Law Postgraduate Courses

Most Postgraduate courses in Law subjects are taught by either the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, the School of Law or the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science.

Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy

Climate Change & Energy Law & Policy (LLM / PGDip) - understand the development of climate change regulation & legislation, particularly from the viewpoint of energy reform

Energy Law & Policy (LLM / PGDip)

Energy Law & Policy (by distance learning) (LLM / PGDip)

Environmental Law & Policy (LLM / PGDip)

International Business Law & Transactions (LLM / PGDip)

International Dispute Resolution & Management (LLM / PGDip)

Mineral Law & Policy (LLM / PGDip)

Natural Resources Law & Policy (LLM / PGDip)

Petroleum Law & Policy (LLM / PGDip)

School of Law

The School of Law offers innovative taught postgraduate programmes designed to develop skills and increase knowledge for graduates embarking on a legal career, for legal professionals and for professionals working in related fields.

Professional and Distance Learning Programmes

Legal Practice (PGDip) - the vocational qualification necessary to pursue a career in the legal profession in Scotland, either as a solicitor or advocate

Healthcare Law and Ethics (LLM / PGDip / PGCert) - a distance learning programme designed by the Law School for healthcare professionals

Joint LLM Programmes with Study Abroad

Comparative & European Private International Law (LLM) - a topic of increasing practical importance in the era of globalisation – where to litigate, what law should be applied, when can foreign judgments be recognised – discover (through English) the contrasting approaches of the common law and civil law worlds in this unique programme at Dundee Law School and at the University of Toulouse, France

International Commercial Law (LLM) - study (through English) a broad range of contemporary commercial law modules at Dundee Law School and at the University of Cergy Pontoise, 30 minutes from the centre of Paris

LLM Programmes

Corporate & Commercial Law (LLM) - choose from the Law School's broad range of commercial law modules and specialise in corporate law issues

Environmental Law (LLM) - the research expertise of the Law School's staff covers all aspects of environmental law and this is reflected in the diverse range of modules offered

International Commercial Law (LLM) - choose from the Law School's broad range of commercial modules and specialise in topics with an international or comparative law dimension

International Criminal Justice & Human Rights (LLM) - gain an in-depth understanding and appreciation of major issues in contemporary international criminal justice and human rights law, with the flexibility to receive advanced instruction from the Law School’s experts in both areas or to specialise in only one

International Law (LLM) - from commercial law to public international law to international family law, the Law School's academics have research expertise in all aspects of international law

Law (General) (LLM) - students can construct their own LLM with a free choice of available options offered by the Law School from across the public – private law spectrum

UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science

Water Law (LLM / PGDip / PGCert) - innovative executive style course combining the study of water law with options including resources law, economics, policy, and management, aiming to develop the water leaders of the future

Other Law courses

Architecture: Advanced Practice, Management & Law (MSc) - distance learning for qualified architects

Forensic Medicine (MFM) - for medical and dental graduates to foster the development of medico-legal expertise founded in current scientific knowledge and devoid of bias