2022

Postgraduate
programmes in Laws
london.ac.uk/llm
With academic
direction from: World class. Worldwide.
Join the World Class

1 A mark of excellence
Gain a University of London degree in Postgraduate
Laws and boost your career development.

2 Learn from the experts

Your programme is led, taught and assessed by senior professors from
Queen Mary University of London and UCL, both of which are ranked in
the top 10 Law departments in the UK (2021 QS World University Rankings).

3 Worldwide relevance
Gain advanced knowledge of legal issues for careers in law,
government, banking and financial services, national and
international corporations, regional and international organisations,
shipping, the media, human rights and more. Choose from over
30 specialisations or compile your own combination of courses.

4 Access a wealth of resources

You receive comprehensive Study Guides written by subject
experts, as well as access to extensive online learning materials
for each course: introductory videocasts, online revision forums,
e-materials, e-forums, and e-clinics with the Dean.

5 Flexible learning
With up to five years to complete the programme, you can spread the cost
of your degree and continue working full time. And with no relocation
costs, studying for a University of London degree by distance learning
can represent a more affordable option than studying on campus.

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“In a fast changing
environment of
worldwide access
to higher education,
a University of London
degree continues
to offer a guarantee
of quality, value and
intellectual rigour.”
Professor Wendy Thomson
Vice-Chancellor,
University of London

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 Your prestigious University
of London qualification

About your qualification

When you graduate with a degree from the University
of London you will receive two important documents
– your Final Diploma (the parchment you receive
on graduation) and a Diploma Supplement.

The Final Diploma

• Indicates that you were registered with the University
of London and awarded a University of London degree.
• Gives the name of the University of London
member institutions that developed the
syllabus and provided assessment.
• Features the University of London crest
and the Vice-Chancellor’s signature.

The Diploma Supplement

• Describes the nature, level and content of the programme
you successfully completed.
• Includes the transcript of courses taken, marks achieved
and overall classification.
• States the role of the University of London member
institutions and the method of study.

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Contents

Postgraduate programmes in Laws

Join the World Class 2
Your prestigious University of London qualification 4
A welcome from Postgraduate Laws 6
Is this programme for me? 8
Your progression through the awards 9
Flexible study 10
Study support 12
Specialisations 13
Courses 14
Entrance requirements 15
How to apply and register 16
Further information 18

Key dates

To sit exams in May

Best to apply before:
30 September (previous year)
Must register by:
10 November (previous year)

To sit exams in October

Best to apply before:
28 February (same year)
Must register by:
15 April (same year)

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A welcome from
Postgraduate Laws
‘We are delighted to welcome you to the University of London’s
Postgraduate Laws programme. Our qualifications are
highly desirable and serve as proof of academic excellence.
When you join the programme, you become part of an
international community of high academic achievers.
Many of you will be seeking to advance your career in law, but
some of you will be seeking to develop your career in other
professional arenas, such as government, the civil service or the
private sector. Our programmes are accessible to law graduates,
non-law graduates and anyone with professional experience.
Professor Helen Xanthaki Our programmes are also flexible and can be adapted to the circumstances
Dean of each student – from the law graduate wishing to complete the
Postgraduate Laws programme LLM within one year to the non-qualified professional starting on the
Postgraduate Certificate and progressing to the LLM in up to five years.
We offer a choice of over 68 courses. You can pursue an LLM degree
without specific specialisation or in any one of the 32 specialisations.
If you enter the programme through the Postgraduate Certificate and
progress to the LLM, you can emerge with three specialist awards.
I am proud to be directing a unique programme that offers the
opportunity to study law at postgraduate level to anyone who is
willing and able to put in the hard work required. My team and I
are all here to make sure that success can come your way.’

‘I am delighted to have joined the Postgraduate Laws team and to

work on a programme with an outstanding international reputation.
I understand both the challenges and the opportunities of distance
Joanne Tapper learning, and look forward to supporting our international community
of students whilst they learn flexibly and work hard towards their
Programme Officer awards. I am dedicated to facilitating a positive student experience
Postgraduate Laws programme and to being a supportive contact throughout your studies.’

