Kent Law School has partnered with FutureLearn to launch an exciting new online opportunity for graduates, international students and professionals with an interest in migration laws: a microcredential in Critical International Migration Law.<\/p>\n
FutureLearn\u2019s microcredentials are created and accredited by universities as professional credentials designed to build career skills and allow for a deeper understanding of a subject, with the opportunity to earn academic credit.<\/p>\n
The Law School\u2019s first microcredential <\/a>has been designed by Senior Lecturer Sian Lewis-Anthony, a specialist in human rights law who also delivers the course.<\/p>\n It\u2019s ideal for anyone with an interest in the \u2018who, what, and why?\u2019 of international migration laws and the role of both international and domestic law in shaping the terrain. You\u2019ll gain an insight into the role of states in exercising their sovereign right to control their borders, and the impact their policies and laws have in closing off legal routes to migration for those desperate to flee to safety.<\/p>\n As well as being aimed at aspiring lawyers, this course is also likely to appeal to anyone working for NGOs and human rights organisations, as well as international students unable to attend law school within the UK.<\/p>\n The first opportunity to begin studying the course is on Monday 5 April with further start dates planned later in the year.<\/p>\n During the comprehensive 12-week programme you\u2019ll undertake:<\/p>\n You\u2019ll also be asked to complete a 5,000 word assessment. After successfully completing the course (worth 15 UK Credits\/7.5 ECTS at postgraduate level), you can opt to progress to the Law School’s LLM in International Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Watch an introduction to the course with Kent\u2019s Dean for Internationalisation Anthony Manning talking to Sian and Mark Wallace, from FutureLearn:<\/p>\n \u00ad\u00ad\n