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Postgraduate study
Taught postgraduate study
Postgraduate study by research
Taught postgraduate study at Buckingham Law School
Buckingham Law School provides a stimulating environment for the study and teaching of postgraduate law. Whether you are from the UK or overseas, the School aims to produce confident, competent lawyers, able to practice or undertake research anywhere in the world. Teaching is by small seminar groups, which encourages you to develop your potential.
The main objective of postgraduate study at Buckingham is for you to develop the ability to assess and analyse the law in the fields of your choice. To be effective, a lawyer, or anyone practising in the area of International and Commercial Law in a business capacity, must be able to analyse clearly what are often complex problems, to arrive at rational and informed decisions and to be confident in implementing those decisions. It is also essential that you are able to convince other people (clients or business associates) that your analysis of the situation is an appropriate one.
Programmes available
| Programme | Entry date |
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| Certificate in Common Law | September |
| Diploma in International and Commercial Law | January |
| LLM in International and Commercial Law | January (full-time, 9-months) September (full-time, 12-months) January (part-time) |
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Postgraduate study by research at the Buckingham Law School
The Law School enjoys a vibrant environment with international expertise in property law and restitution, maritime law and international trade, securities regulation and sex and gender issues.
We offer the following levels of supervised postgraduate research:
- LLM in International and Commercial Law (by research) (which takes a minimum of one year)
- MPhil / DPhil
All applications are very closely scrutinised and applicants are required to submit detailed research proposals before registration can be confirmed.