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“The Department of Law at Queen
Mary University of London and the
Faculty of Laws at UCL welcome you
to our joint online Postgraduate Laws
programme awarded by the University
of London. Together we offer you
academic excellence in 68 fields of law,
packaged in a flexible and financially
competitive programme. We extend
our open access invitation to you:
come and join the world class, benefit
from an exceptional programme
taught by world experts, and entice
employers with your achievements.”

UCL

Professor Piet Eeckhout

Dean of Laws, UCL

Professor Penny Green

Head of Laws, Queen Mary
University of London Queen Mary University of London

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Is this programme for me?

Progression routes
Once you have passed the five modules
for the Postgraduate Certificate, you will
automatically be eligible for progression
to the Postgraduate Diploma. Similarly,
once you have passed the 10 modules
for the Postgraduate Diploma, you will
automatically be eligible for progression
to the LLM. To see how this works in
practice, please see ‘Your progression
through the awards’ on page 9.

The qualities you need

Our programme is for everyone
who has the desire and motivation
Career advancement Career advancement to study hard and succeed. The
programme requires you to be highly
for law graduates for non-law graduates motivated and disciplined. You
need to be able to master complex
Law students and professionals study Non-law graduates or experienced problems independently. Some
our programme to gain expertise in professionals pursue an LLM to gain students find such self-directed study
a specialised field of law, such expertise in areas of the law that challenging, but all agree that it is
as commercial law, banking law, regulate their current or prospective incredibly rewarding. Watch one of
arbitration, common law or shipping careers. Our programme offers our graduates describe their study
law. Law firms tend to prefer job 32 specialisations, allowing you experiences and how the degree
candidates with an LLM from a good to demonstrate a broad awareness has helped them in their careers.
university because it indicates that they of law or specialist knowledge of a
have acquired advanced, specialist specific field – for example: public law Student overview:
legal training and are qualified to work for government; international bit.ly/llm-alumni-inspiration
in a multinational legal environment. law for international or regional Programme overview:
organisations; human rights for bit.ly/overview-llm
NGOs; or maritime law for shipping.
The choice of courses is extensive
and their application to the career
market one of the widest available.

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Your progression through
the awards
Structure An example of how you could progress:
You take the following number Postgraduate Certificate in Laws to Postgraduate
of courses and modules: Diploma in Laws to Master of Laws (LLM)
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws
Postgraduate Module Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Five modules from up to four courses
Certificate in Laws: A
Postgraduate Diploma in Laws Five modules in total
10 modules from up to four courses B
Master of Laws (LLM) C
16 modules to complete four courses D

Progression rules
Postgraduate Module Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
If you begin with the Postgraduate
Diploma in Laws: A
Certificate, you can still progress to the
10 modules in total
LLM by completing the requirements B
for each award and working upwards.
You simply complete the additional C
modules necessary to achieve the next
award, as shown in the adjacent chart. D
Please note: you must finish each
award for which you are registered
Master of Laws (LLM): Module Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
before moving on to the next.
16 modules in total A
Intermediate awards B
The university offers three nested C
awards: PGCert, PGDip and LLM.
You decide which level you enrol at D
(subject to entrance requirements)
and where to exit. Start with PGCert,
collect it, then move on to PGDip,
collect that too; then on to the
LLM! Or pause where you want.

