入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：A good (2:1 or above) honours UK degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Candidates must have a demonstrable background at degree level or from professional experience in issues related to economic development, governance, rule of law,
regulation, or sustainable development.
英语要求：IELTS - Overall 7, writing score 7
学费 Tuition Fee：£11,700
课程特征 Course Features：
This new MA programme offers the opportunity to study in depth the role of law and governance in fostering development by focusing on developing and transition countries. The substantive content covers theories and evidence on the link between legal systems and development, economic analysis of legal institutions, and analysis of the problems and policy choices in legal reform and private sector development in less developed and transition countries. The focus will be not only on law as written rules but also on customary law, norms, practices and issues of enforcement in relation to development. The programme will also cover the experience in rule of law promotion of multi-lateral agencies such as the World Bank, as well as the range of systemic factors affecting the receptiveness of `Western' legal transplants into different development contexts.
This programme is uniquely tailored to cater for the needs of non-lawyers who would like to gain better understanding of the role of law and legal institutions in development. Such persons may have come into contact with issues of legal regulation or legal reform through their involvement in a wide range of activities, such as charity, technical assistance or business transactions. The programme will give these students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the sphere of law (law-making, institutions, and enforcement) in relation to development.
Another unique strength of the programme is that we draw on the tradition of excellence in Manchester's School of Law in engaging in inter-disciplinary research and teaching. The subject area is approached by drawing on law, regulation, law and finance, law and economics, new institutional economics, and sociology of law.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Study on the programme will involve the undertaking of four mandatory course units to the combined value of 60 credits. These mandatory course units are:
•Law, Governance & Development
•Perspectives on Development
•Sociology of Law
•Legal Issues in Emerging Markets
The MA programme requires the study of 120 credits of taught course units.
Course units available in any given year will not be confirmed until perhaps May or June preceding the start of the academic year. However, the MA in Law & Development will typically offer optional course units in Regulating Corporate Social and Environmental Behaviour; International Economic Law; Human Rights Law; and Comparative Corporate Governance (along with several other more generic optional course units).
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
The programme will involve a taught element (course units to a total value of 120 credits) and a research element (two research papers of 30 credits value each).
Most course units are assessed by standard methods - either one unseen written examination, or one coursework essay, or a combination of these two methods of assessment. Study of the course units takes place in the two semesters of the academic year, with examinations taking place at the end of each semester (in January and May/June). The assessment method of each individual course unit is listed in the course unit description on The School of Law website.
其他 Other：
Career opportunities
We expect students to progress on to doctoral work in the area of Law and Development by bringing their non-lawyer valuable experience to research, or in other areas of development studies equipped with a better understanding of law and governance. The successful completion of the programme will also allow students to pursue career paths as rule of law/good governance practitioners within NGOs or international/bilateral donor agencies. It will also equip them better in dealing with business transactions in developing countries.