Introduction You study oil and gas law from the heart of the industry in Aberdeen City where the University has strong local connections to multinational business operating in the city, regulators and experts in oil and gas law. You learn all aspects from the polluter pays principle to working with contractors, upstream taxation and downstream energy law and management of risks. There are a great range of careers open to you within specific legal areas of the industry, international law firms, environmental law firms and government ministries and development. The programme is managed by an advisory board from industry, government, research and leading organisations. This course will build your expertise and grow your contacts. You will be equipped with the intellectual, critical and practical skills that are fundamental to practicing as a trained professional in this field. A challenging and rewarding subject to study, you will be immersed in the grounding concepts of current oil and gas law and will gain a broad education required for the legal management of oil and gas exploration and production activity. Our teaching promotes the kind of contextual thinking that enables you to gain a deeper, more forward-thinking understanding about the industry and how the law works around it. You will have the opportunity to study topics such as State Control of Hydrocarbons, Energy, Innovation and Law and Corporate Environmental Liability. We explore the many different viewpoints and needs of the oil and gas industry, from the state discovering the oil or gas, to the industry experts drilling for it and the ecosystem that needs support and protection. The LLM Oil and Gas Law with Dissertation provides an intellectual and academic programme. If you wish to pursue a more practical programme of equal intellectual rigour but with more practical testing of your skills, we also offer an LLM Oil and Gas Law with Professional Skills. Courses Modules Semester 1 Compulsory Critical Legal Thinking and Scholarship Optional Oil and Minerals for Good State Control of Hydrocarbons International Energy and Environmental Law Semester 2 Contracting in Hydrocarbon Operations Corporate Environmental Liability Oil and Gas Law: Taxation of Upstream Downstream Energy Law International Investment Law and Arbitration in the Energy Sector Semester 3 Compulsory Master of Law Dissertation Why study at Aberdeen? You are taught at a Law School ranked 10th in the UK (The Complete University Guide 2018) Law has been taught at Aberdeen since the inauguration of Kings College in 1495. You benefit from being in an oil and gas city with events, seminars and other opportunities to gain industry knowledge Programme Quick Facts University of Aberdeen 12 Months 24 Months Full Time and Part Time September and January start Find out about fees on the programme page Find out about scholarships on the programme page Life in Aberdeen Find out more about: Your Accommodation Campus Facilities Aberdeen City Student Support Clubs and Societies /student-life