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LLM by Research History and Philosophy of Law - 1 Year (Full-time)

LLM by Research History and Philosophy of Law - 2 Years (Part-time)

LLM by Research Law - 1 Year (Full-time)

LLM by Research Law - 2 Years (Part-time)

LLM by Research Legal Research - 1 Year (Full-time)

LLM by Research Legal Research - 2 Years (Part-time)

PhD Law - 3 Years (Full-time)

PhD Law - 6 Years (Part-time)

Information on fees & costs

Individual programme fees are linked above. For detailed information on fee status, policies, payment and funding opportunities see:

Students may incur additional costs when studying. For example this may be for field trips, course equipment, or specialist fees.

£100 for the LLM (R) and PhD programmes.

Contact information: Aimie Little
Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 2010
Fax: +44 (0) 131 650 6317
Email: aimie.little@ed.ac.uk; Address: School of Law (Postgraduate Office)
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL

Entry requirements

International students

All applicants must meet our general entry and language requirements. Detailed advice for international students is available here:

Research profile

Research is central to the Law School's activities, with our staff actively engaged in research across a wide range of legal and socio-legal areas.

Rated a 4* in the UK's 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, the Law School has a strong international reputation for high-quality research.

As you will see from our website, our academic staff produce numerous books, articles and other scholarly publications.

Our research expertise informs our programmes of teaching and learning, meaning that students learn in a research-active environment, at an institution with a strong research reputation, and on programmes designed to lead them into exploring the key research issues in each field.

The School's research students form an important part of our academic community and are engaged in cutting-edge research in their respective fields.

Our School of Law research centres include:

Training and support

Research training courses are offered to all research students.

Facilities

We have dedicated facilities for research students and can provide supervision leading to LLM (R) degrees, which include:

LLM by Research (one year) - this degree is based solely on completion of a supervised dissertation;
LLM in Legal Research (one year) - this programme combines modules on research theory, training and skills, a core course from the general LLM programme, and completion of a supervised dissertation;
LLM in History and Philosophy of Law (one year) - this programme builds on Edinburgh Law School's national and international reputation in the fields of Philosophy of Law and Legal History.

We also offer supervision for PhD (minimum three years) degrees in any of the Law School's areas of study.

Funding

Applicants for any of the research degrees are eligible to apply for AHRC, ESRC or ORS funding.

There are also a limited number of University and School studentships for PhD students.

For further information on awards, conditions of application and relevant deadlines, please visit the School website. See the link under "Further information" below.

Please see Scholarships and Student Funding Services for other funding opportunities:

Scholarships and Student Funding Services

Further Information

This article was published on Apr 25, 2013