LLM Law

Entry requirements

For admission to the LLM programme, successful applicants will have:

• Normally have achieved a Second Class Honours Grade One (H2.1) in a primary degree (level 8) in law or an interdisciplinary degree which includes law as a significant component.

• Applicants who have not achieved a H2.1 may apply but applications will be assessed on a competitive basis.

• If an applicant has not yet completed their degree, then a conditional offer may be made on the basis of most recent grades and pending the achievement of no less than a H2.1 degree. The applicants eventually achieve H2.2 or below will be considered on a competitive basis.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The LLM (Master of Laws) General pathway is designed to prepare students for careers in the 21st century workplace. Employers are looking for people who can think critically, adapt to different situations, and have a global perspective.

The LLM (Master of Laws) General Pathway programme is offered both full-time and part-time. Full-time students take three taught modules in semester 1 and three taught modules in semester 2. Part-time students take two taught modules in semester 1 (year 1), two taught modules in semester 2 (Year 1), and two taught modules year 2. In addition, all students need to complete a dissertation. Each module entails 2 hours of classes per week.

Full-time students will be on-site for timetabled classes for two or three days a week in each semester (depending on the individual student’s module choice): 12 weeks before and 12 weeks after Christmas. Part-time students may be able to be on campus one to two days a week (but this is not guaranteed, as it depends on timetabling and individual student’s module choice).

Most students are on campus throughout the week: working on assignments, contributing in School research seminars, etc. To complete the program, you’re required to write a research dissertation. In preparation for the dissertation, you’ll have regular supervision meetings as well as occasional collective dissertation initiatives (some students work off site for much of the summer period and are free to do so).

Across all LLM pathways there are two obligatory modules: one on research methods and the independent research Dissertation (15,000 words). Specific pathways include a mix of other compulsory and optional modules across the first (September – December) and second (January – April) semesters.