New joint environmental justice degree with NLU Delhi starting at SOAS this September

SOAS University of London and National Law University Delhi (NLUD) in India have joined forces to offer a joint LLM/MA in Environmental Justice in South Asia, welcoming its first cohort of students this September.

The new joint LLM/MA in Environmental Justice in South Asia will, uniquely, be co-designed, co-delivered and co-awarded by both universities. Students will be able to carry out half of their studies at SOAS in London and the remainder of their studies at NLUD in Delhi.

... international students will pay half the fees typically charged to international students completing Master’s courses at British universities.

It will be the first time at a UK university that international students pay the same course fee as domestic students. As a result, international students will pay half the fees typically charged to international students completing Master’s courses at British universities.

The new degree aims at removing barriers to climate justice education, helping equip a new generation of experts able to confront the sustainability issues in their societies, and initiate academic conversations about climate justice on an international platform. 

Unique features of this degree

The LLM/MA Environmental Justice in South Asia is a 1-year course located in the Global North and the Global South to explore critical environmental and climate change issues from the South-North perspective, while also providing students a rich learning opportunity to engage and learn directly from field exposure.

... the course can bring to careers in research, policy studies and international non-governmental and governmental organisations.

It provides a unique and transformative learning experience, which graduates of the course can bring to careers in research, policy studies and international non-governmental and governmental organisations. The course incorporates a core taught component, a clinical component and a dissertation.

During the course, students will:

• have the opportunity to undertake a programme aimed at exploring issues of environmental justice through the lens of South Asia;
• be jointly admitted to both institutions and have access to resources from both SOAS and NLUD throughout the programme;
• travel to the UK and India as part of the programme, with the first term spent at SOAS on campus and the second term spent at NLUD on campus, followed by a dissertation.

Why study the LLM/MA in Environmental Justice in South Asia?

The programme provides a unique specialisation in one of the most rapidly developing areas of law with special reference to South Asia. It offers students an option to study environmental law and its application and relevance to a broad range of areas with special reference to South Asia. The programme provides an opportunity to students to and apply learn tools of research methodology unique to environmental law along with an exposure to the field through a clinical component.

... students will be equipped with research skills, exposure to the global South and North, while obtaining the necessary skills for career progression.

The course aims to build the student potential for growth both personally and professionally and it provides a route to further study through a PhD. On course completion, students will be equipped with research skills, exposure to the global South and North, while obtaining the necessary skills for career progression.

Structure of the degree and award

To be awarded the LLM/MA, students must take a mix of compulsory courses, electives courses and a dissertation. The programme structure shows which modules are compulsory and which are optional electives.

Upon completion of the programme, students will be jointly awarded an LLM/MA by both SOAS and NLUD.

For further information and instructions to apply can be found on the course page. Prospective applicants may also contact the academic co-directors of the programme, Prof. Philippe Cullet at SOAS (pcullet@soas.ac.uk) and Prof. Roopa Madhav at NLUD (roopa.madhav@nludelhi.ac.in).