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Flexible study
The postgraduate programmes Flexible assessment How much study
in Laws are flexible: you are time will I need?
not required to attend online Exams are held twice a year onlines.
revision sessions (although it is Each module is assessed by a 45-minute It is up to you how you schedule your
unseen written exam with a choice
strongly advised that you do), studies, depending on your work and
of questions. You can choose when
complete assignments or come personal commitments. However,
to be examined on any module, so
to London. You can sit your we recommend that you dedicate
long as you complete your study around 120 hours to each module.
exams wherever you are based within the period of registration.
and whenever you are ready. The format and mode of assessment
for this programme may change due
How many modules
Flexible admissions to events or circumstances beyond should I study at one time?
our control. Students will be informed
You can apply to join at any time of their assessment arrangements via Most students choose to study one
of year and start whenever you their Virtual Learning Environment course (four modules) every six months.
receive your study materials. (VLE), once confirmed. For the latest In this way, you can complete the
information on examinations, four courses (16 modules) required to
please visit: london.ac.uk/exams complete the LLM within two years.
Do I need a degree?
You do not need a law degree to Flexible payment Is CPD available?
apply: students with a good non-law
degree can start on the Postgraduate You do not have to pay in full when you Subject to the regulations of your
Diploma and progress to the LLM. start your first course, unless you wish professional association you may
Students without an honours degree to. Most students choose the pay-as- seek CPD points by studying our
or without a degree can start on the you-go option, spreading the cost by modules either on the degree
Postgraduate Certificate. For entrance paying for each new module in turn. or on a stand-alone basis.
requirements please see page 15. You can take up to four credit-bearing
How many times can modules from the programme on a
Flexible study period I repeat exams? stand-alone basis. For more information
please visit: london.ac.uk/llm
You have between one and five If you are required to resit a module, The programme is an Accredited
years to complete the LLM and you will have one further attempt Partner of the Chartered Institute of
the Postgraduate Diploma; and to pass. If you don’t feel ready to Arbitrators and students qualifying
from six months to five years for sit an exam, you can withdraw by with certain modules can apply for
the Postgraduate Certificate. notifying us in advance and you will membership of the CIArb. For more
not lose an attempt. As long as you information please visit the CIArb
have not made a first attempt at website or contact us directly.
an exam for a module, you are still
able to replace it with another.

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“The best part of my experience
was what I studied. For instance,
I did financial services laws and
studied financial crime which
was useful in my work as a
financial compliance officer.
I found it really rewarding
that I could apply what I
was learning in my work.

I made friends all over the

world, but organising times
to study together was tough.
This was a challenge, but it
was probably also what gave
me the most support.”
Ixora-Rose Wong-Williams
British Virgin Islands

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Study support
Study support
and materials
This is a programme of independent
study. To improve and aid your
study experience, extensive study
materials are provided, including:
• a comprehensive Skills Guide
• e-textbook(s) and online essential
readings for each course The Virtual Learning Summer course
• e-Study Guides written for Environment (VLE) Prospective and registered students
distance learning purposes, often may attend our two-day summer
by the author of the textbook The VLE is integral to your study
course at UCL or Queen Mary London
and updated annually experience, providing:
campuses. You would need to budget
• past examination papers, • online introductory videos from for the cost of the course and any travel
sample scripts and Examiners’ the lead academic on each course; or accommodation while in London.
commentaries, all available on our plus an online revision forum
with the academic tutor of each The summer course allows students to
Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) attend lectures from their Professors at
course; plus reading materials
• Postgraduate Laws Programme UCL or Queen Mary Law schools, build
handbook containing information and • extensive Online Library resources: on exam techniques, meet the Dean
advice that is specific to your studies onlinelibrary.london.ac.uk/resources and network with other students and
academics from the programmes.
• Regulations containing full • more than 10 legal databases
details of syllabuses, programme including LexisNexis® and Westlaw®
structures and assessment and other databases of business, Additional
management, economics
• monthly vlogs, Ask Me Anything and scholarly materials
educational support
forum, and one-to-one online
appointments with Professor • an induction module which Some students may choose to
Helen Xanthaki, the Dean covers the regulations, methods access additional tuition support at
of study and examination skills. a recognised teaching centre. For
• Student Café where students can further information about recognised
discuss issues and learn from peers. centres, including brief profiles and the
programmes that they are recognised
to teach, please visit:
bit.ly/recognised-centres

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Specialisations
You don’t have to specialise
You can specialise in any of the following areas:
but if you would like to
become a specialist in a 1. Banking and finance law 17. Intellectual property law
particular field of law,
you’ll need to follow 2. Commercial and corporate law 18. International business law
specific courses.
3. Common law 19. International criminal justice
The specialisation will be named on
your final certificate for the award; for 4. Comparative and foreign law 20. International dispute resolution
example, the ‘Master of Laws (LLM) in
the specialisation: international business 21. International intellectual
5. Competition law property law
law’. If you follow the progression route
from Postgraduate Certificate in Laws
6. Computer and communications law 22. International justice
to Postgraduate Diploma in Laws to
the Master of Laws (LLM), each award
might be in a different specialisation. 7. Corporate and securities law 23. Law and development

