Commercial Banking and FinancialMarkets; Comparative and International Trust Law; Corporate SocialResponsibility and the Law; European Law of Capital Markets; Principlesof Insurance Law; Principles of International Tax Law.

OPTIONAL COURSES







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Criminal Law


Programme descriptionThis programme is designed to provide students from a legal backgroundwith an advanced understanding of contemporary debates in criminallaw theory and doctrine. Our aim is to give you the opportunity to lookat these issues from a diverse range of perspectives, and much of theteaching matter has an international, European or philosophical context.This programme is tailored towards students who are consideringpractising criminal law or undertaking further research in this eld of study.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits(60 credits per semester) will be earned through taught courses; 80 creditsmust be Criminal Law courses, while the remaining 40 credits can taken

from Criminal Law courses or optional courses from elsewhere in the School.

CRIMINAL LAW COURSES

40-credit, full-year course: International Criminal Law.

20-credit, one-semester courses:

Semester 1: Global Crime and Insecurity;Organised Crime and the Law;Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law;Sexual Offending and the Law.

Semester 2: Criminalisation; EU Criminal Law; Mental Health and Crime.

OPTIONAL COURSES


Information about all our courses can be found at: www.law.ed.ac.uk/

teaching/postgraduate/llm_mscMinimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree in law, or another humanities or social-sciencesubject, or its international equivalent (www.ed.ac.uk/international/country).



ContactTel+44 (0)131 650 2022

Email [email protected]

See also

You may also be interested in International Commercial Lawand Practice by online distance learning (see page 18).
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Criminal Law andCriminal JusticeLLM 1 yr FT (2 yrs PT available for UK/EU students)

Programme descriptionThis programme provides an advanced understanding of contemporarydebates in criminal law and criminal justice. You will study core materialrelating to criminal law theory and doctrine, and will have the opportunityto study more general issues relating to criminal justice, such as policing,surveillance and security. The programme prepares you for further workin criminal law and criminal justice, whether professional or academic.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits(60 credits per semester) will be earned through taught courses; youmust take 40 credits from criminal law courses, 40 credits from criminaljustice courses, while the remaining 40 credits can be taken from

criminal law courses or optional courses from elsewhere in the School.

CRIMINAL LAW COURSES

40-credit course: International Criminal Law.

20-credit courses (Semester 1): Organised Crime and the Law;Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law;Sexual Offending and the Law.

20-credit courses (Semester 2): Criminalisation; EU Criminal Law.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES

20-credit courses (Semester 1): Criminal Justice and the Penal Process;Gender Crime and Criminal Justice.

20-credit courses (Semester 2): Cybercrime; Media and Crime; MentalHealth and Crime; Penal Politics; Police and Policing;Surveillance

and Security.

OPTIONAL COURSES






ContactTel+44 (0)131 650 2022Email [email protected]

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Criminology andCriminal JusticeMSc 1 yr FT (2 yrs PT available for UK/EU students)

Programme descriptionThis MSc provides comprehensive training in criminology, criminal justiceand criminological research methods. Edinburgh has a renowned historyin both theoretical and empirical traditions in criminology. The degreeprovides you with a strong foundation for embarking on careers withinand related to the area of criminal justice, including academic andresearch careers. The programme is actively involved with the ScottishCentre for Crime and Justice Research and the Scottish Institute forPolicing Research. Local practitioners often contribute to the programmeand support you in developing your research skills and your understandingof the practical application of criminological ideas. Numerous workshops,lectures, conference and seminars take place throughout the academicyear providing you with a varied and stimulating research environment

in which to study criminology and criminal justice.Programme structureThis degree consists of core and optional course modules taken over therst and second semester; a research project (which forms part of theCriminological Research Methodscourse); and a dissertation. Studentsmust take all of the core modules listed below and choose a further twomodules from the options available.

CORE COURSES

Criminal Justice and Penal Process; Criminological Research Methods;Theoretical Criminologyand either Core Quantitative Data Analysis 1or Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection.

OPTIONAL COURSES

Cybercrime; Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice; Global Crime,Justiceand Security: Theories and Frameworks; Media and Crime; Mental Healthand Crime; Penal Politics; Police and Policing;Surveillance and Security.





