LLM programmes

An LLM degree is a Taught Masters in Law. The programme takes one year (full-time) or two years (part-time) and involves the study of six specialist modules and a dissertation. Applicants must have a good undergraduate degree in Law or equivalent. Our MA programme is inter-disciplinary and requires a degree in one of the related subject areas for entry.

Each of our programmes can be studied full- or part-time. Each individual programme page includes the following information:

  • Full information about the programme and its structure
  • Entrance requirements & course fees
  • Language requirements for international students
  • Links to the modules available on that programme
  • A video in which staff and students talk about the programme

Our Masters programmes:

Health, Bioethics and Law LLM

  • Postgraduate
  • Taught
  • Full time, part time

This programme is available for entry in September 2014

The LLM in Health, Bioethics and Law will enable you to critically explore key issues in this field in terms of legal principles and philosophical concepts. The programme takes an [more...]

MA in International Law, Ethics and Politics

  • Postgraduate
  • Taught
  • Full time, part time

This programme introduces students to the issues at the intersection of International law, particularly International Law and European law; ethics; and international politics. The course covers the application of these areas to problems such as poverty reduction; [more...]

Commercial Law LLM

  • Postgraduate
  • Taught
  • Full time, part time

Commerce and trade exert some of the most powerful influences on human activity and commercial relationships reflect a constantly evolving world. The ingenuity of traders and the complexity of modern commerce is truly breathtaking. The study of Commercial Law provides an [more...]

Criminal Law LLM

  • Postgraduate
  • Taught
  • Full time, part time

Criminal Law is concerned with the most potentially invasive assertion of authority by the state: if you fail to comply with the law you will be punished. This programme provides a holistic analysis of the criminal process through an analysis of the law, its philosophical [more...]

International Commercial Law LLM

  • Postgraduate
  • Taught
  • Full time, part time

The past few decades have seen enormous growth in international commerce, increasing the importance and prominence of international commercial law. This area of law provides a basis for international business transactions and the development of international markets. The [more...]

International Law LLM: Crime, Justice and Human Rights

  • Postgraduate
  • Taught
  • Full time, part time

This programme draws upon Birmingham Law School's research strengths in International Law, Criminal Law and Human Rights and enables students to develop expertise in a wide range of International law subjects. Increased globalisation makes this programme an [more...]

LLM (General)

  • Postgraduate
  • Taught
  • Full time, part time

Birmingham Law School's General LLM gives you the opportunity to decide which areas of law have the most relevance to your future career and to choose modules that most interest you. This is the ideal programme if you wish to gain Masters-level knowledge and skills [more...]

 

Enquiries

 

LLM Admissions
Birmingham Law School
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

law-llm@bham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 6290
 Fax: +44 (0) 121 414 3585