Law

Entry requirements

The typical offer for this course is a 2:2 or above honours degree in law. We also accept joint honours degrees where law is the major component (e.g., Accounting and Law or Combined Studies).

We also welcome applicants with a Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course, or Bar Professional Training Course, as well as those qualified as solicitors or barristers.

If you don’t meet these criteria but have relevant professional experience, we’ll consider your application individually. You’ll need to demonstrate strong motivation to succeed at this level and complete the course.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The course is designed to equip you with specialist knowledge, making you highly employable in the legal profession and beyond.

Entering the legal profession requires a comprehensive knowledge of diverse areas of law. Completion of an LLM demonstrates your skills, determination and expertise to any future employers. At Kingston University, you will gain access to an innovative curriculum designed to address the complexities of the modern legal landscape.

Whether you aim to work as a solicitor, barrister or in a related field, this course opens doors to a wide range of career opportunities in both the public and private sectors.

If you’re a practising legal professional, an LLM will help you improve and focus your career towards the areas that interest you most. You will expand the scope of your knowledge and use your dissertation as an opportunity to carry out independent research in any area that interests you.