Law

Overview

The LLM (Law) provides ambitious graduates with a highly flexible approach to advanced legal studies, focused on the School of Law's specialisms in criminal justice, European law, public and environmental governance, human rights and international business. The programme reflects the School's global orientation and its culture of critical enquiry and as such we encourage you to devise the pathway that best suits your scholarly interests and your career ambitions.



Course Structure

Students may enrol on a full-time (1 year) or part-time (2 years) basis.



The Masters is awarded to students who successfully complete all taught modules (120 CATS points) and a research dissertation (60 CATS points).



The programme is delivered through a series of taught modules and culminates in the submission of a dissertation on an original topic. Students can choose from the wide range of modules available on any of the School's LLM programmes.

The information below is intended as an example only, featuring module details for the current year of study (2024/25). Modules are reviewed on an annual basis and may be subject to future changes – revised details will be published through Programme Specifications ahead of each academic year.



Year 1

Core Modules

• Dissertation (LLM Law) (60 credits)

• Approaches to Legal Research (10 credits)



Optional Modules

• Corporate Environmental Law (20 credits)

• Business and Human Rights (20 credits)

• Human Rights in Practice (20 credits)

• (Metaverse Law) Copyright, Trademarks & Immersive Technologies (10 credits)

• Comparative Human Rights (20 credits)

• Data, Privacy and the Law (10 credits)

• Transitional Justice (20 credits)

• International Human Rights Law (20 credits)

• Advanced International Trade Law and Policy (20 credits)

• World Trade Law (20 credits)

• International Competition Law (20 credits)

• International Corporate Governance (20 credits)

• International Commercial Law (20 credits)

• Climate,Justice & Human Rights (20 credits)

• Restorative Justice: Principles, Issues and Debates (20 credits)

• Regulating Reality: The Law of Misinformation (20 credits)

• Platform Regulation:IP Enforcement & Content Moderation (10 credits)

• Prisons, Punishment and the Legacy of Conflict in NI (20 credits)

• Theoretical Criminology (20 credits)

• Regulating Innovation (20 credits)

• Advanced Issues in Medical Law and Ethics (20 credits)

• Criminal Justice Processes (20 credits)

• Criminology and Criminal Justice Methods 1 (5 credits)

• Theories of Human Rights (10 credits)

• Criminology and Criminal Justice Methods 2 (5 credits)

• Dissertation in Practice (60 credits)

• Artificial Intelligence and the Law (20 credits)

• Key Debates in Criminology (20 credits)

• Law and the Challenges of Technology (20 credits)

• Intellectual Property and Creative Industries : Copyright, Designs and Trademarks (20 credits)

• Global IP Law, Trade and Technology (20 credits)

• International Financial Law (20 credits)

• Foundations of IP Law, Theory, Economics & Policy (20 credits)

• Critical Approaches International Economic Law (20 credits)

Graduate

Applicants with a primary Law degree: Normally a strong 2.2 Honours degree in Law (with a minimum of 55%) or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Applicants with a 2:2 Honours degree in Law with less than 55% (or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) along with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience may be considered.



Applicants with a primary degree in a relevant/cognate subject: Normally applicants with a 2:1 Honours degree or above (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) in Social Sciences, Humanities or a cognate discipline.



Applicants with a minimum of a 2:2 Honours degree (or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) along with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience may be considered.



Exemption from these requirements may be considered for those applicants who hold a Master's degree in a relevant subject (or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University).



Admission under Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) may be considered for this course. The University's Recognition of Prior Learning Policy provides guidance on the assessment of experiential learning (RPEL). Please visit http://go.qub.ac.uk/RPLpolicy for more information.



International Students

Please see International Student's link below.

Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible and ideally no later than 29th August 2025.



In the event that any programme receives a high number of applications, the University reserves the right to close the application portal.



Notifications to this effect will appear on the application portal against the programme application page.

Coursework

Final dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words

1 year (Full-time)

2 years (Part-time)



Contact Teaching Hours

Small Group Teaching/Personal Tutorial

8 (hours maximum)



In addition to 6-8 hrs of teaching per week , students should set aside 10-12 hours per module for reading and preparation to engage meaningfully in classroom discussions, group work and other forms of active engagement.

Entry Year: 2025/26

Career Prospects

Introduction

Given the broad range of topics covered in this LLM, successful completion of the programme will open a wide range of career opportunities to its graduates. This Masters also provides an excellent basis for further study towards a research degree such as a PhD, which in turn may lead on to an academic career.

http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/careers/