Master programs and postgraduate courses in legal area of ​​specialization include programs for graduates and young professionals in law and can relate to the various areas of law. Boys and girls who have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in law or jurisprudence and also wish to become men and women of success with a kind of legal profession, can become students of these master programs in the legal area, choosing from different specializations related to jurist, lawyer, magistrate or judge. An advanced course, even for those who have already started a career in the field, can help the professional growth and the acquisition of specific skills and knowledge. The teaching of these courses usually includes a theoretical phase and a longer practical one, to be held often associated with law firms, notaries, consultants. Students participating in the lessons of a postgraduate master program in legal area usually come from a type of training already in legal area.
This programme provides a solid interdisciplinary social science formation in development theory and practice and develops students’ capacities for independent and critical analysis.
The programme is designed to appeal to policy-makers, analysts, journalists and researchers in either international, national or regional institutions and organisations engaged in policy formation, inter-religious dialogue and community development, conflict resolution or diversity management
The MA Gender Studies and Law at SOAS is a unique programme, its principal aim being to re-focus issues prioritised in western Gender Studies and Legal Theory on the complex specificities of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East.
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The development of this LLM specialisation will capitalise on the Centre for Gender Studies as a multi-faculty centre from 2012, allowing students to engage with contemporary gender theories alongside existing PG Law modules that engage issues in gender and women's rights.
The MSc in Comparative Political Thought builds on SOAS’s wealth of regional expertise to offer a new approach to cross-regional comparison of political thinking. It reframes the study of political thought in Africa, Asia and the Middle East as a study of political ideas and political practices.
This programme takes a critical political ecology frame and examines environmental policy and its intersections with development from a social justice angle.
The programme is designed for Masters students who are interested in the politics of human rights, humanitarianism and international and transitional justice especially in conflict and post-conflict states.
The Master Globalisation and Law offers a unique one-year English taught program designed to fill that need. The confluence of research interests creates a unique environment in which to approach globalisation from the perspective of Corporate and Commercial Law but as well as human rights.
The MA in Iranian Studies enables students to critically assess the historical development of Iranian society, economics and culture within the context of the wider west Asian area and to appreciate the complexity of the history and cultural make up of Iran.
This programme combines environmental concerns with development economics and political economy.
The MA in Islamic Law allows students to study Islamic law and its application in a broad range of legal areas, including Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic family law, Law of Islamic finance and human rights, as well as its relationship to society in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
All the courses offered by the Department of Economics approach the subject matter from a development perspective. Students on the MSc Development Economics will complete courses on macro, micro, quantitative methods and growth.
The LLM in Islamic Law allows students to study Islamic law and its application in a broad range of legal areas, including finance and human rights, as well as its relationship to society in the Middle East and North Africa.
The European Law School is a one-year English taught programme aimed at offering students a well-informed understanding at an advanced level of the process of the Europeanisation of law.
The MA in International Law allows students to study international law and its application in a broad range of legal areas, including commerce, criminal law, humanitarian law, environmental law, and human rights.
Studying tax law is not about numbers: it is about bringing to bear the best in legal and financial consultants and managers. A specialist in International and European tax law will be particularly suited to work with major international companies and other clients.
The degree has been developed to meet the needs of both development practitioners and researchers on international development, including those wishing to pursue an MPhil/PhD in International Development.
The degree has been developed to meet the needs of people working, or hoping to work, in international agencies, humanitarian organisations, and NGOs.
The programme gives law graduates a comprehensive education in different national and international legal systems while providing intensive language training.