Overview
A one-year LLM combining compulsory legal research methods and a 60-credit dissertation with optional modules in areas such as international, commercial, criminal and environmental law. Optional and compulsory modules together total 180 credits.
Highlights
- Legal Research Methods (compulsory)
- Dissertation, 60 credits (compulsory)
- Public International Law (optional example)
- Global Trade Law (optional example)
Entry requirements
- Academic
- LLB graduates normally need at least a lower second-class degree from an approved university. Other degrees are considered case by case. International applicants need a qualification equivalent in level to a UK bachelor's degree.
- English language
- IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component; PTE 62 overall with no component below 58; Cambridge English Advanced 176 overall with no component below 169.
- Applicants from Pakistan
- Pakistan page: a 4-year Bachelor degree, or a 2-year Bachelor degree plus a 2-year Master's degree with a grade of 60% or a CGPA of 2.7 or higher. The course page asks international applicants to email [email protected] for advice. Source
Careers
The page lists civil service, government departments, international diplomacy, business, and teaching or academic research, and mentions a clinical legal education programme, an employability scheme and an annual employability fair.
Working after you graduate
Bachelor's and master's graduates on a Student visa may apply in the UK for the Graduate visa: two years if applying by 31 December 2026, or 18 months if applying on or after 1 January 2027.
Checked on 10 October 2026. Official source.
Scholarships for this course
- Alumni, Existing Students and Family DiscountGBP 1,000 for each year of study, in addition to any other international scholarship (not the Vice-Chancellor Scholarship)
- Chevening ScholarshipsTuition fees, monthly living stipend, economy return flight, arrival and departure allowances and visa application cost
- Deans Scholarship (postgraduate taught)GBP 6,000 for postgraduate taught courses
- Vice-Chancellor Scholarship (undergraduate and postgraduate taught)GBP 10,000 discount on tuition fees in year 1 only; later years receive up to GBP 6,000 per year (undergraduate)