LLM Innovation, Technology and the Law

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 may also consider a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a social science subject.

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 select between 80 and 120 credits of the following courses:

Information: Control and Power (20 credits)
International and European Media Law (20 credits)
Robotics, AI and the Law (20 credits)
Space Law (20 credits)
Legal Technology and the Justice System (20 credits)
Outer Space Law and Policy (20 credits)
Software and the Law (20 credits)
EU Data Protection Law (GDPR) (20 credits)
Decentralised Technologies: Law, Finance and Society (20 credits)
Hardware and the Law: Intellectual Property, Safety, Sustainability and Sovereignty for Tech Devices (20 credits)
The legal challenges of information technologies (20 credits)
E-Governance, Digital Change and Democratisation (20 credits)
Human-Computer Interaction and Governance (20 credits)
Contemporary Issues in the Law and Policy of e-Commerce, the Digital Economy and International Information Governance (20 credits)
Legal and Ethical Issues in Digital Journalism (20 credits)
The Law of Advertising and Commercial Speech (20 credits)