My heavens! I just looked at the course fees for the U of London MBA...over ten thousand pounds stirling! My LLM was very reasonable, even CHEAP at about thirteen hunderd pounds...do they charge by the course or WHAT? Maybe they charge according to the anticipated financial benefit to the graduate?
My heavens! I just looked at the course fees for the U of London MBA...over ten thousand pounds stirling! Far less expensive than the DL MBA at Queen's University, Ontario at $35,000 CDN per year (2 years.) Roy Maybery
A little further research shows that the LL.M. is the ONLY master's programme that costs around 2,000 pounds total. They all fall around 7,000 except that MBA!
Actually, they *do* charge by the course. 1200 pounds registration and then 7 modules and the final project at a further 1200 a pop. However, if you find that one scary, don't even think of looking at the price for Imperial's part-time on campus executive MBA . . . a mere twenty-eight thousand pounds. Also, you're lucky in that the external programme is the only place you'll find that doesn't have differential fees for non-EU students. Come to London to do your LLM at KCL, for example, and you'll pay nine thousand a year full time rather than the three thousand I'd pay. Angela
Actually, they DO charge a bit more for non-EU students. I think that they are probably charging extra for postage or something; it really isn't much of a difference. Anyway, as an aspiring U of L grad, I guess I picked the RIGHT program!
The University of South Africa, for starters--and an LL.D., too, if you're feeling really crazy. Cheers,
A law degree from UNISA would be an interesting project, too. South Africa is a "mixed" civil and common law jurisdiction. Those who saw "Cry the Beloved Country(?)" saw an example of the difference; a capital criminal trial conducted by a robed and wigged judge with two lay assessors instead of a jury. If I ever complete the London LL.M., I might look at their program.
Hello Nosbourne, I am planning on starting the UoL LLB this fall, and had actually entertained the idea of trying the LLM, but dropped the idea because of my inability to find tutor support for subjects in my area of expertise (international business law and maritime law). So I was just wondering if you are studying entirely independently and how you are finding it. As regards UNISA, I live in Quebec and was actually unaware that South Africa is a mixed jurisdiction. I have poked around the UNISA website a couple times but not extensively. Have you ever heard any feedback on the UNISA program? I don't ever plan on practicing law but I do have an academic and professional interest in the subject, and a degree with a civil law background might serve me well. Any comments, relevant or not, would be appreciated as this is my first venture into online learning.
I sometimes wonder how valuable a Unisa law degree would be outside of South Africa. Interestingly, WIPO was at one time offering a Unisa degree in Intellectual Property Law to people worldwide.
I have not yet received my London materials but they shipped them last Friday, or so they say. Judging by the LL.B. materials available online, I think it looks very good indeed. Having completed a JD and being accustomed to the study of law, I am doing this on my own. For a FIRST degree in law, I think "tuition" might be a very good idea, at least for the intermediate subjects. You need to learn how to do legal analysis. I would GUESS that a UNISA advanced degree might be useful outside South Africa especially if it deals with international legal issues or legal theory. One's first professional degree, however should be taken in one's own country if at all possible.
Thank you for the comments. Unfortunately taking a first law degree in my home country is not an option. The only local law school offers a full time daytime program, and studying full time doesn't pay the mortgage. In anycase, I am not planning or even hoping to use this degree to get into the legal profession. It is personal interest and something that I can hopefully apply to to my job (I do quite a lot of legal contract work and claims work, most contracts are governed by English Law). Thanks again and good luck with your studies. Cheers.