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European Law


Programme descriptionThis programme reects the rapid evolution of contemporary Europeanlaw and its impact on domestic legal orders. The courses offered on thisLLM span the institutional, constitutional and substantive dimensions of EUlaw and are taught primarily by staff working within the Europa Institute.The interdisciplinary method of the Europa Institute also provides a uniqueenvironment for advanced study of EU law in its political and economiccontexts. Edinburgh Law School offers courses in both policy implicationsand applied economics, and has links with courses offered by theUniversitys School of Social & Political Science. The programme alsoinvolves teaching by legal practitioners and policymakers working atthe highest levels of the development of EU law, thereby offering youa broad range of perspectives on EU law and practice.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits(60 credits per semester) must be made up from taught courses; 80credits must be taken from the following core European Law courses,while the remainder can be made up from either European Law coursesor others from elsewhere in Edinburgh Law School.

EUROPEAN LAW CORE COURSES

40-credit courses: EU Competition Law; European and InternationalHuman Rights Law.

20-credit courses (Semester 1): EU Constitutional Law;Principles ofInternal Market Law; Regulatory Governance in the European Union.

20-credit courses (Semester 2): Current Issues in EU Law and Practice;

European Environmental Law; EU Criminal Law; EU and DomesticParliamentary Governance; EU in International Affairs(offered by theSchool of Social & Political Science); Regulation of Innovation: AdvancedIssues in Competition and Intellectual Property Law.

OPTIONAL COURSES







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Global Crime, Justiceand SecurityMSc 1 yr FT (2 yrs PT available for UK/EU)

Programme descriptionDrawing on teaching from both Edinburgh Law School and the UniversitysSchool of Social & Political Science, this MSc will equip you with anadvanced, cross-disciplinary knowledge of the legal, political and policyissues in relation to crime, justice and security in a global context. You willbe able to analyse and evaluate alternative explanations for internationaland transnational developments in crime and responses to crime.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits(60 credits per semester) will be earned through taught courses, deliveredby both Edinburgh Law School and the School of Social & Political Science;40 credits will be gained through compulsory courses, and the remaining

80 will be made up from optional courses, listed below.

COMPULSORY COURSES

Semester 1: Global Crime and Insecurity.

Semester 2: Responding to Global Crime and Insecurity.

OPTIONAL COURSES

40-credit courses: European and International Human Rights Law;International Criminal Law.

20-credit courses (Social & Political Science): Comparative Analysisof Social and Public Policy; Core Quantitative Data Analysis for SocialResearch; Crime, Justice and Public Policy; Institutions and Policiesof the European Union;International Security; Politics of Migration

in Europe; Research Skills in Social Sciences: Data Collection.20-credit courses (Law): Conict, Development and the State;Cybercrime; EU Criminal Law; EU Immigration and Asylum Law; KeyIssues in Law and Society Research; Police and Policing; Human Rights,Global Politics and International Law;Surveillance and Security;Theoretical Criminology; Theories and Practices of Criminal Justice.



Fees and funding

www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduateFor funding information see also page 26.

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Global Environment andClimate Change LawLLM 1 yr FT (2 yrs PT available for UK/EU students)

Programme descriptionThis programme will equip you with an advanced, interdisciplinaryknowledge of the legal issues and techniques related to environmentalprotection and the management of natural resources, with specialemphasis on climate change. It aims to enable you to analyse andevaluate the historic and ongoing development of international,European and national laws for environmental protection, the inter-relation between these different levels of law-making, as well as theinteractions between environmental law and other areas of law.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits(60 credits per semester) are earned through taught courses, split equally

between a compulsory course, Environmental Law options and optionalcourses from outside the programme.

COMPULSORY COURSE

40-credit course: International Environmental Law.

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW OPTIONS

Students must choose two of the following 20-credit courses.

Semester 1: International Law of Climate Change; International Lawof the Sea; Comparative Environmental Law.

Semester 2: Biotechnology: Law and Society (online course); EUand National Climate Change Law; European Environmental Law.

OPTIONAL COURSESYou must take 40 credits from the following options: Business Responseto Climate Change; Climate Change and Corporate Strategy;Sociologyof Environment and Risk; Management of Sustainable Development;Foundations in Ecological Economics; Culture, Ethics and the Environment;Climate Change;Justice and Responsibility; Integrated ResourceManagement; Principles of Environmental Sustainability; Values andthe Environment; Political Ecology;International Development; ClimateChange Impacts and Adaption; Energy Policy and Politics; ClimateChange Management; Global Environment Politics.

For the full listing of optional courses available in Law see page 15.

Minimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree in law, or another humanities or social-sciencesubject, or its international equivalent (www.ed.ac.uk/international/

country).




