Program Overview
The Laws at University of London International Programmes is a LLM programme in Law over 12 months, delivered Online. 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 Laws 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: Online
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: GBP 8,412 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 8,412 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Laws programme are prepared for diverse careers in law:
- Solicitor / Barrister
- Legal Counsel
- Policy Advisor
- Legal Researcher
- Compliance Officer
- International Arbitrator
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Postgraduate Certificate \x96 five modules from up to four courses.
- Postgraduate Diploma \x96 ten modules from up to four courses.
- Master of Laws (LLM) \x96 sixteen modules from four courses.
- Master of Laws (LLM) - three complete courses (12 modules) chosen from one specialisation.
- Postgraduate Diploma - eight modules chosen from one specialisation.
- Postgraduate Certificate - four modules chosen from one specialisation.
- Specialisation: Banking and finance law
- Specialisation: Commercial and corporate law
- Specialisation: Common law
- Specialisation: Comparative and foreign law
- Specialisation: Competition law
- Specialisation: Computer and communications law
- Specialisation: Corporate and securities law
- Specialisation: Criminology and criminal justice
- Specialisation: Economic regulation
- Specialisation: Environmental and natural resources law
- Specialisation: Equity and trusts
- Specialisation: European law
- Specialisation: Family law
- Specialisation: Financial services law
- Specialisation: Human rights law
- Specialisation: Insurance law
- Specialisation: Intellectual property law
- Specialisation: International business law
- Specialisation: International criminal justice
- Specialisation: International dispute resolution
- Specialisation: International intellectual property law
- Specialisation: International justice
- Specialisation: Law and development
- Specialisation: Legal theory and history
- Specialisation: Maritime law
- Specialisation: Media Law
- Specialisation: Medicine and the law
- Specialisation: Procedural law
- Specialisation: Public international law
- Specialisation: Public law
- Specialisation: Sports law
- Specialisation: Tax law
- Admiralty law
- Applicable laws and procedures in international commercial arbitration
- Commercial banking law: bank customer relationship
- Commercial trusts law
- Comparative criminal justice policy
- Constitutional and institutional law of the European Union
- Corporate finance and management issues in company law
- Derivatives law
- Equity and trusts in context
- European Union competition law
- European Convention on Human Rights
- European internal market
- External relations law of the European Union
- Foundational and constitutional issues in company law
- Human rights of women
- Industrial and intellectual property
- Insurance law (excluding Marine insurance law)
- Intellectual property and medicine
- Intellectual property and sport
- Intellectual property on the internet
- International and comparative bank regulation
- International and comparative competition law
- International and comparative law of copyright and related rights
- International and comparative law of patents, trade secrets and related rights
- International and comparative law of trade marks, designs and unfair competition
- International and comparative trust law
- International commercial insurance law
- International criminal law
- International economic law
- International environmental law
- International investment law
- International law of the sea
- International merger control
- International natural resources law
- International refugee law
- International rights of the child
- Jurisprudence and legal theory
- Law and policy of international courts and tribunals
- Law of international finance: syndicated loans
- Law of financial crime
- Law of treaties
- Law on investment entities
- Marine insurance law
- Medical law and ethics
- Multinational enterprises and the law
- Private international law in international commercial litigation
- Private law aspects of the law of finance
- Regulation and infrastructure of international commercial arbitration
- Russian law and legal institutions
- Securities law
- Taxation principles and policy
- Telecommunications law
- United Nations protection of human rights
- Western European legal history
- World trade law
- Youth justice
- Carriage of goods by sea [Revised] (not yet available)
- Franchising law (not yet available)
- International law of armed conflict and use of force (not yet available)
- International trade law [Revised] (not yet available)
- Law of international finance: securitisation and bonds (not yet available)
- Law of international project finance (not yet available)
- Legislation and statutory interpretation (not yet available)
- Some of the courses currently listed as unavailable are likely to be launching within the next 18 months. Please note, however, that the University can never guarantee the launch date of forthcoming courses. Authoritative information on which courses are available is given in the Regulations for the Programme and in a Regulations Supplement which may be published around July each year.
- While the University provides substantial study materials, please note that it does not offer interactive teaching of any kind for this programme.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Access is a key principle for all distance study programmes offered through the University\'s External System, and Postgraduate Laws is no exception. The programme offers the opportunity to gain the same prestigious qualification awarded to students enroled with one of the University\'s Colleges but without coming to London. It is open to a wide range of students and assessed to the same high standard as a programme within one of the University\'s Colleges. There are no requirements for you to come to London, so no relocation or travel costs and you can continue working full time. In addition, any number of students can join this programme, so if you meet our entrance requirements you will be offered a place.
In order to be eligible to register for the LLM degree, Postgraduate Diploma in Laws or Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, you must satisfy the entrance requirements given below:
Master of Laws (LLM)
Applicants are required to have at least one of the following:
- Obtained the LLB degree of the University of London with at least Second Class Honours (excepting that a candidate who obtained the LLB Pass degree before 1969 may make a special application) or
- Obtained a first degree, in a subject appropriate to the LLM, of a university in a Member State of the European Union, with a result considered by the University of London to be equivalent to at least Second Class Honours or
- Obtained a first degree, in a subject appropriate to the LLM, of an acceptable university outside the European Union, with a result considered by the University of London to be equivalent to at least Second Class Honours or
- Obtained a Masters degree, in a subject appropriate to the LLM, of a university in a Member State of the European Union or of an acceptable university outside the European Union or
- Passed the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) of England and Wales or the Qualifying Examination of the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England or the corresponding examinations in Scotland or Northern Ireland, where in either case the student has also obtained a Second Class Honours degree of a UK university (or an educational institute of university rank) or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard obtained after a course of study extending over not less than three years in a university (or educational institute of university rank) or
- Obtained either the Common Professional Examination or an equivalent Diploma in Law where in either case the applicant has also obtained a Second Class Honours degree of a UK university (or an educational institute of university rank) or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard obtained after a course of study extending over not less than three years in a university (or an educational institute of university rank) or
- Qualified as a solicitor or barrister in England or Wales, or the equivalent outside England or Wales or
- Obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in law from a College or Institute of the University of London
Note: In these admission criteria a degree `in a subject appropriate to the LLM\xc2\xb4 means a first degree with substantial law content
English language requirement
All applicants must possess an appropriate level of ability to work in English. Therefore, an applicant whose first language is not English must provide evidence acceptable to the University that the applicant has, no more than three years prior to application, either:
- Substantial education (minimum 18 months) conducted in English or
- Substantial work experience (minimum 18 months) conducted in English or
- Passed, at an appropriate level, a test of proficiency in English acceptable to the University of London - for example, IELTS with a minimum overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each sub-test or TOEFL score of 580 (or 237 in the computerised test) plus 4 in the Test of Written English (TWE)/Essay Rating. For the TOEFL iBT (internet-based Test) a total score of 92 is required with at least 22 in both the Reading and Writing Skills sub-tests and at least 20 in both the Speaking and Listening sub-tests.
The University reserves the right to require an applicant to pass at an appropriate level a test of proficiency in English that is acceptable to the University before an offer of registration can be made.
ampus.English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 8,412 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 8,412 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 8,412 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 8,412 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of London International Programmes 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 University of London International Programmes
University of London International Programmes
London, United Kingdom
The University of London Worldwide is the central academic body that manages external study programmes within the federal University of London. All courses are branded as simply "University of...
University Profile- Application Deadline 2031-01-18
- Start Date 2018-05-01
- Language English
- Duration 12 months