LLM Human Rights (Applied) at Teesside University

This applied LLM develops knowledge and understanding of fundamental legal principles and contemporary human rights issues, with an applied practice module built into a two-year route. Students learn within a supportive law community taught by research-active staff with links to the legal profession.

Department: Law  |  Duration: 2 years full-time  |  Intake: January or September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Advanced Issues in Law (Domestic and Global), Applied Practice (Law), Human Rights in Criminal Law and Criminal Evidence, Law, Rights and Society, Legal Research for Postgraduate Writing and an LLM Dissertation (Human Rights). Teaching is through interactive seminars; assessment includes reflections, presentations, moots, essays and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates have found work in teaching, management, human resources, the media, retail, criminal justice agencies, pressure groups and related organisations, with routes into the civil service, politics, business and immigration. Students gain a placement within the Law Clinic.

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