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Innovation, Technologyand the LawLLM 1 yr FT (2 yrs PT available for UK/EU students)

This programme is also available by online distance learning.Visit www.ed.ac.uk/pg/164or see page 17.

Programme descriptionThis programme explores the role of the law in responding to, regulating,and promoting new and emerging technologies. The courses on offer willallow you to examine legal, ethical and regulatory issues as they relate toinformation technology, intellectual property, biotechnology, medicalsciences, audio-visual media, articial intelligence and other technology-related elds. The programme will equip you with a high level of knowledgein the elds of law and technology, with a sophisticated awareness of theproblems in the area and the differing approaches to their solutions.

Programme structure

You must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits(60 credits per semester) are made up from taught courses; a minimumof 80 credits must be drawn from technology law courses, while theremainder can be chosen from the wider portfolio of LLM courses.

INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND THE LAW COURSES

20-credit courses: Data Protection and Information Privacy; Information:Control and Power; Intellectual Property 1: Copyright and Related Rights;Intellectual Property 2: Industrial Property;Intellectual Property: Law andSociety; International Climate Change Law;Law and New Technologies:Artifcial Intelligence, Risk and the Law 1; Law and New Technologies:Artifcial Intelligence, Risk and the Law 2; Law of E-Commerce; LegalChallenges of Information Technologies; Medical Jurisprudence; Risk,Society and Regulatory Frameworks ;Sport and the Law.

OPTIONAL COURSES





Fees and fundingwww.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduate

For funding information see also page 26.


See also

You may also be interested in Innovation, Technology and theLaw by online distance learning (see page 17).

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Intellectual Property Law



Programme descriptionThis programme is intended to provide both an advanced knowledgeof substantive intellectual property law and the place of intellectualproperty within a domestic, regional and international context. It spanscomparative study of the laws of patents, copyright, trademarks, designs,database protection, breach of condence, passing off and related suigeneris rights, as well as investigating a range of issues which underpincontemporary intellectual property law. The programme will enable youto explore intellectual property in not just its legal context but also in it ssocial, ethical, cultural and commercial contexts.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits(60 credits per semester) will be drawn from taught courses, with at least80 credits coming from core courses. The remainder can be taken fromother LLM courses.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW COURSES

20-credit courses: Intellectual Property Law 1: Copyright and RelatedRights; Intellectual Property Law 2: Industrial Property;IntellectualProperty Law & Society; Information: Control and Power; InternationalIntellectual Property System; Regulation of Innovation: Advanced Issuesin Competition and Intellectual Property Law.

CORE OPTIONAL COURSES

Data Protection & Information; International Climate Change Law; Lawand New Technologies: Artifcial Intelligence, Risk and the Law 1; Lawand New Technologies: Artifcial Intelligence, Risk and the Law 2; LegalChallenges of Information Technologies; Principles of Competition Lawfor Innovation; Privacy Law of E-Commerce; Medical Jurisprudence; RiskSociety & Regulatory Frameworks ;Sport and Law.

OPTIONAL LLM COURSES



Minimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree in law, or another humanities or social-science

subject, or its international equivalent (www.ed.ac.uk/international/country).




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International Economic Law


Programme descriptionThis programme seeks to provide a thorough understanding of theinstitutions, rules and principles of the international economic system,as well as key legal and policy issues arising from the globalisation of theworld economy. Through the compulsory courses of the programme, youwill gain a theoretical and practical understanding of the core branchesof international economic law.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits(60 credits per semester) are earned from taught courses; a minimum of80 credits must be the programmes core courses listed below, including thecompulsory courses, while 40 credits can be drawn from other LLM courses.

COMPULSORY COURSES

All students take International Investment Law(20 credits, Semester 2)and WTO Law(40 credits, Semesters 1 and 2).

CORE COURSES

You can also choose from the following courses.

40-credit full-year courses (20 credits per semester): FundamentalIssues in International Law; The Law of International Trade; Regulationof International Finance: the Law, the Economics, the Politics.

20-credit courses:

Semester 1: Banking and Finance Law, International Climate ChangeLaw,International Commercial Arbitration, International Intellectual

Property System(online), Principles of International Tax Law.

Semester 2: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law, EU ExternalEconomic Relations Law.








