Law with Environmental Law, Governance and Policy

Birkbeck, University of London
Postgraduate LLM Full-time 1 Year LawPolicingEnvironmental and earth sciences

About this course

This innovative LLM Law with Environmental Law, Governance and Policy is a research-led course that offers you the theoretical and practical knowledge crucial for understanding how policy, the law and governance structures respond to environmental problems.

Why choose this course?

  • Whether you are a law or non-law graduate, or are already employed as a legal practitioner, this course is ideal if you wish to establish an advanced understanding of environmental law, governance and policy which can aid you in your career progression.

  • You will be taught by staff who are part of a proud tradition of critical scholarship addressing issues of law through power and inequality led by principles of social, economic, political, environmental and racial justice.

  • You can choose from our diverse range of optional modules across various topics, to tailor the degree to your professional and academic interests.

    What you will learn

    This course will develop your critical understanding of environmental problems and the responses to them, as well as their intersection with other challenges such as racial and economic inequalities.

    During the course you will:

  • gain an understanding of the intersection between law and other societal challenges, as well as the interaction between multiple areas of law

  • learn how to transfer your understanding of complex problems and regulatory responses to different contexts

  • critically evaluate legal, regulatory and policy proposals.

    How you will learn

    You can choose between full- or part-time study on this course. It has an evening timetable with classes taking part in the evening, so you can balance study with work, family or other commitments.

    It is taught via a combination of pre-recorded lectures and seminars. Lectures are designed to engage you in an overview of the topic, while seminars are group sessions in which you will be able to contribute to discussions and work together as a group.

    Highlights

  • At Birkbeck we understand that law is about more than legal doctrine and legal technique, so we have designed a truly interdisciplinary course where you are able to take options from within the Law School and from other schools at Birkbeck.

  • The academics involved in teaching on the course are world leaders in their various fields and the Law School is internationally renowned for its pathbreaking theoretical, political and humanities-based scholarship.

  • You will be able to attend our Law School Annual Lecture and specialist research seminars which feature international scholars speaking on current issues and their interdisciplinary research.

  • We are home to the Birkbeck Law Press which publishes Law and Critique: The International Journal of Critical Legal Thought. You can also take advantage of the rich research collections nearby, including those of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Senate House Library, the British Library of Political and Economic Science (LSE Library) and the British Library.

    Careers and employability

    On successfully graduating from this LLM Law with Environmental Law, Governance and Policy, you will have gained an array of valuable transferable skills, including:

  • the ability to work as part of a team

  • high-level oral and written communication skills

  • research skills

  • skills in evaluating and assessing types of information.

    Graduates can pursue career paths in advocacy, legal services, policy analysis, the civil service, journalism and academia and research.

    Possible professions include:

  • barrister

  • solicitor

  • researcher

  • journalist

  • chartered legal executive

  • licensed conveyancer

  • human resources officer

  • patent attorney.

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: LLM

    Location: London

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: LLM

    Location: London

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    4135 Library clerks and assistants
    2114 Physical scientists
    1136 Human resource managers and directors
    2419 Legal professionals
    2412 Solicitors and lawyers
    3520 Legal associate professionals

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    LLM
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Law, Policing, Environmental and earth sciences

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    Birkbeck, University of London

    London

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