Program Overview
The Law at The University of Edinburgh is a LLM programme in Law over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of law. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Law programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 17,400 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 10,200 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Law programme are prepared for diverse careers in law:
- Solicitor / Barrister
- Legal Counsel
- Policy Advisor
- Legal Researcher
- Compliance Officer
- International Arbitrator
Program Curriculum
This programme is made up from 120 credits of taught courses (60 credits per semester) and a 60-credit dissertation on an approved topic (generally one that builds upon one of the courses that you have studied with us).
There are no compulsory courses on the general LLM that all students have to take. Instead you may choose from a diverse range of specialist courses offered within the School (subject to the availability of places or whether courses are running in a given year).
However, as the general LLM qualification reflects expertise across a range of subjects, there are limits on the number of courses which can be taken from any one subject area.
Option courses
To ensure a programme of general interest there are no mandatory courses, however you may only select a certain number of credits (generally up to 40 credits) from particular fields:
- Commercial Law courses
- Criminal Law courses
- Criminology courses
- European Law courses
- IP, Media and Technology Law courses
- International Law courses
- Legal Theory courses
- Legal History
- Medical Law and Ethics courses
- Private Law courses
- Public Law courses
Full details of the programme structure and course options are available on the Law School's website.
Disclaimer
Due to unforeseen circumstances, or lack of demand for particular courses, we may not be able to run all courses as advertised come the start of the academic year.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to Upper Second Class on the UK Honour scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on the UK Honour scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
The minimum basic admission requirement for taught postgraduate degrees is a UK Upper Second Class (2:1) honours degree or its international equivalent, in Law, Arts or Social Sciences.
English Language Requirements
If your first language is not English, you will be required to show that you have obtained one of the following:
Grade 7 in the British Council\'s IELTS test (with at least 6.5 in each section)
100 in the TOEFL internet based test (with no score lower than 23 in each section)
Grade B in the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
Grade A in the Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English
67 in the Pearson Test of English (with no score lower than 61 in each of the \xc2\x93Communicative Skills\xc2\x94 sections \xc2\x96 \xc2\x93Enabling Skills\xc2\x94 section scores are not considered)
All tests must be taken within two years of the proposed start date. Any English language proficiency tests results older than two years will not be considered.
Your application may not be successful if you do not currently satisfy any of these requirements; alternatively, you may be offered a place conditional on your reaching the satisfactory standard by the time you start the degree.
The University\'s Institute for Applied Language Studies (IALS) runs a pre-sessional English for the LLM course, you can find information on this programme here. Please note, however, that successful completion of this course will not be accepted in place of a formal English test result demonstrating the required level (as detailed above).
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 17,400 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 10,200 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 17,400 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 10,200 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact The University of Edinburgh directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
University of Edinburgh (Universitas Academica Edinburgensis) is a historic and globally respected public research university in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, founded in 1583, making it one of the...
University Profile- Application Deadline 2031-07-18
- Start Date 2018-09-01
- Language English
- Duration 12 months