Introduction This programme covers both private law aspects of the sector, such as joint ventures and contractual arrangements, and also public law and regulatory aspects, such as environmental protection, health and safety regulation and taxation. The focus is upon setting practical and real problems in a wider conceptual context with the aim that graduates should not just know but understand the relevant areas of oil and gas law. Although there is an emphasis on UK Oil and Gas law this is very much set in the context of the global legal regime for oil and gas. The University of Aberdeen Law School is fortunate in having one of the largest and most able teams of oil and gas faculty in any European law school. This enables the Law School to provide both strength and depth to the courses provided. In contrast to the LLM Oil & Gas Law with Dissertation, the LLM Oil & Gas Law with Professional Skills offers students the opportunity to develop key practical skills required for the legal management of Oil & Gas exploration and production activity. Course Modules Semester 1 Compuslory Critical Legal Thinking and Scholarship State Control of Hydrocarbons Optional Oil and Minerals for Good International Energy and Environment Law Semester 2 Compulsory Contracting in Hydrocarbon Operations Optional Corporate Environmental Liability Oil and Gas Law: Taxaction of Upstream Downstream Energy Law International Investment Law and Arbitration in the Energy Sector Compulsory Oil and Gas Law Professional Skills - Exploration and Production