Hello, Has anyone attended the law degree at University of London external programs? If so, what was your experience? Is it worthy?
I have not taken any of the University of London's law examinations, but I know that there are a number of blogs out there which are maintained by current students. You can find them with a quick Google search, but here are a couple: London LLB Blog A Legal Yankee in King Arthur's Court There is reasonable diversity among the blogs that I've read in the past regarding location and reasons for enrolling in the University of London International Programme, so it should be worth checking some of them out. Peace, db
What do you intend to do with the degree and where are you located? Providing a little more information about why you want to pursue a law degree and what your intentions are with it will allow for more specific answers to you questions... particularly about the "Is it worthy".
im located in luxembourg, im working for an investment bank, and i want the LLB for two main reasons. 1) i love learning new things 2) i believe it could give me a raise, or a chance to change job easier
If you are hoping to advance within your present field and you want to study law you might be better off doing something like a LLM in banking law, for example: LLM International Finance & Banking Law | Online Masters Degree The LLB (and I have one) is a great and rigorous degree, but is specifically tailored to, surprise surprise, producing lawyers. So you will be studying a lot of stuff that is not at all germane to your career. I studied one year through London almost 10 years ago, so my own experiences are dated, but it was a lot of work and I would caution someone to that it is quite an undertaking if you aren't really sure what you want to do with it and aren't specifically sure you need it.
$21,000 for a Master's from a well regarded school may be a lot in Europe, but it's a hell of a lot less than comparable programs from many similarly well regarded schools would be here in the U.S.
I started the LLB at UOL some time ago so my comments may be dated. The university is a very highly regarded university in the global sense. The examinations are very vigorous and very,very few people get first class honours which is roughly an A in the U.S. system. The individual was required to sit for examinations in either three or four subjects in one examination period (about a week from memory). This stage or level requires a pass across the range of subjects. I passed the first stage with second class honours, however, I decided to go another way and I used those subjects for inclusion in my degree from Excelsior College. It was a very hard program, however, one with high academic acceptability. The problem being is that law is so variable between countries that it may not meet professional requirements for bar admission where you are. Having said that, you will certainly understand the background to many legal questions in countries where the law is derived from England. The only other thing I would mention is that the subjects probably equate to double subjects in other settings. In Australia, I would suggest that the depth of law required in one of the UOL subjects would be spread across two subjects. It was a very solid work load. Bear in my mind my caveat that it was some time ago that I was enrolled with UOL. Things do change.
Just saw this thread, I'd like to have some input on the same as well please. I am currently working as a broadcast journalist in Dubai (UAE) but originally from India hence my education was completed there. Now I am interested in this degree and then further my education with the masters in Human Rights studies. If I want to apply for a regular masters in a good college in US or UK afterwards, you think this degree will be treated equally as any other regular undergrad??
