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Master of Laws (LLM)

Programme Structure

COURSE CODE COURSE NAME YEAR I SEMESTER I (Students must offer the compulsory Course, LLM711 as well as 2 other optional Courses) LLM711 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory (Compulsory) LLM712 Oil and Gas Law & Policy I LLM713 Corporate Governance LLM714 ...…

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Career Prospects

A major benefit of the LL.M is that it allows the student an opportunity to specialise, to engage in an in-depth study of a more specific area of law and that greater emphasis is laid on lateral thinking, and on ...…

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Requirements

Holders of at least a second class Honours Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) Degree from an accredited University; Holders of a Second Class Honours Degree in Humanities or Social Sciences from an accredited university who can demonstrate at least three ...…

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Learning Outcomes

Students who have successfully completed the LLM Programme should be able to: Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the law and the social, economic and political context in which it is constructed and implemented. Apply legal theory and philosophy ...…

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Objectives

To improve the post-graduate students’ understanding of the context in which the law operates and to stimulate greater intellectual and philosophical understanding of the law as one of the vehicles for achieving economic growth, human development, and social justice. To ...…

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Rationale

The nature of our course offering Cavendish University Uganda (CUU) is the only University in Uganda offering a Master of Laws Programme with courses on Forensic Justice and Criminology. These courses are crucial to those working in criminal investigations and ...…

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Mode of delivery

Both conventional attendance-based and distance learning (DL) modes are on offer. Students studying under the conventional attendance-based mode will attend classes on weekends at the University Campus. Students on the distance learning mode will take advantage of our versatile learning ...…

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Master of Laws (LLM)

The Master of Laws (LL.M) is a two-year postgraduate taught degree programme with a compulsory dissertation in semester four. The Programme exposes students to new legal perspectives, deep and comparative analyses with the opportunity to specialise by choosing related courses ...…

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