Bachelor of Laws Scholarships by Distance Learning: The University of London International Programmes is awarding up to five full scholarships to study for a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) by distance learning inUganda.

They are looking for outstanding students who have the academic ability and desire to study law, but may struggle to fund their studies without a scholarship.

They want to find people who will use the opportunities created by aUniversityofLondonlaw degree to make a difference to their own lives and to Ugandan society.

LLB Minimum Entry Requirements:

All scholarship applicants have to meet our minimum entry requirements for the LLB degree:

• Two passes at GCSE A level at Grade E or above
• OR Two passes in the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) at Grade D or above
• OR Two passes at theUniversityofCambridge International Examinations, A Level at Grade E or above.

Plus:

• Three GCSE O levels at Grade C or above in different subjects
• OR passes in three subjects in the Certificate of Education of the Uganda National Examinations Council grades 1–4
• OR three passes at Grade E in the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education.
• A good standard of written and spoken English.
• You will also need to have regular internet access to complete your studies.

Eligibility:

• Scholarships will be awarded on academic merit but preference will be given to those who can’t afford to study for a prestigious qualification, or those who have not previously had the opportunity to obtain an undergraduate degree.
• All applicants have to meet our minimum entry requirements for the LLB degree.
• The scholarships are only open to long-term residents ofUganda.

Scholarship Cover:

What does the scholarship cover?

• The value is approximately £3,500, assuming you complete your degree in three years.
• The scholarship covers the total registration and examination fees charged by theUniversityofLondon International Programmes.
• The scholarship is available for the normal period of study plus one year, subject to your continuing satisfactory academic progress, which will be reviewed each August.

Application Deadline; 13 August 2012.

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LLM in Innovation, Technology and the Law: The degree of LLM in Innovation, Technology and Law offers advanced study of a range of law or law-related subjects, with an opportunity to develop more detailed knowledge, understanding and research skills in a chosen dissertation topic.

The LLM Innovation, Technology and the Law may be taken on campus over 1 year full time or 2 years part-time. This LLM may also be taken by distance learning over a period of 1, 2 or 3 years.

LLM Innovation, Technology and the Law Courses

– Current Issues in EU Law and Practice
– E-Commerce
– European Media Law and Policy
– Data Protection and Information Privacy
– Intellectual Property 1: Copyright & Related Rights
– Intellectual Property 2: Industrial Property
– IP and Technology: Developing Countries
– IP and Technology: International Institutions
– Law and New Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Risk and the Law 1
– Law and New Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Risk and the Law 2
– Law of Climate Change
– Legal Challenges of Information Technologies
– Public Law and New Technologies
– Sport and the Law

Should you wish to discuss any aspect of the LLM degree or your application please contact Maria Byars in the School of Law Postgraduate Office.

Application deadline: September each year.

For more information on the LL.M. degree in Innovation, Technology and the Law, please contact: Professor Charlotte Waelde, School of Law, University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK. Tel: +44 131 650 2020. Fax: +44 131 662 0724. Email: charlotte.waelde [at] ed.ac.uk

For more information and scholarship application see; LLM in Innovation, Technology and the Law Website

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