This is a specialist environmental law course covering the legal, policy and regulatory challenges of the environment, including climate change, energy transition and renewable energy.
This course from Robert Gordon University examines the roles of key stakeholders including local communities, industry, regulators, national and international organisations. Relevant to both law and non-law students with relevant industry experience.
This course involves the study of eight taught modules plus a dissertation on a degree related subject.
If you do not hold an LLB degree of equivalent, you will be required to study the Legal Framework module.
The choice of modules for any one candidate may be limited by module availability in any particular year, by timetabling factors, by prerequisites that a module may have, and for any other reason approved by the Dean of School.
The flexibility of delivery caters for the busy professional who wishes to gain a detailed knowledge of this area whilst remaining in full time employment.
The option to study full time or part time is designed to suit students or part time professionals.
The LLM route provides an opportunity to those that seeks a legal qualification; and the MSc route is opportunity to include students from non-law backgrounds, and from a range of environmental experts working in technical, science, policy, regulator, industry roles, and also from the non-governmental and wider environmental communities in society.
The course provides students with opportunities to develop a sound knowledge of the main legal issues and challenges pertinent to the environment (UK, and internationally), develop keen legal analytical skills, particularly because of problem-solving activities and develop an understanding of the operation of some key legal principles.
In full-time on campus mode, you will learn through a combination of lectures, seminars and workshop sessions. Access to our virtual learning environment, CampusMoodle, is also provided giving you access from home to learning materials (including videos, e-books and journals).
The International Environmental Law MSc can be successfully completed in 12-32 months.
Student should become increasingly self-motivated and self-supporting, taking greater control of their studies. Student should regularly reflect on their learning and establish a view of their own progress and development, which may form the basis of tutorial guidance with staff. Students should fully utilise all available resources (i.e., library services).
The staff delivering the course have relevant academic, industry and legal backgrounds. Qualifications range from masters to PhD degrees.
The staff members have extensive and relevant knowledge and qualifications on the topic of teaching. In some instances, industry experts and practising lawyers will be invited as guest lecturers to share their experiences with the students.
Several staff members have received RGU Union Star Awards including ‘Recognition, best lecturer, best supervisor, innovative teacher of the year’.
Typically students are assessed:
We aim to provide you with feedback within 20 working days of hand-in for all written exams, coursework and practical exams.
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Applicants whose first language is not English should have an IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no component lower than 5.5, or an equivalent.
We accept a variety of in-country and secure English language tests, find out more:
Please note, some courses may require a higher standard of English than stated in this page. Contact admissions@rgu.ac.uk for further information.
| On Campus | ||
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| Over 1 year | Year 1 | £7870 |
| Online | ||
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| Over 3 years | Year 1 | £4134 |
| Year 2 | £4013 | |
| Year 3 | £4013 | |
| On Campus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 1 year | Year 1 | £7870 |
| Online | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 3 years | Year 1 | £4134 |
| Year 2 | £4013 | |
| Year 3 | £4013 | |
| On Campus | ||
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| Over 1 year | Year 1 | £17250 |
| Online | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 3 years | Year 1 | £4134 |
| Year 2 | £4013 | |
| Year 3 | £4013 | |
| On Campus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 1 year | Year 1 | £7600 |
| On Campus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 3 years | Year 1 | £3800 |
| Year 2 | £3800 | |
| Year 3 | No fee | |
| Online | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 3 years | Year 1 | £4410 |
| Year 2 | £4410 | |
| Year 3 | £2930 | |
| On Campus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 1 year | Year 1 | £7600 |
| On Campus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 3 years | Year 1 | £3800 |
| Year 2 | £3800 | |
| Year 3 | No fee | |
| Online | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 3 years | Year 1 | £4410 |
| Year 2 | £4410 | |
| Year 3 | £2930 | |
| On Campus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 1 year | Year 1 | £16670 |
| On Campus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 3 years | Year 1 | £6250 |
| Year 2 | £6250 | |
| Year 3 | £4170 | |
| Online | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over 3 years | Year 1 | £4410 |
| Year 2 | £4410 | |
| Year 3 | £2930 | |
Some other costs are not included in the course fees:
Robert Gordon University is delighted to offer a 20% discount on course fees for all alumni who have graduated from RGU.
Postgraduate students will normally make their own arrangements for payment of fees. However, there are a limited number of SAAS funded places on certain postgraduate courses.
You may qualify for a scholarship or financial award:
For new intakes, course fees are reviewed and published annually for each mode of delivery. Tuition fees are fixed for the duration of a course at the rate confirmed in the offer letter. For further information:
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