See also

You may also be interested in Intellectual Property Lawby online distance learning (see page 17).
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International Law


Programme descriptionThis programme provides an in-depth study of the fundamentals ofinternational law and international relations, with the opportunity to takespecialised courses on issues of contemporary signicance. It encouragesand supports the development of research skills and seeks to prepare youfor a career in international law or international organisations. It hasstrong links with the Scottish Centre for International Law, establishedin 1999 at the University of Edinburgh. The Centre aims to promoteresearch and study in international law and to play an active role inthe development of laws on an international scale.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits

(60 credits per semester) are drawn from taught courses. You musttake at least one of our 40-credit compulsory courses, and can chooseup to three, if preferred. You can take between two to four 20-creditInternational Law optional courses, and you may take up to 40 creditsfrom the wider LLM course por tfolio.

COMPULSORY COURSES

40-credit courses: Fundamental Issues in International Law;International Environmental Law;International Criminal Law;European and International Human Rights Law; WTO Law.

CORE COURSES

20-credit courses (Semester 1): International Climate Change Law;International Commercial Arbitration; International Relations Theory

(offered by the School of Social & Political Science).20-credit courses (Semester 2): History and Theory of International Law;Inter-State Conict and Humanitarian Law; International Law of the Sea;International Investment Law.




Minimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree in law, or another humanities or social sciencesubject, or its international equivalent (www.ed.ac.uk/international/country).




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Law



Programme descriptionThis programme provides the opportunity to pursue the study of law toa high intellectual standard. It allows you maximum exibility to selectfrom across an extensive range of course options. The breadth of choiceavailable with this degree should appeal particularly to the student whohas a wide range of legal interests, as well as those who have not yetsettled upon a eld of specialisation.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of 180 credits, including a 10,000-wordsupervised dissertation, worth 60 credits. The remaining 120 credits

(60 credits per semester) can be taken from any of the optional LLM orMSc programmes provided by Edinburgh Law School. A sample of ouroptional courses available are listed below, but the full list of coursescan be found on page 15.

OPTIONAL COURSES

40-credit courses:

Company Law; EU Competition Law; Fundamental Issues inInternational Law; International and European Human Rights Law;International Criminal Law;International Environmental Law; WTO Law.

20-credit courses (LLM):

Semester 1: Banking and Finance Law; Comparative CorporateGovernance; EU Constitutional Law;Intellectual Property Law 1:Copyright and Related Rights; International Climate Change Law;

International Commercial Arbitration; International Law of the Sea;Medical Jurisprudence; Principles of International Tax Law;Sport andthe Law; Theories and Philosophies of Legal Research.

Semester 2: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law; DataProtection and Information Privacy; EU and Domestic ParliamentaryGovernance; EU Criminal Law; European Environmental Law; Historyand Theory of International Law; Inter-State Conict and HumanitarianLaw; Law and New Technologies: Artifcial Intelligence, Risk and the Law2; Legal Research Methods; Mental Health and Crime;Risk, Society &Regulatory Frameworks; The Anatomy of Public Law; WTO Law.

20-credit courses (MSc):

Criminal Justice and Penal Process; Cybercrime; Gender, Crime andCriminal Justice; Media and Crime; Mental Health and Crime; Policeand Policing;Surveillance and Security.





See also

You may also be interested in Law by online distance learning(see page 18).

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Law and Chinese

LLM 2 yrs FT

Programme descriptionThis programme provides a unique opportunity to study law at LLM levelwhile at the same time receive intensive training in Modern StandardChinese language (Mandarin). This innovative programme is jointlycoordinated between Edinburgh Law School and the School of Languages,Literatures & Cultures. You will spend time in both Edinburgh and Chinaand will graduate with full, masters-level training in law as well as a solidgrounding in Chinese language.

Programme structureYou will take all of the compulsory courses for the programme, listedbelow. You will also take 100 credits made up of optional LLM courses(see page 15) and complete a 10,000-word supervised dissertation,worth 60 credits.

COMPULSORY COURSES

Chinese Language 1A; Chinese Language 1B; Chinese Language 2;Politics and Economics of the PRC af ter 1978; Research Skills or anApproved Residence Abroad;Approved Language Studies in China.

Minimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree in law, or another humanities or social-sciencesubject, or its international equivalent (www.ed.ac.uk/international/country). Degrees in other relevant disciplines will be considered ona case-by-case basis. We dont expect you to have previous experienceof studying the Chinese language or culture, although it may be anadvantage. If you have no formal higher education qualications,we may also consider employment or other educational experience.