To have a specialisation named on your 8. Criminology and criminal justice 24. Legal theory and history
certificate, you need to complete a
certain number of courses or modules 9. Economic regulation 25. Maritime law
within that specialisation: at least
three full courses for the Master of 10. Environmental and
Laws (LLM), at least eight modules for 26. Media law*
natural resources law
the Postgraduate Diploma in Laws
and at least four modules for the 11. Equity and trusts 27. Medicine and the law*
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws.
Please note: that throughout your 12. European law 28. Procedural law
study on the programme, you can only
select modules from up to four courses. 13. Family law 29. Public international law
See page 14 for a list of courses.
14. Financial services law 30. Public law

15. Human rights law 31. Sports law**

16. Insurance law 32. Tax law*

*Only available for PGCert and PGDip.

**Only available for PGCert.
For examples of specialisations please visit: london.ac.uk/llm

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Courses
For the full list of syllabuses for each course, please visit the course web pages: london.ac.uk/llm
Admiralty law Intellectual property and medicine Law of international finance:
Advanced contract law Intellectual property and sport syndicated loans
Advanced torts Intellectual property on the internet Law of international project finance
Applicable laws and procedures in International and comparative Law of international taxation
international commercial arbitration bank regulation Law of treaties
Carriage of goods by sea International and comparative Law on investment entities
Commercial banking law: competition law
Legislation and statutory
bank–customer relationship International and comparative law
of copyright and related rights interpretation
Commercial trusts law
International and comparative Marine insurance law
Comparative criminal justice policy
law of patents, trade secrets Maritime dispute settlement*
Constitutional and institutional and related rights
law of the European Union Medical law and ethics
International and comparative
Corporate finance and management law of trade marks, designs Multinational enterprises and the law
issues in company law and unfair competition Private international law in
Corporate governance International and comparative trust law international commercial litigation
and compliance
International commercial Private law aspects of
Derivatives law insurance law the law of finance
Equity and trusts in context International criminal law Regulation and infrastructure of
European Convention International economic law international commercial arbitration
on Human Rights
International environmental law Russian law and legal institutions
European internal market
International investment law Securities law
European Union competition law
International law of the sea Taxation principles and policy
External relations law of
the European Union International merger control Telecommunications law
FinTech: law and regulation International natural resources law Transfer of technology law
Foundational and constitutional International refugee law United Nations protection
issues in company law International rights of the child of human rights
Franchising law International trade law Western European legal history
Human rights of women Jurisprudence and legal theory World trade law
Industrial and intellectual property Law and policy of international Youth justice
Insurance law (excluding courts and tribunals
*Cannot be taken in conjunction
Marine insurance law) Law of financial crime with International law of the sea.
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Entrance requirements

Richard Beasley
Argentina
Am I eligible? Recognition of prior ‘I have already had a career
spanning several decades.
To register for the LLM degree,
learning (RPL) Nevertheless, completing
Postgraduate Diploma in Laws or the LLM has given me new
If you have obtained credit for perspectives for the future.
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, you postgraduate law modules/courses, you Learning does not finish
must satisfy our entrance requirements. may be considered for RPL. Applicants when the degree is achieved.
These can be satisfied through a wide for the Postgraduate Certificate in Use the opportunity of a new
variety of qualifications from around Laws may request RPL for no more job or internship to continue
the world. Relevant work experience than one module, applicants for the the learning process.’
can also be considered for entry. Postgraduate Diploma for no more
For further details please visit our than three modules (which must
LLM web page: london.ac.uk/llm normally be from the same course),
and applicants for the LLM for no more
Progression than five modules (four of which must
normally be from the same course).
Once you have passed the five modules
for the Postgraduate Certificate, you will
automatically be eligible for progression
to the Postgraduate Diploma.
Similarly, once you have passed the
10 modules for the Postgraduate
Diploma, you will automatically be
eligible for progression to the LLM.

