Master of Law by Thesis (LLM)
An LLM by Thesis study is conducted through thesis writing. A student shall submit, and present a detailed research proposal through guidelines provided under the Directorate of Postgraduate Studies. The panellists specialized in law shall examine the relevancy of the research proposal and upon satisfaction of the panellists, the approval for research shall be granted. A student shall follow all postgraduate procedures for research clearance; go for data collection and writing the thesis under the guidance of a supervisor approved by the University Senate. The student shall make seminar presentations through out of the duration of the study to show progress of research being undertaken and shall be required to publish two journal articles in peer reviewed journals before graduation.
Programme Summary
Course Name: Master of Laws by Thesis
Course Initial: LLM by Thesis
Course Duration: 2-5 years
Total number of Units: 18 Units Equivalent to 180 Credits
Mode of Delivery: Through supervised research process. The thesis is supervised through a blended mode involving both open and distance learning mode and face to face meeting with a supervisor (where practicable).
Programmes Informations
Master of Laws by Thesis Degree Programme of the Open University of Tanzania will be open for Law graduates of the Open University of Tanzania and any other recognized university in the United Republic of Tanzania, as well as from any country in Africa and outside Africa, especially from countries of common law jurisdiction with a first degree Upper Second-Class (GPA of 3.5 and above) plus submission of evidence of rich experience in research and publications in various recognized peer reviewed journals .
| NAME | CONTACTS |
Mr. Gervas Yeyeye | Email: gervas.emmanuel@out.ac.tz |
The Master of Laws by Thesis Programme aims at producing legal experts equipped with advanced legal research skills who are able to tackle current legal problems and other specialized areas in the world of work. The study area is independently selected by the student and through his/her research proposal, comments are provided to the student by his/her supervisor to take into account all detailed studies in the subject area of research. In deciding on research area, a student shall consider the changing nature of society as affected by different social political and economic environment national wide, sectoral wide and across the third world and other parts of the world. It is a research oriented programme designed to equip the research student with detailed research theories, methodologies, precepts and their application in developing a well-researched thesis towards solutions of identified legal challenges and problems. This study enables a candidate to be fully equipped to tackle specified specialized legal problems and issues in various areas specialties offered by the Faculty of law. The candidate will choose independently the area of his or her research.
The examination process for a thesis shall involve the supervisor, internal examiner, external examiner, host department, faculty, and the postgraduate studies office. The thesis shall be examined by both internal and external examiner, whereby viva-voce examination shall be conducted based on reports of examiners. Where external examiner’s report has failed a thesis, there shall not be a viva voce until all critical comments as raised by examiners are fully addressed and, a resubmission shall be made as per the recommendations in accordance to the Postgraduate research regulations/guidelines for thesis examinations.