Edinburgh is a wonderful place to live andbeing part of one of the worlds best universitiesis a great feeling. I decided to come heremainly because of Edinburghs internationalreputation, but also because youre taughtby leading scholars in the field of law.Firdavs Kabilov, LLM in International Law

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Optional courses (on-campus taught masters)

Most of our on-campus programmes are structuredto allow you to study from a range of optional courses

provided by Edinburgh Law School and other schoolsin the University. For 2014 these will include:

40-credit LLM courses Company Law Contract Law in Europe EU Competition Law Financial Models and Derivatives in a

Legal Context Fundamental Issues in International Law International and European Human

Rights Law International Criminal Law International Environmental Law Regulation of International Finance:

the Law, the Economics, the Politics The Law of International Trade WTO Law

20-credit LLM courses

Semester 1 Banking and Finance Law Comparative Corporate Governance Comparative Environmental Law Comparative Property Law

Delict and Tort EU Constitutional Law EU Immigration and Asylum Law European Environmental Law European Procurement Law Global Crime and Insecurity Intellectual Property Law 1: Copyright

and Related Rights International Climate Change Law International Commercial Arbitration International Intellectual Property System International Law of the Sea Law and New Technologies: Artifcial

Intelligence, Risk and the Law 1 Medical Jurisprudence Organised Crime and the Law Philosophical Foundations of Criminal Law Principles of Competition Law for

Innovation Principles of Internal Market Law Regulatory Governance in the European

Union Sexual Offending and the Law Sport and the Law The Law Relating to Debt and Insolvency The Legal Challenges of Information

Technologies

Theories and Philosophies of LegalResearch

Traditions of Legal Inquiry

Semester 2 Commercial Banking and Financial

Markets Comparative and International Trust Law Comparative Unjustifed Enrichment Law Corporate Social Responsibility and the

Law Corporation Law and Economics Criminalisation Current Issues in EU Law and Practice Data Protection and Information Privacy EU and Domestic Parliamentary

Governance EU and National Climate Change Law EU Criminal Law EU External Economics Relations Law European Law of Capital Markets History and Theory of International Law Information: Control and Power Intellectual Property: Law and Society Intellectual Property Law 2: Industrial

Property

International Investment Law International Private Law: Jurisdiction

and Enforcement Inter-State Conict and Humanitarian Law Law and New Technologies: Artifcial

Intelligence, Risk and the Law 2 Law and the Enlightenment Law of E-Commerce Legal Challenges of Information

Technologies Legal Research Methods Mental Health and Crime Principles of European Tax Law Principles of Insurance Law

Principles of International Tax Law Regulation of Innovation: Advanced

Issues in Competition and IntellectualProperty Law

Risk, Society & Regulatory Frameworks The Anatomy of Private Law The Anatomy of Public Law The Law Relating to Debt and Insolvency

20-credit MSc courses Criminal Justice and Penal Process Criminological Research Methods Cybercrime Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice Media and Crime Mental Health and Crime Penal Politics Police and Policing Surveillance and Security Theoretical Criminology

Courses offered by other schools International Relations Theory (School

of Social & Political Science) EU in International Affairs (School of

Social & Political Science) Economics for Postgraduates (School

of Economics) Core Quantitative Data Analysis for

Social Research (School of Social &Political Science)

Research Skills in the Social Sciences:Data Collection (School of Social &Political Science)

* All courses are subject to adequate sign-up and

teaching availability and are therefore subject

to change or cancellation.

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Online distance learning programmes

You can study for an internationally recognisedpostgraduate qualication from anywhere inthe world and at times that suit you.

FlexibilityWith full-time and part-time study options, and start datesin September and January, online distance learning offersa exible way to study a postgraduate programme in law,while maintaining professional and personal commitments.

We offer six masters (LLM) programmes that can be studied over

12, 20, 24, 32 or 36 months and a Postgraduate Certicate inLaw that can be studied over four, 12 or 20 months.

Subject areasOur programmes are some of the richest in the global market,in terms of quality and breadth, with course options coveringthe elds of international commercial law, intellectual property,innovation, technology and medical ethics. With more than 25courses to choose from you can tailor your LLM degree to meetyour professional and personal interests.

We offer a highly participative learning environment, which isboth supportive and intellectually stimulating. Students join from

all over the world, investing their rich diversity of professional andacademic experience in a truly international learning community.

CPD to degree studyThis new exible route to a postgraduate qualication in lawenables you to study postgraduate courses for credit in orderto meet your own personal goals, CPD requirements or generaltraining needs whilst giving you the option of accumulating creditpoints towards an LLM degree (see Law Postgraduate Certicate,page 20, and Law PG Professional Development, page 20).

