Teaching and assessment
Method of teaching
The LLM Programme is conducted in English through a mixture of lectures, seminars and small group teaching. For subjects with fewer than 15 students, teaching will normally be conducted through interactive seminars, usually one two-hour seminar a week. For larger subjects, in most cases lectures (again usually 2 hours a week) are supplemented by 4-6 hours of small group teaching. Given that this is a postgraduate level course, the Faculty considers that students benefit from the interaction with their peers from a range of backgrounds, both civil and common law. Even in larger subjects, there is space for student participation in the lectures. The seminars and all small group classes will be based on reading lists circulated prior to the classes.