Postgraduate Laws LLM

Entry requirements

For the LLM entry point, you normally need one of the following:

• A Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with second-class honours from the University of London.
• A second-class bachelor's degree (or equivalent), where at least half the units are in law-related subjects.
• A pass in the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) of England and Wales, or the Qualifying Exam of the Solicitors' Regulation Authority of England (or corresponding exams in Scotland or Northern Ireland), plus a second-class bachelor's degree (or equivalent).
• The Common Professional Examination or a Graduate Diploma in Law, plus a second-class bachelor's degree (or equivalent).
• You are qualified as a solicitor or barrister in England or Wales, or the equivalent elsewhere.

For the PGDip entry point, you normally need one of the following:

• A second-class bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from the University of London or an acceptable institution.
• A master’s degree.

For entry to the PGCert, you normally need one of the following:

• A bachelor's degree from the University of London or an acceptable institution.
• At least five years’ relevant work experience, such as accounting, banking, finance or insurance.

Months of entry

May, December

Course content

Our world-class, flexible Postgraduate Laws programmes are designed for UK and international students, of diverse backgrounds and educational levels, with enthusiasm to learn and achieve a postgraduate law qualification. You can study flexibly at your own pace, over a period of 1-5 years.

You can achieve your LLM even without a prior degree, via three entry points, namely the Postgraduate Certificate, the Postgraduate Diploma, and the LLM. Wherever you start, you can pick up three specialist awards with or without specialisation. For each of the three awards, you can select from 68 courses and achieve a general award, or an award from our 32 specialisations.