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How to apply and register

“I completed the LLM Getting started Stage 4

with no specialisation. I
You must apply online at: Complete the online registration.
enjoyed it because women london.ac.uk/llm We explain how to do this in the
and children’s rights is Please read the ‘Guidance notes
Offer Letter.
quite educating and I was for postgraduate applications’ before
enlightened about several you complete your application. Stage 5
things I didn’t know. I’m a Start your studies. You will be given
clergyman and a church Stage 1 access to the VLE and your study
administrator at my Submit your online application.
materials once you have registered.
church, so I chose courses
to help me be able to make Stage 2 Useful information
policies for the church and for applicants
Submit your documentary
to solve some legal issues evidence. This can be done online Submit your application even if it is
for people in the church. when submitting your application incomplete (for example, if you are
or at a later stage. Please visit: waiting to sit an examination or to
Anyone coming to the bit.ly/supply-evidence receive examination results). Do not
delay – we will be able to formally
programme will be able to Please do not send original documents advise if you will meet our entrance
understand the modules (scanned copies are acceptable). requirements once you have completed
because it is written and an outstanding examination.
Stage 3
explained well. It was very If you are unsure on whether or not
you meet our entrance requirements,
interesting and educative We will notify you whether or we might be able to advise you before
to me, I’ve learnt so much not you have been accepted. you submit your online application.
in this programme.” Please note: applications will However, due to an increase in our
only be considered when we workload we are unable to provide this
have received all the necessary advice during September and October
Helen Emmah Isong documentation, including the each year. Please visit: sid.london.ac.uk
Nigeria references, where applicable.

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 Ismeria Nana
Tsiquayeaba Bruce
Canada
‘University of London’s
distance and flexible learning
programme boasts of an
environment that is just
as distinguished online as
it is via traditional means
of study and that was an
important factor for me.
I wanted to have access to its
world class education and be
a part of its global network.
Knowing that, as a future
graduate of this esteemed
institution, I’d be able to
secure myself a future that
would have me representing
myself in the best way
possible is more than I could
have ever hoped for. Honestly,
I couldn’t be happier with
this programme!’

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Further information

Fees Bursaries If you are disabled and/or have access

requirements, we will make every
The total fee payable to the University For newly registered students: reasonable effort to meet your needs.
of London for 2022–2023 will be This may include making access
All University of London LLB alumni arrangements for examinations such as
published on our website once can receive a 30 per cent bursary
confirmed. On average, fees incur a a separate room or special aids. If you
for their LLM programme fees. would like to tell us about your disability
five per cent year-on-year increase. For
the latest information on programme For all applicants residing in Pakistan, and/or request access arrangements
fees, please visit: london.ac.uk/fees Bangladesh or Malaysia a 40 per please complete the relevant section
cent bursary for the LLM is available. of the application form, or contact the
Please note: student fees shown on Inclusive Practice Manager at:
our website are net of any local VAT, The bursary, which can also special.arrangements@london.ac.uk
Goods and Services Tax (GST) or any be applied to individual LLM
other sales tax payable by the student modules, can be requested as
in their country of residence. Where part of the application process. Armed Forces
the University is required to add VAT, Please note: that the bursary only
GST or any other sales tax at the local Students who are members or
applies to University of London ex-members of the UK Armed Forces
statutory rate, this will be added to programme fees and will not apply
the fees shown during the payment should note that the University of
to additional costs such as local London has been approved by the
process. For students resident in the examination centre fees, teaching
UK, our fees are exempt from VAT. Ministry of Defence in support of
centre fees or any other costs not the Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC)
directly payable to the University. Local scheme (ELC Provider Reference
Financial assistance examination centre fees may vary by Number 1284). The Scheme provides
centre. Terms and conditions apply. financial support to eligible Service
Some employers in both the personnel who wish to enhance
public and private sector may Students with disabilities their educational or vocational
offer financial assistance to their achievements. The ELC Administration
employees. No financial assistance The University of London Service website can be found at:
is available from the University. welcomes applications from www.enhancedlearningcredits.com
disabled students and/or those
who have access requirements.

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