The LLM in Law by online learning offers an exciting and flexible range of courses enabling you to tailor your LLM degree to meet your academic and professional interests.
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 minimum UK 2:1 honours degree from a UK university, 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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To be awarded LLM Law you must successfully complete 6 courses and a 10,000-word dissertation during your chosen duration of study.
The LLM in Law enables you to study a wide range of courses within the areas of information technology law, medical law and international commercial law.
Option courses
Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following Commercial Law courses:
International Commercial Arbitration (20 credits)
Dispute Resolution Methods (20 credits)
Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law & Ethics (20 credits)
Comparative and International Corporate Governance ( 20 credits)
Contract Law in Europe (20 credits)
International law, Human Rights and Corporate Accountability (20 credits)
Banking and Financial Law: Case Studies (20 credits)
European Competition and Innovation (20 credits)
Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following Medical Law courses:
Mental Health Law (20 credits)
Ethics of Health Technologies (20 credits)
Public Health Ethics (20 credits)
Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following Medical Law courses:
The Fundamentals of Law and Medical Ethics (20 credits)
Fundamentals of Bioethics (20 credits)
Law and Ethics at the Start and End of Life (20 credits)
Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following Media and Technology Law courses:
EU Data Protection Law (20 credits)
International and European Law of the Media (20 credits)
Space Law and Policy (20 credits)
E-Commerce Law (20 credits)
Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following Media and Technology courses:
Regulation of autonomous systems: the law of robotics (20 credits)
Software and the law (20 credits)
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