hi every1...
I wish to do LLM in intellectual property law , but through distance learning. I wanted to know do the distance learning course help in my career. here only University of Edinburgh is offering the course, are there other universities for the course.

the University of London external programme offer a distance llm course..

Thanks for the reply. just one more thing, do the distance learning course have the same value, with reference to my career.

it depends on what you want to get out of it. obviously you won't have the opportunity to interact with the professors and students etc., but doing a degree obviously will only help you overall..

thank you ...so much..

HI, bskalyani,
No, certainly not. Distance learning programs don't have any recognition in the job market. they only help you to acquire knowledge. If you want a program which is recognised in the job market, then you should prefer full time courses only.
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In my opinion a general statement about the market value of distance learning is not possible.

It depends on the country you want to work in. If it is an englisch speaking one, than the knowledge is rather more important than the experience. If not - than vice versa - and in this case you would not get much benefit from distance learning.

I agree with Floris that you cannot give a blanket statement about a distance programme. It will depend greatly on the organisation of the programme, the university, the curriculum, etc.
I do know that at the Edinburgh distance programme you do get to interact with the lecturers and with other students via online forums, which most students have found very helpful.
In the end, the more knowledge you have and what you do with it is what is important. Employers are not going to hire a person simply because they have an LLM, no matter how or where they earned it. Using the information you get in an LLM is what is important.
Best of luck.

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