Hi guys hope you are well. I am thinking of continuing my education and have come across the external LLM program that is offered by the UC (http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/).

I know that UCL has a fine reputation. Also, itâs claimed on the website that when you study externally â LLMâs quality and reputation is not diminished⦠is that really so? Can you please give me some feedback on that?

I am interested in Law and would probably study International Dispute Resolution or HR, however, I have no luxury of being a full time student and stop working (not mentioning the fact that I live in Canadaâ¦). I think that in my case this external program is a fine alterantive indeed.

Also, do you know any reputable Philosophy, or Political Science programs that are offered externally?

Russ what do you think about it all?

Thanks in advance everybody!
Regards, V.

Don't get carried away with the reputation of individual Colleges at London.
The external program is from the University of London (as are all degree standards at London).
Therefore, all degrees are standardised and it doesn't,(shouldn't) matter from which College.
Everyone likes to go on about the LSE,Kings College,Imperial,UCL etc.
In this case the UCL is the lead admin college in the External programme,that's all !

Thanks Kek. You are probably right about the different colleges. But what do you think about the validity of the externally obtained LLM per se? I mean; as far as you know would it be viewed upon as a âfully bloodedâ LLM or not?

Regards, V.

Yes,on an academic basis certainly !
Where you may miss out is the discussion groups and ideas..in teams etc...which is good for business development,networking etc.
You have to balance taking a full year off and paying for your living costs vs the benefits.

If you are already working,I can see no harm.
You can spacialise in the LLM as the whole syllabus has been redesigned this year.

London has a lot of experience. It's still academically equivalent and its the same letters after your name.

The point is how you use it

I have 2 questions
1- does the external LL.M transcripts indicate with any way that the degree is external?
2-does the LL.M (diploma/certificate) in any way indicate that it is an external/distance degree?
thanx

Hi guys,
I'm sangel. I too am interested in finding out more about whether the transcript would state that one was an external student.

hi all,
im dilrukshi. Thinking of joining the external program by UCL next year. i completed my LLB this year and am now working. Im interested in international law, human rights and criminal law. i am also curious to know if the transcripts would carry that the degree was done externally. If anyone could help me out with this information please let me know.
thanks

I am not sure about the transcript. However, since I know that the degree itself will indicate that it is external, I presume the transcript would say so as well.

In any event (I may be wrong about this), but I think on the external degrees, no College name appears. It's just 'University of London'.

I believe the fact that you studied as an "external" student does appear on the transcript. However, at the same time, the University of London is quick to point out also on the transcript, that irrespective of the mode of study ie. external, the standard of qualification is the same had you studied on campus.

I don't think a specific college name appears; I've never heard of a London School of Economics "degree" per se, just the University of London degree.

Hi guys hope you are well. I am thinking of continuing my education and have come across the external LLM program that is offered by the UC (http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/).

I know that UCL has a fine reputation. Also, itâs claimed on the website that when you study externally â LLMâs quality and reputation is not diminished⦠is that really so? Can you please give me some feedback on that?

I am interested in Law and would probably study International Dispute Resolution or HR, however, I have no luxury of being a full time student and stop working (not mentioning the fact that I live in Canadaâ¦). I think that in my case this external program is a fine alterantive indeed.

Also, do you know any reputable Philosophy, or Political Science programs that are offered externally?

Russ what do you think about it all?

Thanks in advance everybody!
Regards, V.

I just emailed the UoL program about whether the external is on the transcipt and here's what they said: "Both the transcript and diploma (the piece of paper) state that the student was registered with the External System. Both also carry the names of the Lead Colleges, in this case Queen Mary and UCL."