Teaching and assessment

for International Natural Resources Law and Policy (distance learning) LLM

Teaching

Your modules and reading materials are available online, and you will receive a study guide and a core reading book.

A team of distance learning academic staff and tutors will support you in:

using the full range of learning guides and tools
questions relating to particular issues in the field of study
preparation of assessments and research papers
feedback on assessments and research papers

Assessment

Each module will be assessed by either:

a written exam and research paper (most modules are assessed in this way). The exam and research paper are each worth 50% of your total mark.

a written exam and case studies. The exam is worth either 60% or 70% and the case studies are worth either 40% or 30% of your total mark respectively.

Your compulsory choice module will be assessed by either:

a dissertation between 10,000 to 15,000 words on a topic approved by your academic supervisor

an internship report - where you find an organisation willing to offer you a work placement (for 2 months), that is approved by your academic supervisor. You will also have to write an intellectual report of minimum 10,000 words.

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