LLM (Social Care Law)
Studying for an LLM in Human Rights or Social Care Law at Cardiff - Professor Luke Clements
Social care law, including the law relating to disabled people, older
people, people with mental health problems and children with special
needs affects virtually every person in the UK at some time in their lives.
Law and policy in these areas account for over £40 billion expenditure
per annum. It directs the employment of many hundreds of thousands of
professionals and lay advocates in the statutory and independent sectors
as well as affecting the lives of over 6 million carers.
Despite the fundamental importance of the law in these fields, its study
has been largely neglected by university Masters programmes. The LLM
(Social Care Law) addresses this omission by focusing on community
care and mental health law, policy and practice in England and Wales.
Key features:
- the only programme of its kind
- taught by leading experts in the fields of mental health law, children’s
law and community care law - students from a wide range of backgrounds
- closely linked to the Centre for Health and Social Care Law
- especially relevant to health and social care activists and professionals
- working in the independent and statutory sectors, and those interested
in this as a career - excellent teaching, student support and research facilities
- efficient and friendly administrative support
Modules
Optional Modules
- Community Care Rights and the Law [30]
- Human Rights, Health and Disability
- Key Legal Aspects of Psychiatry and Reproductive Medicine and the Family [FT] (CLT618)
- The Child and the State: Law and Policy [30]
Please note that modules are likely to change from time to time.
| Study mode: | Full-time: over one year or Part-time: over two years |
| Structure: | Stage 1: You will study four modules, at least two of which must be chosen from the core list for this route. The others may be chosen from our wide range of available modules. You will also take a course on postgraduate research skills. Stage 2: You complete a 15,000 word dissertation with staff supervision and submit it in September in the full-time mode, December in the second year of study in the part-time mode). |
Assessment: |
Most modules are assessed by an essay of 5,000 words. Written examinations are rare. |
| Entry requirements: | Usually equivalent to a second class degree in law, and an English langage qualification for non-native English speakers (6.5 in IELTS or 90 in TOEFL internet-based test). |
| Fees: | 2012/13: Home/EU: £5,150 International: £12,250, payable in three instalments for full-time students and six installments for part-time students. |
| Start date: | Usually late September |
| Application: | Early application is strongly advised, normally well before the end of July. Please see our how to apply pages. |
To find out more please see LLM Programme
