LLM in Canon Law
The LLM (Canon Law) provides an opportunity for postgraduate study in the canon law of the churches of the Worldwide Anglican Communion, particularly that of the Church of England, and the Roman Catholic Church, and the law of the State applicable to these churches.
The LLM (Canon Law) was first introduced in 1991, as the first degree of its type at a British University since the Reformation, when the study of canon law was abolished at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The degree is research-led and has attracted students of the highest quality, including secular and ecclesiastical judges, university academics, barristers, solicitors and clergy from both the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.
The LLM (Canon Law) is a two-year part-time degree comprising two Parts and totalling 180 credits at M level.
In Part 1 of the degree of LLM (Canon Law), students are required to study modules to the value of 120 credits, all of which must be drawn from modules listed here. These are taught at eight residential weekends, and are assessed by four pieces of written coursework (one after every two weekends).
In Part 2, students complete and submit of a Dissertation of not more than 15,000 words.
The Route Director of the LLM (Canon Law) is Professor Norman Doe. Teaching is carried out by members of staff at the Law School, the Research Fellows and Associates of the Centre for Law and Religion and distinguished guest speakers.
The annual reunion of graduates of the LLM in Canon Law takes place every September at Magdalen College, Oxford.
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