Welcome to the Full-Time LL.M. and Diploma in Natural Resources Law and Policy

This degree is aimed at resources industry professionals, both in government and industry, who wish to develop a broad understanding of the legal and regulatory framework within which the resources industry operates, both nationally and internationally, and of the key policy issues and challenges.

Structure

The LL.M. is made up of 200 credits as follows:

	Credits
Induction Programme	20
Modules	140
Dissertation, Internship or extended PhD Proposal	40
	200

The associated Diploma is made up of the Induction Programme plus an additional 120 module credits.

To find out everything you need to know about the programme, please click on the headings above. Additional useful information about the LL.M. can be found using the links in the table below:

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Induction Programme (20 credits)

The Induction Programme provides students with vital knowledge and skills before they embark of the main components of CEPMLP's taught Masters and Diploma programmes. CEPMLP students have a wide range of academic and professional backgrounds and the Induction Programme provides each student with a basic introduction to all the main disciplines included in the degrees programmes, namely law, economics, finance and geology. It also provides training in research methods.

Modules

The LL.M. in Natural Resources Law and Policy is a general degree and therefore, apart from the Induction Programme, there are no recommended core or elective modules. Students may choose from whatever is available on the academic timetable subject to any restrictions that may apply.

LL.M. Candidates

In addition to the Induction Programme plus the core and elective modules, LL.M. candidates are required to complete an additional 40 credits as follows:

The Dissertation: Candidates are required to write a Dissertation of up to 15,000 words on a topic approved by an academic supervisor.

An Internship: Candidates are required to source an organisation willing to offer a 3-month work placement, approved by an academic supervisor. The Internship includes the submission of a written report as part of the assessment.

An extended PhD Proposal: Candidates who propose to follow up the LL.M. with a PhD may, with the approval of an academic supervisor, submit a 10,000 word PhD proposal in lieu of the Dissertation.