58 Part time MA Programs in Law Studies 2024

Explore an exciting blend of criminology and criminal justice subjects and address key contemporary questions and debates. By studying criminological theory and policy you’ll see how conceptual frameworks can be applied to thinking about crime and society. Our MA is underpinned by our research expertise. You’ll be taught by experts who shape the field of criminology and criminal justice studies.

Concordia University, St. Paul offers the M.A. in Human Services in Forensic Behavioral Health in partnership with the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies. The degree is offered online and focuses on the direct relationship between behavioral health, criminal justice, and legal systems.

This masters degree explores new perspectives and ways of thinking about crime, harm and justice. It is concerned with examining problematic areas of social life, transgression, ‘crime’, social harm and justice. You will consider the significance of power, social structure, and economic and social inequalities in understanding ‘crime’, and processes of criminalisation in local, transnational and global contexts. Studying this qualification will enhance your ability to think critically about problems of crime, social harm and the delivery of justice.

The MA in International Law, Ethics, and Politics will cover the application of International Law, European Law, ethics, and international politics to problems such as poverty reduction; international trade; war and terrorism; climate change; and democracy. This program is ideal for candidates from the NGO world who wish to improve their academic credentials and students from humanities and social sciences who want to take Law courses.

The course is a law conversion course aimed at graduates, which also incorporates preparation for the SQE1 assessment. The course is designed for non-law graduates who want to qualify as a solicitor and gain a legal qualification at the Master’s level. As an internationally recognized qualification, a Law Master’s is a great addition to your portfolio.

Our programmes are well-respected by leading law firms. As an accelerated, senior status postgraduate degree, the MA in Law builds on the fact that you have already benefited from a university-level education, allowing you to graduate in just two years versus the three years it would normally take to obtain an LLB.

Take your understanding of criminality and criminal justice to the next level. Whether you are developing your career or moving on from undergraduate study, this course will help advance your skills to meet the demands of crime and criminal justice roles.

The MA in Art Law and Arts Management Program is being offered by the School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Economics of the University Center of International Programs of Studies of the International Hellenic University. The program aims at exploring and highlighting the functional interdependence between art law and arts management. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the legal, financial, and political considerations and the corresponding regulatory approaches implemented in Europe and elsewhere concerning the creation of digital works of art, the art trade, the operation of the markets concerned, the function of intellectual property law at the EU and international level, the protection of cultural heritage and protection against unlawfully acquired works of art.

The principal aims of this online part-time programme are to encourage professionals working in legal, business, further and higher education sectors to continue their professional development as educationalists. Education and Training colleagues working in Legal and Business have limited opportunities to bridge the gap between their work and higher education. The programme has three pathways, which determine the final award. Those are: MA Education (Curriculum Design, and Development); MA Education (Widening Participation and Inclusive Practice); MA Education (Work-based Learning).

Our Education, Policy & Society MA is an interdisciplinary course which draws on sociology, political science, economics and history to address the challenges of education policy and provision. It will give you a deep understanding of educational policy and processes in relation to issues of race, social class, gender and changes such as globalisation and new managerialism.

The United States is the most influential nation in the world. However, several challenges in recent years have called into question the sustainability of American leadership abroad and prosperity at home. This program, which is the first of its kind in Europe or North America, allows students to explore in depth the foreign policy and political challenges facing the United States.

In a changing and increasingly interdependent justice sector, expanding your knowledge is key to success in an evolving justice landscape. Founded on a Transdisciplinary approach to justice studies for solving complex social issues, our unique program is problem-focused, drawing from diverse disciplines to help you deal with ever-evolving problems in action-oriented, solution-focused and context-specific ways.

The MA in Criminology and Criminal Justice challenges students to engage with contemporary issues faced by the criminal justice system from both a criminological and legal perspective. This course is designed to equip students with the conceptual tools needed to engage with such issues, imparting a broad range of cognitive, analytical, and general transferable skills including judging and evaluating evidence, interpreting data, generating and synthesising information, and formulating reasoned arguments. Overseas students will be required to demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 7.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. This qualification must have been obtained prior to submitting your application. For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page. If you do not meet the above IELTS requirements, you may be able to take part in one of our Pre-session English and Academic Study Skills courses. These specialist courses are designed to help students meet the English language requirements for their intended programme of study.

Social Policy seeks to not only understand the social world but seeks to change it for the better through practical action. The MA Social Policy will entail the study of a range of social problems, such as poverty, homelessness, substance use, crime and health inequalities. In doing so, you will be encouraged to consider the underlying causes and to formulate policy solutions to address specific social problems. Alongside this, the MA Social Policy programme will examine contemporary and comparative developments within social policy, so that you will be able to consider the shifting nature of welfare arrangements in a broader political, economic and social context from both the UK and global perspective.

This established MA course equips you with the skills to assess the ethical, legal, social and spiritual aspects of advances in medicine and related technologies. At St Mary's our multidisciplinary team of ethics experts with backgrounds in law, medicine, philosophy and theology ensure that every student has a chance to gain a thorough understanding of the grounding of ethical principles and their application.