Semester in London (Taught Postgraduate Associate)
Postgraduate Taught Associate (No award) ( 3 months Full-time )
Overview
Deadline for applications
Deadlines for Home/EU and International Applicants are available on the Taught Postgraduate application deadline page.
The School of Law at Queen Mary has a long tradition of welcoming overseas students who wish to incorporate legal academic study at Queen Mary into their home institutions’ academic programmes, normally for one semester, from September to December. Students have the opportunity to attend a selection of law classes from our prestigious LLM programme and receive credits towards their home degree.
Your fellow students will come from the UK and more than 80 other countries, each able to draw on prior academic and in many cases professional experiences from different jurisdictions to enrich discussion and debate in class.
Since welcoming the first students onto the programme from the University of Texas in 1985, over the years we have welcomed students from Harvard University, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, University of Pennsylvania, University of California and the College of William and Mary, University of Florida from the USA and University of Sao Paulo and PUC-Minas University, Brazil, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The Semester in London programme will:
- Give you an opportunity to study in London for one semester during September to December
- Allow you to choose from a selection of LLM modules and study alongside the LLM students
- Give you access to all the resources available to Queen Mary postgraduate law students.
Why study your Semester in London at Queen Mary?
The School of Law has consistently been ranked in the top 10 law schools in the UK for the quality of our research and teaching, and many of our internationally recognised staff act as advisers to governments, industry and NGOs, both nationally and internationally. The Postgraduate Law Centre is based in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Holborn, the legal district of London, close to law firms, chambers and the Royal Courts of Justice.
You will benefit from the practical expertise and insights of our leading academics, many of whom act as advisers to governments, industry, regulatory authorities and NGOs, both nationally and internationally across almost all areas of law. You will be able to attend many of the numerous conferences and seminars organised by law academics across the School of Law during your semester which attract high-profile guest speakers including judges, senior partners, industry experts and regulatory authorities.
Facilities
You will have access to facilities and equipment, including the Postgraduate School of Law Centre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, which comprises workstations, wireless internet access, projectors and a common room.
As well as housing the Law Library and a European Documentation Centre, the Queen Mary Library at Mile End provides access to all the main British, European and international textbooks, law reports and periodicals. Through the University of London College network, students have access to an unrivalled range of electronic law journals and databases.
In addition, Queen Mary provides free access to extensive online databases and collections including: Lexis, Nexis, Westlaw, Justis, Eur-lex, Hein-Online, Business Source Complete, Index to Legal Periodicals, International Court of Justice Reports, Kluwer Arbitration, Oxford Scholarship Online (Law), Reports of Patent, Design and Trademark Cases, UK Statute law database and United Nations Treaty Collection.
In addition to the Queen Mary Library and the British Library, postgraduate students are able to access the well-stocked law library at the University of London’s Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS). The Institute, located at Russell Square, a few minutes’ walk from Lincoln’s Inn Fields, is one of the major law libraries worldwide. You will also have access to the University of London Library at Senate House.
Structure
You will study with us in London for one semester (September to December).
Modules
You will selection between 45 – 60 credits of law modules.
Assessment
Modules will either be assessed by:
Course Essay – word count for course essays will vary, please refer to the module descriptions for further details.
Final Assessment Exercise: a set of question released via the QMplus (Online Learning Environment). Students will have 24 hours to submit their answers from the time of release.
- SOLM009 Corporate Finance Law
- SOLM011 Law and Ethics in Business and Finance
- SOLM017 Corporate Rescue and Cross-border Insolvency
- SOLM018 Principles of Regulation
- SOLM019 International Commercial Law
- SOLM020 Company Law: Foundational and Constiutional Issues
- SOLM022 Corporate Governance: Foundational and Theoretical
- SOLM025 Animal Law,Welfare and Trade
- SOLM026 Animal Law, Media and Culture
- SOLM027 Transnational Law and Governance in Practice
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM029 Chinese Business Law
- SOLM030 Multinational Enterprises: Business and Legal Organisation
- SOLM033 US Federal Law Constitutional Law: Select Issues
- SOLM035 EU Trade Law
- SOLM047 Investment Treaty Arbitration: Foundations, Jurisdiction and Procedure
- SOLM054 International Competition Law
- SOLM056 Competition and the State: EU State Aid Law
- SOLM057 Cartels, Collusion and Competition Law
- SOLM058 Economics of Competition Law
- SOLM061 European Convention on Human Rights Law
- SOLM065 International and Comparative Social Rights
- SOLM067 International Law on the Rights of the Child
- SOLM069 International Human Rights Law: History, Theory and Politics
- SOLM071 Terrorism & Human Rights: Constitutional Perspectives
- SOLM074 Secession and Self-Determination in International Law
