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Canon Lawat Cardiff University

Postgraduate Study leading to a Masters Degree

Duration and start date:• Two years part-time • One intake of around 12 to 15 students each year in early

September

Facilities:• Cardiff Law library is one of the largest in the UK with over

100,000 volumes and over 200 current periodicals and law reports supplemented by key legal databases

• The Law Library has an extensive Canon Law collection. Reading lists, photocopies and assignments are provided for students ahead of each weekend

Fees:• UK & EU (2009/2010) £3,500 payable in three

installments• International tuition fees (2009/2010) £5,250 payable in

three installments

Entry requirements:• UK Honours Degree at second class honours or above, or a

qualification recognised by the University at equivalent• English language requirement (for those whose first

language is not English) is 6.5 in IELTS or 580 in TOEFL or the equivalent

When to apply:• Early application is strongly advised, normally well before

the end of July

Programme:• The degree, a response to the practical need for scholarly

study of church law, provides academic training, but with a substantial emphasis on practical application. The degree is research-led and has attracted students of the highest quality, including secular and ecclesiastical judges, university academics, barristers, solicitors and clergy from both the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.

Structure:• You study four modules over two years • Each module is taught over two residential weekends • The residential weekends are usually held in September,

November, March and June of each year

Assessment:• A distinctive feature of this degree is that there are usually

no written examinations• You complete four 5,000 word essays and a 15,000 word

dissertation

Teaching:• The degree is research led with emphasis given to the

practical effect of canon law• The course is directed by Professor Norman Doe. The

teaching is delivered by Professor Doe, other members of staff at Cardiff Law School and the Fellows and Associates of Cardiff’s prestigious Centre for Law and Religion

• Cardiff is ranked the 7th best Law School in the UK for the quality of its research in the latest official Research Assessment Exercise. It is also at the forefront of research in this field, being home to the Centre for Law and Religion, the Interfaith Legal Advisers Network, the Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers and the Law and Religion Scholars Network

The first degree course of its type in the United Kingdom, the LLM (Canon Law) provides an opportunity for postgraduate study in the canon law of the churches of the Worldwide Anglican Communion, particularly that of the Church of England, and the Roman Catholic Church and the law of the State applicable to these churches.

Further Information: Web: www.law.cardiff.ac.ukEmail: law-pg@cardiff.ac.uk

Address: Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, Law Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX, UK

Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 6102 Fax: +44 (0)29 2087 4982

“The LLM in Canon Law helped move my professional practice towards greater specialism in church law and religious freedom and preserved my sanity in the relentless monotony of civil litigation! More importantly, I forged an invigorating academic collaboration with Professor Norman Doe, for whose enthusiasm, wisdom and encouragement I remainly deeply indebted.”

Mark Hill QC, Barrister, Middle Temple, and Honorary Professor of Law, Cardiff University

• In the latest official assessment Cardiff Law School was ranked as the seventh best Law School in the UK for research. There are over 100 Law Schools in the UK.

• Member of the elite “ivy league” Russell Group comprising the top 20 Universities in the UK

•A traditional ‘old’ university founded in 1883•Beautiful campus within short walking distance of City Centre• A safe, student-friendly city with all amenities• Two hours by train from London

Cardiff University

Canon Law Modules Available

In Part 1 of the degree of LLM (Canon Law), students are required to study modules to the value of 120 credits, all of which must be drawn from modules listed below. All of the canon law modules carry 30 credits. These are taught at eight residential weekends, and are assessed by four pieces of written coursework (one after every two weekends).

Year 1:- Conceptual Foundations and Historical Development of Canon Law (Weekends 1 and 2)- Government and Ministry in Canon Law (Weekends 3 and 4)

Year 2:- Doctrine, Liturgy and Rites in Canon Law (Weekends 5 and 6)- The Interface of Canon Law and Civil Law (Weekends 7 and 8)

In Part 2, students complete and submit of a Dissertation of not more than 15,000 words.

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“One of the top teaching and research universities in the UK. Cardiff is everything a good university should be – it has excellent facilities, magnificent buildings, great social and sporting facilities, all wrapped up in a vibrant

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