Programme structure: Law (MA) - what's running in 2027/28

Please note: Programme and unit information may change as the relevant academic field develops. We may also make changes to the structure of programmes and assessments to improve the student experience.

IMPORTANT: Please see the additional regulations specific to this MA Law.

Please note that this programme runs over two years in line with standard undergraduate programme dates.

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
In Year 1, students on the Law MA will take four mandatory units worth 120 credits.
TEACHING BLOCK 1:
Public Law LAWDM0059 30 Mandatory TB-1
Law of Contract LAWDM0061 30 Mandatory TB-1
TEACHING BLOCK 2:
Law of Tort LAWDM0062 30 Mandatory TB-2
Land Law LAWDM0075 30 Mandatory TB-2
Postgraduate Certificate on successful completion of 60cp, Postgraduate Diploma on successful completion of 120cp   120    

Award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7 unit is 50 out of 100.

For detailed rules on the award of credit, reassessment and award of a qualification please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Degree classifications:

A classification will be awarded in the following qualifications:

  • Taught postgraduate Masters degree, including a Master of Research (MRes)
  • Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications
  • Exit awards of Postgraduate Diplomas and Certificates in designated programmes (as described in the programme specification) where students choose to withdraw from the intended programme but otherwise achieve the necessary credit points for the exit award.

A classification is not awarded for exit awards where students are required to withdraw from the programme on academic grounds.

The overall final programme mark is calculated as the average of all unit marks in the programme, weighted by credit point value.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

  • Distinction = final programme mark of 70+
  • Merit = final programme mark of 60-69
  • Pass = final programme mark of 50-59
  • Fail = final programme mark of 49 or less

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

Diploma/certificate stages:

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 100 must be at level 7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level 7.