- SOLM076 European and US Law of Patents
- SOLM079 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Art and Culture
- SOLM086 The Law of Film
- SOLM095 Intellectual Property Law in China
- SOLM096 Trade Secrets
- SOLM098 Law and Practice of the Unified Patent Court
- SOLM099 Introduction to Medical Law
- SOLM101 Introduction to Bioethics
- SOLM103 Law's Relations: Autonomy, Consent and Confidentiality
- SOLM104 Mental Health Law: Capacity to Consent and Best Interests
- SOLM105 EU Healthcare Law: Rights, Policies and Instruments
- SOLM112 Use of Force in International Law
- SOLM114 Principles of International Criminal Law
- SOLM116 Fundamental Questions in the Law of Treaties
- SOLM118 Principles of Taxation
- SOLM119 International Tax Law
- SOLM122 Taxation of Individuals
- SOLM123 US International Taxation
- SOLM129 Transfer Pricing
- SOLM132 Concepts in Natural Resources Law: Climate, Energy and Water
- SOLM134 International Environmental Law
- SOLM135 EU Environmental law
- SOLM146 International Regulation of Shipping
- SOLM151 Public International & European Air Transport Law
- SOLM155 Energy Law Principles
- SOLM156 Energy Economics Legal Perspective
- SOLM157 International Energy Law and Ethics
- SOLM159 Exploitation of Energy Resources in Disputed Areas
- SOLM161 International and Comparative Petroleum Law and Contracts
- SOLM167 Renewable Energy Law
- SOLM170 Cultural Diversity and Law
- SOLM171 International Refugee Law
- SOLM173 Ethics of Migration and Asylum
- SOLM178 EU Migration Law
- SOLM179 Common Law Reasoning
- SOLM181 Critical Jurisprudence
- SOLM182 Law in Asia
- SOLM189 International Investment Law
- SOLM194 International Economic Law
- SOLM197 Crime of the Powerful: Corporate Crime
- SOLM201 Punishment in England 1750-1950
- SOLM202 Policing in Local and Global Contexts
- SOLM209 EU Data Protection Law
- SOLM214 Telecommunications Policy, Law and Regulation
- SOLM216 Media Law: Reputation Management
- SOLM219 E-Commerce Transactions
- SOLM222 International and Comparative Data Protection Law
- SOLM223 Compliance in Global Markets
- SOLM224 Compliance Systems in Practice
- SOLM226 Art and Governance
- SOLM227 Art and Cultural Values
- SOLM233 US Federal Law: Select Advocacy Issues
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
You must be in your final or penultimate year of a first level/bachelors law degree or JD degree or degree with law as a major element. We are looking for academically strong performing students whom have achieved good academic grades equivalent to the 2.1 (upper second) UK honours degree in law. We will assess each application on an individual basis.
International Applicants
Students from outside of the UK help form a global community here at Queen Mary. For detailed country specific entry requirements please visit the International section of our website. If your first language is not English, you must provide evidence of your English language proficiency. Find details of the English language entry requirements for postgraduate law programmes.
If you do not meet language or scholarly requirements it might be possible for you to undertake foundation or pre-sessional programmes that will prepare you for the masters programme. For more information you require, please contact the Admissions Office.
Further information
Please contact: pglaw-reception@qmul.ac.uk.
Learning and teaching
Teaching is by a mixture of formal lectures and small group seminars. The seminars are designed to generate informed discussion around set topics, and may involve student presentations and group exercise as well as open discussion. We take pride in the close and friendly working relationship we have with our students. You will have the support of the Programme Director and the LLM module convenors.
Assessment
You must write a 4,000-word essay for each module at the end of the semester.
Fees
Tuition fees for Home and EU students
2020/21 Academic YearFull time £7,550
Part-time study is not available for this course
Tuition fees for International students
2020/21 Academic YearFull time £7,550
Part-time study is not available for this course
Funding
There are a number of sources of funding available for Masters students.
These include a significant package of competitive Queen Mary bursaries and scholarships in a range of subject areas, as well as external sources of funding.
School of Law scholarships
The School of Law offers a range of scholarships for Law Masters programmes each year. Full details are made available on the law funding page from October – November each year.
Queen Mary bursaries and scholarships
We offer a range of bursaries and scholarships for Masters students including competitive scholarships, bursaries and awards, some of which are for applicants studying specific subjects.
Read more about funding a masters
Alternative sources of funding
Home/EU students can apply for a range of other funding, such as Professional and Career Development Loans, and Employer Sponsorship, depending on their circumstances and the specific programme of study.
Overseas students may be eligible to apply for a range of external scholarships and we also provide information about relevant funding providers in your home country.
Detailed information about postgraduate funding options is available in our Postgraduate Funding Guide.
Read more about funding a masters.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5079
email bursaries@qmul.ac.uk
Other financial help on offer at Queen Mary
We offer one to one specialist support on all financial and welfare issues through our Advice and Counselling Service, which you can access as soon as you have applied for a place at Queen Mary.
Our Advice and Counselling Service also has lots of Student Advice Guides on all aspects of finance including:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8717