Assessment
Each course is divided into four
sections - A, B, C and D. Each section will be assessed by a 45-minute
unseen written examination, each double section by a 90-minute unseen
written paper. There are no oral exams and no dissertations.
Examination sessions
are held twice a year, in May and October.
That means you can manage and spread your study and
assessment load. You do not have to sit exams at every session. You
can skip exam sessions, but remember you must finish within your five
year period of registration.
You do not have to come
to London to take your examinations.
Examinations are held in local overseas centres around the world as
well as in London. Examinations overseas are arranged mainly through
Ministries of Education or the British Council. You will be charged a
fee by your local examination centre (this fee will vary). All exams
are set and marked in London by the Board of
Examiners.
Note:
Under certain circumstances you will have the
opportunity to make a second attempt at an exam for a section.
Click
---here---
to complete a form requesting information
about exam centres worldwide.
[New Window]
Classification
The Master of Laws (LLM),
Postgraduate Diploma in Laws and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws are
awarded without classification. At the discretion of the Board of
Examiners a mark of Merit or Distinction may be awarded. A student who
obtains an average mark for all assessment in the range 60-69% will
normally be awarded the relevant award with Merit. A student who
obtains an average mark for all assessment of 70% or more will be
awarded the relevant award with Distinction. A mark of Merit or
Distinction shall not normally be awarded to a
student who has failed any section.
To
be considered for the award of the Master of Laws (LLM)
degree, a student must have:
-
attempted the examinations for four complete courses, composing
of a total of sixteen sections (or the equivalent where
double sections are attempted) and
-
obtained an overall average mark of at least 50% in each
of those four courses and
- achieved, within each course, a minimum mark of 50% in three
sections and no less than 40% in any one section. In all
cases, where a student attempts a double section a minimum
of 50% must be achieved in that double section.
To be considered for the award of
the Postgraduate Diploma in Laws, a student must have:
- attempted the examinations
for a total of ten sections (or the equivalent where double sections
are attempted)
and
- obtained an overall average
mark of at least 50% over those ten sections
and
- obtained an overall average
mark of at least 50% in each course which is completed in full (i.e.
all four sections are attempted) and
- achieved, within each course, a
minimum mark of 40% in one single section and at least 50% in all
other single sections
attempted. In all cases, where a student attempts
a double section a minimum of 50% must be achieved in that double
section.
To
be considered for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate
in Laws, a student must have:
-
attempted the examinations for a total of five sections
(or the equivalent where double sections are attempted)
and
-
obtained an overall average mark of at least 50% over those
five sections and
-
obtained an overall average mark of at least 50% in each
course which is completed in full (i.e. all four sections
are attempted) and
- achieved, within each course, a minimum mark of 40% in one
single section and at least 50% in all other single sections
attempted. In all cases, where a student attempts a double
section a minimum of 50% must be achieved in that double
section.
Please
click
---here--- for information about exam centres worldwide.
[New Window]
