Overview
Examples abound of the potential for newly discovered oil and gas resources to fuel corruption, inequality, and what is known as ‘Dutch disease’ – where growth in national income from natural-resource extraction damages other sectors of a country’s economy.
In this course, you’ll examine these negative forces and how they can be avoided.
Careers
The Governance and Petroleum Developments course at the University of Aberdeen will build your specialist skills as a lawyer or professional in the oil and gas sector, NGOs, and governments across the world.
Programme Structure
You’ll look at:- the definition and theory of governance and regulation
- the state’s role in governance
- transparency
- corruption – and the use of law to counter it
- the role of legal institutions, national and international oil companies
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Legal Studies Mining, Oil & Gas View 21 other Short Courses in Mining, Oil & Gas in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
This course has no formal entry requirements. You decide if it’s suitable for you.
The course is delivered at LLM level. At this level, for this course, you’d usually have at least:
- a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in Law, or
- relevant professional experience that supports this level of study.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full