Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: One year full-time
The modules available on the LLM International Law and Security cover a wide range of legal disciplines, to cater for the diverse learning needs of students from around the world.
Part of our comprehensive range of LLM courses, the LLM International Law and Security offers you an opportunity to study the fundamentals of international law at an advanced level, linking theory to practice.
You'll examine the key legal principles and rules underpinning the international legal system. Develop a critical understanding of contemporary international law and its relationship with topical global issues, from climate change and environmental law to human rights and conflict resolution.
You should have:
An honours degree of 2:2 or above in Law; or
An honours degree of 2:2 or above plus a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) or the Common Professional Examination (CPE); or
An honours degree of 2:2 or above in a related subject (such as business, politics or international relations) and/or relevant experience: please give full details in your application.
If you do not meet the above requirements, but have relevant work experience and/or can demonstrate appropriate subject knowledge, we will assess your application on an individual basis.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
Studying for an LLM provides an ideal opportunity to develop specialist skills that'll be favoured by employers, both in the legal world and beyond. It opens up a range of career opportunities in legal practice and gives our students the edge over other graduates.
The in-depth knowledge you'll acquire in your chosen area of law will give you a thorough grounding in this subject area. The specialist knowledge and skillset you gain will raise your employability prospects, enabling you to become an in-demand specialist within your organisation.
Given the increasingly transnational nature of law, this course is designed to provide you with knowledge and skills which will be attractive to employers both in the UK and beyond.
You'll study:
Conflict and Security Law
Foundations of Public International Law
Legal Research Project.
Plus, four optional modules from:
International Criminal Law
International Environmental and Climate Change Law
International Human Rights Law
International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy
World Trade Law
Trade Investment and Energy Law.
At UWE Bristol, we empower you to make a choice. To choose a university that pushes itself as much as you. To choose a passion that gives you purpose....
Sat 06 Jun 2026