Hi there,
does anybody have a clue why the London intercollegiate LLM is offered for the last time in 2006/2007?
Does this have implications for the quality of the programme?

I stand to be corrected but I don't think it has been officially confirmed that the Intercollegiate LLM is coming to an end. Obviously the LSE broke away a few years ago and I think both UCL and KCL have been thinking of doing the same. In the case of UCL - I think the discussions about a merger with Imperial (which ultimately broke down) had a great deal to do with the rumour that the Law Faculty wished to go it alone.

As I say, there is still no definite announcement. So if this is the last year then i would say the colleges are leaving it very late to announce their plans for September 2007! Which seems very unfair on prospective students hoping to commence their studies next year.

The test will be to see if anyone out there has asked for a deferral until Sep' 07 and had it accepted? That may give an indication of the colleges' intentions.

I read about it at http://www.llm-guide.com/article/39/university-of-london-to-end-intercollegiate-llm-in-2007
...don't know how reliable that information is, but the decision that the intercollegiate LLM comes to an end in 2007 sounds rather definite in that article.
Maybe some current students of the LLM know more?

hey everyone. I indeed have read from the official website of UCL law faculty (i forgot about the link)that they will end the intercollegial program next year, which means students enrolled in the coming fall semester will be the last group in UCL to take the advantage of the program.

I think it has already been finalized and the law faculty must have and will continue to improve the diversity and quality of courses offered to make up for the independence from the program.

The reason given by the law faculty is that the UCL law school has launched a comprehensive campaign to promote the "branding" of UCL law worldwide (Maybe they are well aware of the fact that though enjoying an equal or even a bit suprior reputation in some fields than LSE locally, UCL is hardly known in overseas market where most of the foreign students are coming from). And also they are confident of their own academic strength in providing courses by their own.

Moreover, some UCL students (only one or two) complained that the intercollegial program is not very much organized. I personally think this might also be a reason to terminate the program.

Those are all guesses based on facts, so i am not sure myself how precise it could be. Anyway it is a good news for us that we could still benefit from the program. And also i'd appreciate if some current student could shed some light on it.

As I was asking my deferral to academic year 2007/2008, KC's postgraduates informed me that I should "take into account that the intercollegiate programme will no longer be available from September 2007".

Hope this might help you.

This is really strange - I spoke to UCL's Graduate Office last week - they were quite adament that no decision had been taken. Unless there's something they don't want to tell us? A little worrying...