Text transcription of the video of Richard Benny

Hello, my name is Richard Benny and I am the Programme Director of the LLM in Employment Law by distance learning. I would like to say a few words about the LLM programme and its distinctive features.

  • The LLM will be particularly useful to those HR and Employment professionals wishing to enhance their qualifications in this field.
  • The programme incorporates a consideration of the practical application of the principles of Employment Law in the workplace while leading to a prestigious academic qualification.
  • We are seeking the maximum number of CPD points per annum (16) (for each year of the programme) required by the Law Society and the Bar Council for law practitioners.
  • The LLM is offered part-time over two years via distance learning mode, i.e. much of the delivery is on-line, with a number of residential weekends.
  • You will have access to a valuable and extensive range of on-line legal databases

Structure of the Programme

The LLM comprises four taught modules over two years, and one dissertation module. The four taught modules are:

  1. The Contract of Employment (30 credits).
  2. Termination of Employment (30 credits).
  3. Discrimination Law (30 credits).
  4. Collective Labour Law (30 credits).
  5. Dissertation Module

To sum up

  • Enhance qualifications with prestigious Masters-level programme
  • Gain extensive knowledge of all aspects of Employment Law
  • Experienced and respected tutors involved in delivery
  • Residential weekends to introduce areas of study and consolidate learning.
  • In the rapidly changing employment market - one needs to continuously update skills and qualifications in order not to be left behind and to be ready when promotional activities present themselves. The LLM in Emploment Law is an ideal qualification for candidates advancing their careers in the most rapid way possible.
  • Come to a university with a reputation for high-quality teaching and one that understands the employment market.

I look forward to seeing you.

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