LLM Human Rights at Teesside University

This LLM develops knowledge and understanding of fundamental legal principles and contemporary human rights issues through authentic learning, teaching and assessment methods. Students learn within a supportive law community taught by research-active staff with links to legal and other professions.

Department: Law  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; part-time within 2 years  |  Intake: January or September  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Advanced Issues in Law (Domestic and Global), 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 self-directed 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.

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