MA Housing Law and Policy: University of Westminster

Introduction

This Diploma has been designed for housing and advice professionals, those working in women’s aid or interested in housing law and policy. The course covers a range of areas including: tenancy law, legal methods, landlord’s obligations and violence in the home.

Students who do not wish to complete the Diploma can opt to take specialist pathways, which will lead to a Postgraduate Certificate. Pathways include Violence in the Home and Housing Law and Policy.

Students who achieve an average of 60% throughout the Diploma course may, after interview, undertake a 12,000 -15,000 word dissertation to complete a Masters. The award of the MA involves one further year of part-time study.

Course content

This course has been designed for housing and housing advice professionals, those working in women's aid and those interested in housing law and policy. The course covers a range of areas including tenancy law, legal methods, landlord's obligations and violence in the home. Students who do not wish to complete the Diploma can opt to take specialist pathways in Anti-Social Behaviour and in Domestic Violence that will lead to a Postgraduate Certificate.

Core Modules:

• Law The Tenancies
• Anti-social Behaviour
• Legal Method
• Domestic Violence, Law & Policy
• Housing Law and Policy Project
• Housing Law and Policy Dissertation

Entry requirements  

• You will normally hold a good Honours degree (Second Class Honours or above) or appropriate equivalent awarded by a recognised institution or appropriate experience.
• The course recruitment policy encourages applications from candidates with non-traditional academic backgrounds.