LLM Employment Law and Practice

The overall aim of this course is to promote, skill and research in the field of employment law.

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the core concepts of employment law and how they relate to practice
• Learn the skills and processes required to qualify them to practice in the employment law field as HR professionals/lawyers
• Develop the ability to reflect critically on and learn from their practice
• Understand and apply context specific employment law research and theory to specific contexts and occupational sectors such as Human Resources and legal practice
• Develop advanced employment law practice skills appropriate to specific contexts and occupational sectors Examine critically the legal and contextual basis of employment law and practice
• Develop an understanding of regional, national and international models of practice in the employment law arena
• Give employment lawyers and Human Resource professionals the opportunity to interact with each other to develop insights into practice beyond their own agencies.

The Law School at Ulster University has joined forces with Legal Island, the Labour Relations Agency and Mediation NI to create what we think will be the best employment law course in the UK. This is the only employment law Masters in UK and Ireland and has the option of achieving a dual award with the OCN qualification in mediation with Mediation NI. The course includes employment law and compliance lectures from the cream of Northern Ireland’s employment law expert practitioners including Mediation NI. There will be on-site visits and role play exercises with Labour Relations Agency staff and the President of Industrial Tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal. Those who undertake this course are likely to use this qualification for career development and progression purposes within their own organisations.