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The LLM in Global Environment and Climate Change Law is designed to provide you with an advanced, multidisciplinary knowledge of the legal issues and techniques related to environmental protection, with special emphases on climate change and the marine environment.
These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in law.
We will also consider candidates with a degree in a related discipline which includes relevant prior study.
In evaluating your application for postgraduate study, greater emphasis may be placed upon results of prior learning in subjects relevant to the intended degree programme.
Entry to this programme is competitive. Meeting minimum requirements for consideration does not guarantee an offer of study.
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You must take these courses.
International Environmental Law (40 credits, full-year)
International Climate Change Law (20 credits, must be taken in semester 1)
Core courses
You must select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses:
New Perspectives on International Law and the Environment (20 credit)
The Law of Carbon Management: Regulating Carbon Dioxide Removals and CCS (20 credits)
Climate Change Litigation: Practice and Theory (20 credits)
International Ocean Governance and the Protection of the Marine Environment (20 credits)
International Ocean Governance and the Protection of the Marine Environment (40 credits)
Issues in Law and Sustainable Development (20 credits)
Sustainability in Food Supply Chains: Law and Policy (20 credits)
Transnational waste law and circular economy (20 credits)
Energy Transition and the International Economic Legal Order: Governance, Challenges and Innovations (20 credits)
International Law of the Sea (20 credits)
Climate Law Formation: Movement Building, Lawmakers, and Equity (20 credits)
Option courses
External School course collection
Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses:
Global Environment: Key Issues 20
Marine Ecosystems and Policies 20
Public Participation in Policy 20
Sustainable Marine Development 20
Environmental Justice and Development 20
Values and the Environment (P) 20
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