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INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND WORLD-CLASS STAFF

The School provides a high quality learning environment with innovative teaching practice and great student support enabling our students to achieve their full potential. Undertake a unique learning experience with the opportunity to be taught by world leading academics who are at the forefront of their fields.

Why law at Queen's

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  • Undergraduate
    Undergraduate Courses
    Course UCAS Code Qualification Duration
    Law M100 Bachelor of Laws 3 years
    UCAS Code M100
    Duration 3 years
    Description

    Law looks at the relationships, interactions and transactions between individuals, government and state at a local, regional, national and international level. With a broad focus and application, the law degree encompasses private and public law alongside wider socio-legal perspectives. You will study key aspects of the law and develop a wide range of transferable skills, relevant to your future career....

    Law (Major) and Politics M1L2 Bachelor of Laws 3 years
    UCAS Code M1L2
    Duration 3 years
    Description

    As a joint honours programme, Law with Politics offers students the chance to study for a Qualifying Law Degree whilst also engaging with research in areas such as conflict, co-operation, power and decision making, the result being a highly nuanced degree option. The close relationship with the regional political infrastructure inNorthern Ireland creates a unique environment for students to engage....

    Common and Civil Law (Major) with Hispanic Studies M2R4 Bachelor of Laws 4 years
    UCAS Code M2R4
    Duration 4 years
    Description

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    Common and Civil Law (Major) with French M2R1 Bachelor of Laws 4 years
    UCAS Code M2R1
    Duration 4 years
    Description

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    Law Senior Status M101 Bachelor of Laws 2 years
    UCAS Code M101
    Duration 2 years
    Description

    This graduate entry accelerated law degree offers students the opportunity to study in two years the courses required to allow them to progress to the next stage of their legal education. This degree programme attracts students from the UK, Ireland and North America creating a cosmopolitan learning environment. Students benefit from studying law in one of the oldest and most prestigious Law Schools....

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    Postgraduate Taught Courses
    Course Qualification Duration
    Law and Technology Master of Laws 1 year
    UCAS Code
    Duration 1 year
    Description

    Legal work and practice, as is the case across the professions, is increasingly focused on technological innovation. Employers are very interested in law graduates who are tech-savvy both in terms of awareness of legal matters in technology, but in terms of how technology is coming to operate within the profession (such as for research and also for promotional purposes). The School of Law aims to address....

    Law Master of Laws 1 year
    UCAS Code
    Duration 1 year
    Description

    The LLM (Law) provides ambitious graduates with a highly flexible approach to advanced legal studies, focused on the School of Law's specialisms in Criminal Justice, European Law, Public and Environmental Governance, Human Rights and International Business. The programme reflects the School's global orientation and its culture of critical enquiry and as such we encourage you to devise the pathway that....

    International Business Law Master of Laws 1 year
    UCAS Code
    Duration 1 year
    Description

    This programme is designed to help you set the legal and regulatory regimes around international business and the global economy in the context of broader legal and socio-legal study skills. The LLM will prepare you for a career in the commercial sector, in business, government or in NGOs. You will be proficient in thinking about business on a global scale and the place of law, compliance, corporate....

    International Business Law including Placement Master of Laws 2 years
    UCAS Code
    Duration 2 years
    Description

    Please Note : The application deadline for this course is 30 April 2021. A deposit of £400 is required to secure your place on the course by 30 May 2021. (This condition of offer is in addition to any academic or English language requirements). This programme assists students with setting the legal and regulatory regimes around international business and the global economy in the context of broader....

    Human Rights Law Master of Laws 1 year
    UCAS Code
    Duration 1 year
    Description

    The LLM in Human Rights Law provides students with an opportunity to gain an in-depth appreciation of global human rights standards and the interrelationship between international standards and national practice. In particular, we consider ways in which human rights could be protected more effectively so that human beings everywhere can realise their full human dignity. The focus is on international....

    Criminology and Criminal Justice Master of Laws 1 year
    UCAS Code
    Duration 1 year
    Description

    This exciting, stimulating and topical postgraduate degree programme in Criminology and Criminal Justice is taught by internationally-recognised scholars and researchers who offer students a wide introduction to the study of crime and criminal justice in contemporary society. Staff members have strong links with local criminal justice agencies and community organisations as well as extensive comparative....

    Masters in Law Masters in Law 2 years
    UCAS Code
    Duration 2 years
    Description

    The Masters in Law (MLaw) is an accelerated two-year,full-time (or four-year part-time) postgraduate degree inlaw. It is designed for graduates in a discipline otherthan Law who wish to obtain a Law degree forprofessional practice for England & Wales and NorthernIreland or in aid of other career goals. The MLaw is recognised by the Law Society and theBar Council as a qualifying law degree for practice....

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    Postgraduate Research Courses
    Course Qualification Duration
    Law PhD 3 Academic Years
    Duration 3 Academic Years
    Description

    The School of Law has over 100 years of achievement in both education and research. We are ranked as a leading centre for legal research in the UK, and our academics are recognised experts at home and abroad.

    We offer PhD supervision across the legal field, supporting a range of approaches, from the doctrinal to the sociolegal, comparative, criminological and critical.

    Our doctoral....

    Law (Juris Doctor) JD 3 Academic Years
    Duration 3 Academic Years
    Description

    The Juris Doctor (JD) programme is a Professional Doctorate. It has a blend of taught, skills-based and research elements and is designed to provide our students with a world-class legal education, preparing them for the global and international environments in which they will be providing legal advice.

    This is a three-year QLD for Northern Ireland, England and Wales. This degree is also....

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Mooting Success

Participating in the Philpot Curran Novice Moot Competition
11 February 2020

Sakharov Prize

Human Rights Strasbourg Trip
30 January 2020

ERASMUS EXPERIENCE

My Erasmus semester in Trento Italy
21 January 2020

ERASMUS EXPERIENCE

Erasmus at University of Trento
20 January 2020

Human Rights Trip

QUB Law Sakharov Prize Strasbourg 17-19 December 2019
6 January 2020

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Queen's University provides students with the opportunity to study in a Russell Group accredited institution, on a personal level with esteemed academics. The teaching staff go above and beyond to ensure a high level of module and pastoral support for everyone. Kristian McCartney
LLB Law Student

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See what sets Queen's School of law apart from the competition.

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GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES

Many of our courses offer the opportunity to take part in overseas exchanges with partner universities in Europe, North America and China. There are opportunities to study or work abroad, supported by schemes such as Erasmus and Study USA. This can significantly enhance the employability of students and the global opportunities open to them.

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WORLD CLASS FACILITIES

The £20m Law School at Queen’s offers students access to world-class facilities such as a fully interactive Moot Court room, various seminar rooms and a Wellbeing room.

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STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Students can join a number of student-led initiatives within the School including the Law Society, the ADR Society and the Street Law Project. Other initiatives include the Queen’s Student Law Journal and the Mooting Society.

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