学术要求： Entry requirement details
Law graduates
You will need a good degree in Law (minimum 2.2) or an honours degree in another discipline PLUS either the CPE (Common Professional Examination) or GDL (Graduate Diploma in Law) conversion qualification.

Non-law graduates
Whilst most of our applicants have a qualification in law, applicants from other disciplines will be considered in appropriate circumstances, particularly if they have experience in the area, even if not lawyers.

英语要求：English language requirements
It is important that all international Law students speak, write and understand English well. Students can assess their fluency by taking the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). For entry onto the LLM programmes a minimum level of 6.5 is required for IELTS or a TOEFL score of 580 (written) or iBTOEFL 83. If applicants do not meet the language entry requirements, English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses are available through our Nottingham Language Centre prior to the start of the Masters programmes.

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学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012     £9，950

 

About the LLM Competition Law
The Nottingham Law School LLM enables you to build your own programme by selecting taught modules from a wide range of subject areas to suit your own interests and requirements. You can obtain either a Joint or Major/Minor LLM in the exciting and increasingly important area of Competition Law.

Why choose the LLM Competition Law?
•Improve your academic profile in the competitive area of law with a postgraduate qualification.
•Explore the impact of competition law in areas such as monopolies and mergers and their regulation and control; cartels and price-fixing; market sharing and bid-rigging; intellectual property rights and anti-competitive practices; international competition law and international trade.
•Gain an insight into the main principles underpinning competition law and anti-competitive practices.
•Select modules from a wide range of subject areas to gain either a Joint or Major/Minor LLM award in Competition Law that suits your interests.
•Attend an international summer school and gain valuable experience of European and international law in practice.
•Choose to study full-time or part-time.

Individual modules can be studied for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) awards for those working in the legal profession. There are also scholarships available for the full-time course.

 

Modules
All students on the LLM programme will study the dissertation module and additional elective and compulsory modules depending on the award that you wish to obtain. The LLM in Competition Law is only available as Joint or Major/Minor award.
 

Successful completion of three modules leads to an LL Certificate and completion of six modules leads to an LL Diploma.
 

Subject areas and elective modules
(S=Single, J=Joint, MM=Major/Minor awards)
Students can choose combinations of modules from those listed below.

Competition (J, MM)
•Competition Law and International Trade
•Intellectual Property and Competition Law

Other LLM subject areas and modules
Corporate (S, J, MM)
•Business Organisations
•Competition Law and International Trade
•Corporate Liquidation
•Corporate Property
•Corporate Rescue
•Corporate Rescue (International and Comparative)
•Intellectual Property
•Principles of Business Regulation
•Public Companies and Securities Regulation
•Restitution and Banking
•The Corporate Employer

Criminal justice (S, J, MM)
•Human Rights and Criminal Justice
•Issues in Criminal Evidence
•Victims' Rights and Restorative Justice

Employment (J, MM)
•EC Employment Law
•Employer and Health Law
•Sport and Employment, or
•The Corporate Employer

Europe and the law (S, J, MM)
•Competition and IP Law in the EU
•EC Employment Law
•European Sports Law and Policy
•European Union Law and Remedies
•Human Rights in Europe
•Private International Law

Health law (S, J, MM)
•Introduction to Health Law and Ethics
•IP Public Health Medical Innovation
•Medical Malpractice
•Medicines and Pharmacy Law
•Mental Capacity and Mental Health Law
•The Employer and Health Law
•The Ending of Life: legal and Ethical Issues
•The Law Relating to Human Reproduction
•The Law Relating to Organ Transplants
 

 

Human rights (S, J, MM)
•Expression Rights: Arts, Politics and Religion
•Human Rights and Criminal Justice
•Human Rights in Europe
•International Human Rights
•Victims' Rights and Restorative Justice
 

 

Insolvency law (S, J, MM)
•Corporate Liquidation
•Corporate Rescue
•Corporate Rescue (International and Comparative)
•Cross Border Insolvency
•Insolvency Systems in Emerging Markets
•Personal Insolvency

Intellectual property (S, J, MM)
•Competition and IP Law in the EU
•Intellectual Property
•IP Public Health Medical Innovation
•Sport and Intellectual Property Law

International criminal justice (S, J, MM)
•Foundations of International and Comparative Criminal Justice
•Comparative Sentencing Penology
•Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide
•Terrorism and International Response
•Theory and Principles of International Criminal Law
•War Crimes and the Crime of Aggression

International trade (S, J, MM)
•Competition Law and International Trade
•European Union Law and Remedies
•Insurance of Carriage and Trade Risks
•International Carriage of Goods
•International Commercial Transactions
•International Dispute Resolution
•International Finance
•International Sale of Goods
•Private International Law
•World Trade Organisation

Sports law (S, J, MM)
•European Sports Law and Policy
•Sport and Employment
•Sport and Intellectual Property Law
•Sport, Law and Business
•Sport, Law and the Human Body
•Legal Methods and Theory - a free-standing module which can be taken by students from any specialism

Dissertation
The Law School provides a supportive environment for students to carry out a major but focused individual research project. Students wishing to achieve a masters degree are required to submit a dissertation of 18,000 to 20,000 words on a suitable topic of their choice.

 

Assessment
With the exception of the Dissertation and the Legal Research Methods and Writing module, which is assessed by the submission of a research proposal, the modules for the LLM programmes are assessed by means of a 4,000 word piece of work. These could be discursive essays, reports, case studies or problem scenarios.

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Nottingham Law School
The School is one of the largest university law schools in the UK, enjoying a national and international reputation for delivering high quality education and training across a broad range of academic and professional courses. It has strong ties with many leading law firms both locally and nationally.