LLM/Masters Oil and Gas Law

Benefits of the Oil and Gas Law Degree

The LLM / Masters Oil and Gas Law Degree is aimed at oil and gas professionals from any discipline and is ideal for the professional in the oil and gas industry who has to deal with any legal issues. It provides the chance to critically examine and assess key issues in the sector and covers both UK and international aspects of oil and gas law.
On completion of the Oil and Gas Law course graduates will have highly developed skills and practical knowledge relating to oil and gas law. The course provides the student with:

• A sound knowledge of the main legal issues pertinent in the oil and gas industry in the UK and elsewhere;
• Keen legal analytical skills, particularly as a result of problem solving activities;
• An understanding of the operation of some key legal principles in the context of the oil and gas industry.

The oil and gas law course is available by distance learning, either full-time, (1 year) or part-time, (3 years). Study is online through the university virtual learning environment, RGU:Campus Moodle.
The full-time, fast-track LLM / Masters in Oil and Gas Law will prepare graduates for what is an increasing market demand. This mode of study is specially designed for graduates who are not engaged in full-time employment or professionals who are willing to reduce their working commitment to part-time while studying for the degree.
The distance-learning mode is extremely flexible and permits students to maintain their study if work moves them abroad or offshore. The full-time mode allows students from different first degree disciplines to gain the knowledge and competencies to prepare them for entry to the oil and gas legal profession. Online learning is learner centred, enabling the student to take responsibility for their own learning through both individual study and active participation in the group learning activities.

Career Prospects with your Oil and Gas Law Degree

This LLM / Masters Oil and Gas Law course will enhance your ability, professional standing and employability within the oil and gas industry. There is an increasing need for knowledge of the legal technicalities that affect the oil industry today. Masters level is a very highly regarded asset in any professional or academic sector. The oil and gas industry is no exception, and this qualification is key to career advancement.
An article in the Press and Journal (23rd May, 2008), featured the Masters in Oil and Gas Law Degree and highlighted the career opportunities this course can provide. Graduates from law courses at Aberdeen Business School have excellent graduate employment prospects and in 2008 our law courses hold the highest ranking (100%) in The Times Good University Guide.
Our graduates are employed worldwide in all sectors – industrial, governmental, technical, administrative, operational and self-employed – in companies such as Agip Oil, Halliburton, Amec, Marathon, Schlumberger, Shell, Stolt Offshore, Total and Weatherford. In addition, there are good prospects for further academic research in the oil and gas law field.

Student Testimonials

One of our recent graduates, Jamal Al-kaf, says:
"I am currently working as a lawyer in the oil and gas field, and chose to study oil and gas law to be fully qualified in my field and to attain substantial knowledge in oil and gas field in parallel to my work."