Teaching and assessmentOur distance learning programmes are delivered online viaEdinburgh Law Schools online learning environment, eSCRIPT.

Learning and teaching happen asynchronously. This means youcan t your studies around work and other commitments, studyingat times and in places convenient to you. To be awarded the LLMdegree, you must complete six courses and then a dissertation.

To be awarded the Postgraduate Certicate in Law, you mustcomplete either three courses, or two courses and a synoptic paper.

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Information Technology Law

LLM 1 yr FT (20 mths/32 mths/2 yrs/3 yrs PT)

Programme descriptionThis programme promotes advanced knowledge and understanding ofinformation technology law, in its broadest sense, within international,European and domestic settings. You will develop an understanding ofinformation technology law not just in its legal but also its social, ethical,cultural and commercial contexts.

The programme also gives you the opportunity to study subjects whereIT law interfaces with other disciplinary dimensions of the law, with

courses in intellectual property law, commercial law and medical law.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of six courses (120 credits), four of which mustbe from the compulsory courses listed below. You must also completea dissertation (60 credits) over your chosen period of study.

COMPULSORY COURSES

Information Technology Law;Communications Law; ElectronicCommerce Law; Information: Control and Power.

Minimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree in law, or its international equivalent(www.ed.ac.uk/international/country).

English language requirements

See page 27.


ContactTel+44 (0)131 650 [email protected]

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Innovation, Technologyand the LawLLM 1 yr FT (20 mths/32 mths/2 yrs/3 yrs PT)

Programme descriptionThis programme provides an in-depth study of the relationship between law,technology, commerce and society in the widest possible sense. It exploresthe role of the law in responding to, regulating and promoting new andemerging technologies, and also emphasises the role of technology insupporting and guiding legal and judicial processes.

The programme covers intellectual property law, information technologylaw and medical law and the exible structure of the programme providesthe opportunity to explore a wide range of interests, or select modulesto focus on a particular eld in greater depth.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of six courses (120 credits), four of which must

be from the compulsory courses listed below. You must also completea dissertation (60 credits) over your chosen period of study.

COMPULSORY COURSES

Biotechnology, Law and Society; Communications Law; ElectronicCommerce Law; European Health Care Law; Industrial Property;Information Technology Law; Information: Control and Power;Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Law: Copyright andRelated Rights; International Intellectual Property Law; InternationalPublic Health Law and Security; Law and Medical Ethics: FundamentalIssues in Consent and Negligence; Law and Medical Ethics: Start andEnd of Life Issues; Managing Intellectual Property.

Minimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent(www.ed.ac.uk/international/country).




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Intellectual Property Law


Programme descriptionThis programme aims to provide an advanced knowledge of substantiveintellectual property law and of the place and role of intellectual propertywithin a domestic, regional and international context. The programmecovers the laws of patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, databaseprotection, breach of condence, passing off and related sui generisrights, as well as investigating a range of issues that underpincontemporary intellectual property law.

It will equip you with a high level of knowledge in the eld of intellectualproperty law, a sophisticated awareness of the problems in the area andof the differing approaches to their solution.

Programme structure

You must complete a total of six courses (120 credits), four of which mustbe from the compulsory courses listed below. You must also completea dissertation (60 credits) during your chosen period of study.

COMPULSORY COURSES

Intellectual Property Law: Copyright and Related Rights; IntellectualProperty Law: Industrial Property;International Intellectual PropertyLaw; Managing Intellectual Property.





Online distance learningoffers a flexible way to study a

postgraduate programme in law,while maintaining professionaland personal commitments.

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International CommercialLaw and PracticeLLM 1 yr FT (20 mths/32 mths/2 yrs/3 yrs PT)

Programme descriptionThis programme is for students who wish to gain a deeper and contextualunderstanding of how commercial law operates in practice. It allows youto choose from a wide range of more than 25 courses, to reect yourinterests, experience and industry focus.

Courses, which cover a broad range of issues of relevance to theinternational business community, are designed and delivered by leadingacademics undertaking cutting-edge research in their areas of expertise.Many have also been designed with input from leading international lawrms and professional organisations.

The programme is truly international in scope and is both academicallyrigorous and practical in focus. It will be of benet to lawyers in practice

dealing with international issues but also to in-house lawyers and thoseother professionals working in international commerce who are confrontedby international legal issues and who wish to deepen their legal knowledge.

