LLM International Energy Law Online

The LLM International Energy Law Online will provide will provide you with the opportunity to explore issues surrounding international energy law. You will examine the public international law rules with regard foreign investment and trade in energy; specific energy sectors (in particular oil and gas and renewable energy); and how energy activities impact human rights and the environment.This course is delivered entirely online. The full-time options are divided into three terms over one calendar year, while the part-time options are divided over six terms in two calendar years. There is an online induction at the beginning of each course.Each taught module is delivered over ten teaching weeks, with two hour workshops each week. All preparatory material, including any lecture content, is provided on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), as is all consolidation material.The dissertation is undertaken in either Term 3 (full-time) or Terms 5 and 6 (part-time).
All taught modules must have been completed before you begin the dissertation.
When you study an LLM online with us you will:
Broaden your career horizons with a valuable Master’s qualification in the specialist fields of your choosing
Learn professional skills to make you stand out to potential employers
Gain an up-to-date knowledge of law and practice in your chosen area and the impact of those developments on commercial and legal practice
Receive one-to-one tutor support and feedback on your work from a fully-qualified lawyer
Develop a portfolio demonstrating the law in practice
In addition to a general induction to the programme, there is a two-week induction covering the Key Principles of the English Legal System. This is compulsory for non-law students, but also open to law students wanting a refresher in the fundamentals of the law of England and Wales. This would be useful for any student who has taken a considerable break from legal education.

To help prepare you for your dissertation in Term 3, Terms 1 and 2 include a range of compulsory and further optional Research Methods Training sessions.

Enrollment Cycles

• September 2023
• January 2024