Law

Entry requirements

We require a first class or upper second class honours degree in law or a relevant subject, or an equivalent international degree and we also welcome applications based on a lower second class honours degree which we will consider on a case-by-case basis alongside your relevant professional experience and other qualifications.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Studying law at Kent means learning to ask the difficult questions. Our LLM Law course challenges you to think differently about legal systems – not just how they work, but what they mean for people, communities and the world.

You’ll explore how the law influences and responds to challenges expressed in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, such as inequality, climate change, health insecurity and human rights violations.

At the heart of this course is a critical approach: you’ll examine legal rules and institutions in context, and question who they serve, how they shape society, and how they might be reformed.

Whether your interest is in commercial law, environmental law, public international law, human rights, health or criminal justice, this course gives you the tools to think deeply and write persuasively about the most pressing legal issues of our time.

You’ll learn from expert researchers and become part of a community that values justice, curiosity and debate. With the flexibility to specialise and the space to grow, you’ll graduate with the confidence and knowledge to shape law and policy on a local and global scale.

Specialist pathways

You can develop in-depth expertise by studying one or two specialised subject pathways or study for a general Kent LLM with no specialist pathway. Specialist pathways include:

• Law (Human Rights Law) LLM, PDip
• Law (Intellectual Property Law) LLM, PDip
• Law (International Commercial Law) LLM, PDip
• Law (International Environmental Law) LLM, PDip
• Law (International Law) LLM, PDip
• Law (International Law with International Relations) LLM, PDip
• Law (Law and Health) LLM, PDip
• Law (Law and Society) LLM, PDip

Information for international students

Please see our International website for entry requirements by country and other relevant information. Due to visa restrictions, international fee-paying students cannot study part-time unless undertaking a distance or blended-learning programme with no on-campus provision.

English language entry requirements

The University requires all non-native speakers of English to reach a minimum standard of proficiency in written and spoken English before beginning a postgraduate degree. Certain subjects require a higher level.

For detailed information see our English language requirements web pages.

Need help with English?

Please note that if you are required to meet an English language condition, we offer a number of pre-sessional courses in English for Academic Purposes through Kent International Pathways.

Fees and funding

Please visit our funding web pages for the most current information and application details.