Programme structureYou must complete a total of six courses (120 credits), four of which mustbe from the compulsory courses listed below. You must also completea dissertation (60 credits) over your chosen period of study.

COMPULSORY COURSES

Comparative and International Corporate Governance; Contract Lawin Europe; Dispute Resolution Methods; European Competition andInnovation; Global Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law andEthics;International Carriage of Goods; International CommercialArbitration;International Oil and Gas Law;International Sales Lawand the Commodities Markets; Law of Climate Change; Principles

of International Taxation.





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Law


Programme descriptionTo be effective on the international stage, legal professionals, businesspeople and policymakers need to understand different legal culturesand ways of operating and communicating within alternative businesscontexts and regulatory frameworks.

This programme provides an ideal learning environment for suchindividuals to develop the skills and knowledge upon which further studyor a relevant career can be built. The programme offers breadth andexibility, enabling you to choose courses that best reect your personaland professional interests. It is also one of the richest in terms of qualityof courses available on the global market. You will have more than 25courses to choose from.

Programme structureYou may choose any six optional courses from the full range of LLMcourses listed on page 21.





This is an excellent and high-quality Master

of Laws programme offered by one of themost prestigious universities in the world.I would strongly recommend it to anybodyconsidering an off-campus LLM.Graduate,LLM in Intellectual Property Law(online distance learning) 2012

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Medical Law and Ethics


Programme descriptionDrawing on Edinburghs tradition and expertise in this area, this LLMdelivers an internationally focused, interdisciplinary programme thatcombines exible learning with the most-up-to-date teaching on allof the important issues affecting medicine, law and ethics today.

The programme promotes advanced knowledge and understandingof medical law and ethics within international, European and domesticsettings. The content spans foundational issues in medical law, such asconsent, negligence and condentiality issues at the beginning and endof life, public health, biosecurity, regulation of medical research, andlegal and social approaches to biotechnology.

Programme structure

You must complete a total of six courses (120 credits), four of which mustbe core medical law courses from the list below. You must also completea dissertation (60 credits) over your chosen period of study.

COMPULSORY COURSES

Biotechnology, Law and Society; European Health Care Law; HealthResearch and Commercialisation; International Public Health Law andSecurity; Law and Medical Ethics: Fundamental Issues in Consent andNegligence;Law and Medical Ethics: Start and End of Life Issues.





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Law (PG ProfessionalDevelopment)2 yrs (PT intermittent study)

Programme descriptionThis programme is for those interested in studying individual creditcourses at postgraduate level by online distance learning. It enables youto meet short-term continuing professional development requirementsand training needs in specialist areas, but will also give you the optionof accumulating credit and progressing on to further study in Law.

Programme structureCredits gained by successfully completing our courses can be countedtowards the Postgraduate Certicate in Law. A maximum of 20 creditscan be used, accounting for one third of the 60-credit requirementfor successfully completing the Postgraduate Certicate in Law.

COURSES

Dispute Resolution Methods(10 credits); European Health Care Law(10 credits); International Commercial Arbitration(10 credits); Lawand Medical Ethics(10 credits); Principles of International Taxation(5- and 10-credit courses available).

After you have submitted your application we will contact you to conrmwhich course(s) you will study.

Minimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.




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Law Postgraduate Certicate

PG Cert 4 mths FT (part session) (1 yr/20 mths PT)

Programme descriptionThis certicate provides a exible way for legal professionals,policymakers and practitioners in the private and public sectors todevelop the condence and research skills upon which further studyin law or a relevant career can be built. The programme enables you tochoose courses that best reect your personal interests and objectives.

Upon successful completion you will have the option of graduatingwith the certicate or continuing your studies through a facilitatedtransfer on to one of Edinburgh Law Schools LLM programmes byonline distance learning.

Programme structureYou must complete three courses or two courses and a synoptic paper.

Courses are chosen from our full range of LLM courses, listed opposite.Minimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent(www.ed.ac.uk/international/country).




