Research Methods in Law LLM

The programme aims to enable students to acquire the training, knowledge and understanding, skills and aptitudes necessary for those intending to pursue PhD level research in the social sciences and humanities in general and the discipline of law in particular.

Students undertake research training provided through the ESRC approved Social Sciences Training Programme of the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty ("HaSS"), complemented by subject specific training in applied research skills, and in a discrete area of legal study, within the Law School.

The degree is "portable" in that it can be taken by any student intending to go on to PhD study, whether at Newcastle or elsewhere, and provides the research training element (the "1") of any "1 plus 3" PhD programme.

You are assessed by coursework essays and written examinations, plus your dissertation. Most classes are taught by means of seminar groups.

Students take the following modules;

In addition, a student reading for the LLM in Research Methods in Law must take one module with a value of 30 credits, selected from the following list. The student's selection will usually reflect the subject area of intended PhD study following the completion of the Research Training Masters degree, but does not have to. A candidate's selection shall, in all cases, be subject to the approval of the Degree Programme Director.

Please note that this list is a guide only and that, depending on staff availability, not ALL modules listed will run EVERY year. For further information please contact Professor Joanna Gray or Gemma Hayton

A candidate registered for the LLM in International Legal Studies may, subject to the approval of the Degree Programme Director, take other modules with a total value of 30 credits, in place of modules of an equivalent value specified for the degree programme.