What do you know about this postgraduate course? Is it better than LLM in Telecommunication in Glasgow Graduate School of Law?
And one more question: I live in Russia and in my city I can take TOEFL only on 19 November or 19 January and IETLS no ealier than January. Can I apply to these Universities without TOEFL or IELTS scores? And if I take TOEFL in November or January will it be too late to apply? Is it important to take TOEFL in November or I can wait for January (it's more convenient time to me) ?
Thanks :)

I've found in the site of Edinburgh University the following (about LLM I'm interested in):
'The deadline for applications for entry in September 2005 is August 19th, 2005. The deadline for entry in September 2006 has not yet been confirmed, though the deadline will be no earlier than May 2005'.

Does it mean that I can take TOEFL or IELTS in January and I'll be able to apply? :)

Hello, Tatyana--This will be a bit wordy, but I hope my thoughts will help you choose your university program. Both Glasgow and Edinburgh are very respected Scots AND UK universities. Glasgow's program has been around longer, which is sometimes an advantage. I chose Edinburgh for several reasons: I was completely "wowed" because it was the only program I found anywhere that had such an outstanding concentration of modules fully dedicated to forensics and investigation. Glasgow does offer some of this, but to me the modules looked to be more focused on Intellectual Property, Internet Law, etc. One module is on security, but the concentration at Edinburgh looked like it would be able to be more in-depth to me. Also, Edinburgh requires six modules, while Glasgow requires four. I felt this would give me six chances at broader exposure to such a broad field. Even so, I felt both universities were offering programs that looked very innovative, compared to others in the UK, which I felt were catching up with the level of innovation that Edinburgh, in particular, seems to be offering. I am now enrolled in my first semester and have nothing but praise for all aspects of the program. My classes are every bit as good as promised. It's very hard work, which is the point of postgraduate study. It's exciting and challenging, and the fact that they treat you as a full student makes quite a difference, as compared to some other distance programs which MEAN "distance" and offer absolutely no resources, support, or access to teaching staff. I was enrolled in another distance program in England and dropped for this reason. With Edinburgh, if I have a question, their outstanding coordinator is back with an answer very quickly (time zones affect this, but he's still fast). The director, professors, tutors, computer staff and library people are equally responsive. The "discussion board" format means you are "talking" to classmates and professors/tutors every day and hearing back from them with very good feedback so you don't have to wait until the end of a course to find out if you're doing the right kind of work and study. If I sound like an ad for them, it's because I already have one LLM and already dropped out of another UK LLM program. I think Edinburgh's one is way ahead of the pack in terms of quality and relevance for future work opportunities. Now if I can just pass my classes! Best of luck to you in your search, wherever you end up.

I've found in the site of Edinburgh University the following (about LLM I'm interested in):
'The deadline for applications for entry in September 2005 is August 19th, 2005. The deadline for entry in September 2006 has not yet been confirmed, though the deadline will be no earlier than May 2005'.

Does it mean that I can take TOEFL or IELTS in January and I'll be able to apply? :)

Hi Tatyana, you can still send in an application without an up-to-date language test score but your application would be held back from the consideration until you submitted your test results.

Don't forget that the programme by distance learning is geared very much to reading and writing, and infact, there is little speaking required, other than the occasional VoiP discussion, or call to your tutor.

My advice is to start collating your application now, and submit it as early as possible - it can take weeks, sometimes months to collate the relevant references and official degree transcripts.

To the Edinburgh Student! Thanks for the feedback, it's been a very exciting time for us on the programme, and it's always good to hear that we are doing good things!


Hi!
C. Miller and Edinburg student,
Thank you for your answers
Now I want to study at the Edinburgh!!
This week I have applied for some scholarships here (in Russia). They strongly advise to contact the institutions in which applicant is interested without delay :)
I've already got my official degree transcripts and my academic advisors are ready to give me references. I will apply as soon as possible.

What are the typical requirements and selection criteria? I obtained my qualification in Russia (lawyer) and have been working in a big telecommunication company for three years. Last week I defended a thesis (about cybercrime) and finished my postgraduate course in Russia. But I don't know what chances of entrance I have. Is it enough to enter the programme (full-time)?

- What are the typical requirements and selection criteria?

I obtained my qualification in Russia (lawyer) and have been working in a big telecommunication company for three years.

Last week I defended a thesis (about cybercrime) and finished my postgraduate course in Russia.

But I don't know what chances of entrance I have. Is it enough to enter the programme (full-time)?

Thank you very much !!!

As a qualified and practicing lawyer, you will mostly have covered the prerequisites for entry from the academic perspective, but your grades play an important part in the final decision.

I graduated from the University with honours but we have another system of grades, that's why I don't know whether degree with honours can play an important part.

That sounds very interesting! I'm sure this would create interest amongst the tutors (and students) on the module Computer Forensics and Electronic Evidence module. If you are writing your application, try to include something about this, if you haven't already!

My thesis focuses on global aspects of cybercrime and on international and national criminal legislation. I didn't even thought it would be interesting! Thank you very much, I will include this information in my application. I also have some publications in this field and I can include them too.
If I win a scholarship I'll try to enter full-time programme, in a case I don't win I will apply to distance-learning :).
As I understand, I don't have to send a Statement of Rurpose for this programme? I can't find any information about Statement of Purpose....

Hi Tatyana,

You are not required to submit an official Statement of Purpose, but there are sections of the application form which will request information similar to that which you may place within a statement of purpose. You should also include a list of your published articles.

Many scholarships will request that you have an official offer from an institution prior to applying for the Scholarship.

Don't forget that the distance learning programme is available full-time and part-time!