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pogomail  
Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Posts: 14 |
Mst at Oxford?
Hello again everyone,Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:29 AM I was wondering if anyone has any insights about the Mst in International Human Rights Law at Oxford. It is not an LLM, but Oxford doesnt offer an LLM in Human Rights, and they explain that it is an equivalent degree. However, I am concerned that it is not called an LLM, and that may cause problems for potential employers. Moreover, it is a distance education program - 20 months part time off campus, 4 months on campus, and I concerned that may be a problem for employers too. Ie: they wont see it as a "proper" degree, even though it is from Oxford. If any one has an thoughts on this program please let me know, I am struggling to get perspectives as most people have not heard of it. Cheers Jo (Australia.) |
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| cowboyblues Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Posts: 55 |
Mst at Oxford?
You'd have to check with admissions about this - but I believe the reason the Mst is called the Mst and not an LLM is due to some silly bureaucratic reasons about part-time courses. I know this is definitely the case for Cambridge where a part-time MPhil is known as a Mst.Tue Apr 15, 2008 09:32 AM The Oxford course is very well known, and anyone who wants itl human rights training will try for this course. I wouldn't see any reason why employers would not see it as a 'proper' degree - presumably you'd be targetting international organisations and human rights specialists - all of who would be very aware of the reputation of the course. I was very attracted to it myself - but didn't entertain it because of the cost :( |
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| lakaria
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 17 |
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Don worrie, oxford is always trying to be different from other. Eg. their Law deg is not LLB rather BA (Law) and their master is actually call Mst and BCI. BCI is for civil law and Mst is tor criminal. If u want a full time and in house study, go for BCI. But both is reputable enough. Did u get admitted for it already?
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| exbcler Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 53 |
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Thu Apr 17, 2008 05:38 AM Don worrie, oxford is always trying to be different from other. Eg. their Law deg is not LLB rather BA (Law) and their master is actually call Mst and BCI. BCI is for civil law and Mst is tor criminal. If u want a full time and in house study, go for BCI. But both is reputable enough. Did u get admitted for it already? Um, no. The BCL is the postgraduate degree for graduates of universities in Commonwealth (common law) jurisdictions. The parallel programme for civilian lawyers is the MJur (Magister Juris). The MSt is the human rights degree. There is an MSc in criminology. denning.law.ox.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught.shtml |
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| lakaria
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Mst is still a law degree and for your information Australia is a common law countries so BCL is pefectly good for the asker as it is master level for civil law. I am quite sure he do not need MJur since he is not from a civil law country so I am bewildered in your advice for MJur at all. Lastly, MSc is also a law degree in certain sense but it is name Master in Science which does not look too legal correct for me and criminology is too much of a sociology subject as far as I concern. If you are interested in substantial law then BCL or Mst is the one for you.Sat Apr 19, 2008 03:28 PM Australia is a commonwealth countries unless I g |
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| exbcler Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 53 |
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@Lakaria: thanks for your mini-lecture, but I was actually at Oxford for the BCL, so my post was intended to clear up the misconception that the BCL is for civil law, and the MSt is for criminal law. Sun Apr 20, 2008 04:05 AM In any case, the info direct from source is available at the URL I posted. |
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