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The LLM Oil and Gas Law/MSc Oil and Gas programme is designed to respond to the demand for professionals in the emerging oil and gas industry. The rationale behind this supply response is that the programme will contribute to the augmentation of the knowledge and skills base of the industry and ultimately lead to the optimal, sustainable use of oil and gas resources.

This programme studies the combination of legal, environmental and economic considerations which lie at the heart of the oil and gas industry. You will take modules from the School of Law, School of Economics, Politics and International Relations, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, Henley Business School, School of Construction, Management and Engineering and School of Geography and Environmental Science.

Students on the LLM Oil and Gas must take three compulsory modules (Oil and gas contract law, Legal issues in oil and gas and Project skills) and undertake an independent project, written on a topic which has a meaningful relationship to issues of oil and gas law. The remaining credits can be chosen from the list of optional modules.

In the LLM in Oil and Gas Distance Learning students choose amongst a smaller list of optional modules all of which are offered on a long distance basis. The Distance Learning programme consists of 180 credits.

The programme comprises of a taught element (140 credits) and a Project (40 credits).

Entry Requirements

Entrants to this programme can be required to have obtained a degree in law or a degree with a substantial legal component with a first or upper second class honours.

Alternatively entrants to this programme can be required to have obtained a degree in economics or a degree with a substantial economic component with a first or upper second class honours.

Candidates with a background other than law and economics (e.g. environmental science, geography) or with suitable work experience are encouraged to apply. All applicants are considered on theirindividual merits.

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orth Dakota State University offers an interdisciplinary program leading to the Ph.D. degree in Transportation and Logistics (TL). The Transportation and Logistics program is a joint effort of the Colleges of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources; Business; Engineering; as well as the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute. The following departments are participating in the program: Agribusiness and Applied Economics; Civil Engineering; Construction Management and Engineering; Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; and Management, Marketing, and Finance; and Emergency Management.

The TL doctoral program allows students to develop advanced knowledge and research skills in the rapidly growing fields of transportation and logistics. The Ph.D. program consists of three main components: a core curriculum, an area of concentration, and a dissertation. After completing the interdisciplinary core curriculum, students may enter one of three areas of concentration: 1) Logistics and Supply Chain Systems, 2) Transportation Economics and Regulation, and 3) Transportation Infrastructure and Capacity Planning.

Entry Requirements

The Transportation and Logistics Ph.D. program is open to qualified graduates of universities and colleges of recognized standing. In addition to the Graduate School requirements, the applicant must have adequate preparation in one or more of the disciplines comprising Transportation and Logistics and have a stated interest in transportation and the capability to conduct transportation research.

A student wishing to pursue an area of concentration in Transportation Economics and Regulation must have completed intermediate-level microeconomics and taken at least one course in macroeconomics. In order to pursue an area of concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain Systems, a student must have earned a baccalaureate degree in Agribusiness, Business, Economics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Management, Marketing, or a related field. All applicants must meet the general program prerequisites of at least one year of calculus, at least one course in statistics and economics, and an expressed interest in transportation. Preference will be given to students with prior transportation coursework and relevant research experience.

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