Comments about Employment Law in Practice (Postgraduate Certificate-Diploma-LLM) - At the institution - Newcastle - Tyne and Wear - Tyne and Wear
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Entry requirements
Standard Entry Applicants should normally possess one of the following: * An appropriate degree * A comparable professional qualification. Plus one of the following: * Other: Candidates without a degree or equivalent but with suitable work experience will also be considered for admission to the programme. Applicants for whom English is not their first language, should have attained a score of 6.5 IELTS or equivalent.
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Academic title
Employment Law in Practice (Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma/LLM)
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Course description
COURSE INFORMATION
This course will enable students to acquire valuable, practical knowledge of employment law and encourage critical reflection upon the operation of the law and students own practice. It is a flexible programme, offered only by distance learning, providing maximum student support.
Participants can complete the Postgraduate Certificate in 9 months (1.5 semesters), the Postgraduate Diploma in 18 months (3 semesters) or the LLM in 2 years (4 semesters). Please note that this programme commences in February each year.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
Compulsory Modules
Students who enrol upon the Postgraduate Certificate programme will undertake the first three compulsory modules. All students who wish to pursue either the Postgraduate Diploma or LLM must complete five core modules:
* Study Skills and Legal Research for Employment Law
* Structuring the Employment Relationship
* Managing Equality and Diversity Issues
* Terminating the Employment Relationship
* Restructuring the Employment Relationship
Optional Modules
Upon completion of the core modules, those students who are pursuing the Postgraduate Diploma or LLM choose to study one of the following three optional modules:
* Tribunal Practice and Procedure
* Working with Trade Unions
* Information Rights and Employment Law
