Location
United Kingdom, - London
Dates
Starts Sep 2019 (1 year)
Course Type
Postgraduate Course
Accreditation
Yes (Details)
Language
English
Price
$27,769

Course Overview

Our academically-led and practice informed Construction Law & Dispute Resolution course will provide you with a unique perspective on this fast-moving area of law. Designed to enable practising lawyers, engineers, architects, surveyors and other construction professionals to gain expertise in a range of studies focusing on construction law and dispute resolution.

You will be taught over a series of three-day sessions, which is ideal if you have limited time for study.

Key benefits:

  • Construction Law & Dispute Resolution is the longest-established MSc in its field, delivered by The Centre of Construction Law which was founded in 1987.
  • Extensive input from leading professionals, including Professor David Mosey, Professor Renato Nazzini and Jessica Twombley.
  • Staff and students are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and professions, including lawyers, engineers and surveyors.
  • To encourage dialogue between students and staff from all over the world our intensive weekend modules foster participation by out of town students.

Who should take this course

This flexible course is taught to lawyers and experienced non-lawyer construction professionals over a series of intensive three-day sessions (from Thursday to Saturday) and is particularly well-suited for students based outside of London. It is also available for overseas students on both a full-time and part-time basis.

2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject (e.g. law, engineering, surveying), or other equivalent professional or academic qualifications.

Accreditation

MSc

Course content

Required Modules:

  • Construction Technology for Lawyers (40 credits)
  • Introduction to Law (40 credits)
  • Construction Law 1 (40 credits)
  • Construction Law 2 (40 credits)
  • Arbitration & Dispute Resolution (40 credits)
  • Dissertation (40 credits)

Fees:

  • Full time overseas fees:

About Course Provider

King's College London is one of the top 10 UK universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2018/19) and among the oldest in England.

King's vision is to make the world a better place, building on our history of pioneering research that has advanced and shaped modern life, such as: the discovery of the structure of DNA; research to better understand autism and develop life-changing therapies; informing air pollution awareness and policy; research that led to the development of radio, radar, television and mobile phones; and making maths available to the underprivileged. These are all ways that we are having a transformational impact on society.

Our intellectually rigorous teaching environment is coupled with a commitment to providing a rich and supportive student experience. We have more than 31,000 students (of whom nearly 12,800 are postgraduates, with 1,000 students enrolled in online masters courses) from 150 countries worldwide, meaning that students are part of a truly international community. Our 8,500 members of staff collaborate with students to help them get the most out of their degree. Many of our academics are also researchers working within and influencing their industries, meaning that students learn the latest thinking and understand its practical and contemporary relevance.

King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas'​, King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services.