Insider viewStudents and teachers

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Optional courses(online distance learning)

Our LLM programmes andPostgraduate Certicatein Law are structured to allowyou to study optional courses inaddition to compulsory courses.We plan to offer the followingcourses from September 2014:

Biotechnology, Law and Society Communications Law

Comparative and International CorporateGovernance

Contract Law in Europe Dispute Resolution Methods Electronic Commerce Law European Competition and Innovation European Healthcare Law Global Corporate Compliance: Case

Studies in Law and Ethics Health Research and Commercialisation Introduction to European Union Law Intellectual Property Law: Copyright and

Related Rights

Intellectual Property Law: Industrial Property International Commercial Arbitration International Intellectual Property Law International Public Health Law and Security International Sales Law and the

Commodities Markets International Carriage of Goods Information: Control and Power International Oil and Gas Law Information Technology Law Law and Medical Ethics: Fundamental

Issues in Consent and Negligence Law and Medical Ethics: Start and End

of Life Issues

Law of Climate Change Managing Intellectual Property Principles of International Taxation

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Research opportunities

Edinburgh Law School is renowned for its researchexcellence. We strive to produce work that has

real-world reach and inuence. Our postgraduateresearch body is key to the Schools researchactivities and we work hard to ensure that ourresearch students are fully engaged with staffand projects across all our legal disciplines.

PhDThe degree of PhD can be undertaken in any of the core areasof research activity covered by Edinburgh Law School. PhDs areawarded to an original piece of work that makes a signicantcontribution to knowledge in the eld of study and containsmaterial worthy of publication.

If you undertake a PhD with us you will be assisted by theappointment of two academic supervisors, a principal supervisorand an assistant supervisor. Supervisors are carefully chosento provide you with the best possible support to develop yourthesis. They will also help you identify specic requirements,such as empirical methods or language training.

You will also be assisted by a comprehensive programme ofsupport and training. Doctoral training has two strands: a formalprogramme of classes and events, and a range of informalopportunities that the School encourages and facilitates, suchas self-led student reading groups and the organisation of PhDconferences and other events to build PhD networks. A PhD

steering committee is elected each year to work closely withstaff and candidates and to develop informal opportunitiesand other initiatives to foster a dynamic research environment.

The PhD programme offers structured legal research courses inthe rst year of study, alongside more specic training as needed,depending on your project requirements. The focus of the secondyear is on supporting the external dissemination of work. In thirdyear all students participate in our Graduate Student Seminar Series.

Candidates for the doctoral research degree submit a thesis,which is examined orally by an external examiner, who is anexpert in the subject, and also by an internal examiner. Themaximum permitted length of a PhD thesis is 100,000 words.

Masters by ResearchWe believe its important to foster a strong research ethosat all stages of an educational career. Our LLM by Researchprogrammes will allow you to pursue more in-depth legalresearch, while also having the opportunity to extend yourknowledge in a specialised eld by taking taught courses.These programmes provide an excellent foundation for furtherresearch and also impart skills useful for any career path.

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LLM by Research 1 yr FT (2 yrs PT available for UK/EU students)

Programme descriptionYou will consolidate and build on legal research and writing skillsacquired through undergraduate legal studies by planning andcompleting a 30,000-word dissertation, working independently butunder specialist academic supervision, within your chosen eld of law.

The programme will enhance and develop your ability to manageand engage with both primary legal sources and academic literatureon your chosen topic, present critical and engaged legal arguments,

and maintain the coherence of those arguments over a substantialpiece of written work.

Programme structureThe framework of the LLM by Research allows you time and intellectualspace to work in your chosen eld, and to rene and develop this initialphase of the project for future doctoral work.

As the programme does not have formal coursework elements, theLLM by Research is a particularly attractive option for those wishing toundertake postgraduate research on a part-time basis, while pursuinglegal practice or other employment.

Minimum entry requirementsA UK 2:1 honours degree in law, or another humanities or social-sciencesubject, or its international equivalent (www.ed.ac.uk/international/

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LLM by Research 1 yr FT (2 yrs PT available for UK/EU students)

Programme descriptionThe LLM in Legal Research is an innovative programme preparing you toundertake high-quality doctoral research in one of the UKs leading lawschools. It provides the bridge between undergraduate studies in lawand doctoral work.

The programme is designed to simultaneously offer you the opportunityto undertake more in-depth, guided study in an area in which you mayplan to specialise in the future; understand the basics of legal research,legal scholarship and research methods; and undertake a piece ofsupervised, independent research, involving practice in using research-methods skills, leading to a dissertation. This LLM is suitable for s tudentswanting to specialise in any eld of legal studies in which we havesupervisory expertise.

Programme structureCourses are taught by seminar and assessment is primarily by essays.You will be expected to prepare by reading the required materials andby reecting on the issues to be discussed. You are required to complete180 credits of study, which are broken down as follows:

15,000-word dissertation under academic supervision (100 credits);

compulsory course Theories and Philosophies of Legal Research(20 credits) in Semester 1;

compulsory course Legal Research M

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