The School of Law's taught LLM programmes allow students who already have a law degree to develop a more specialised knowledge in their preferred field, often as a step towards a successful legal or other career. The programmes draw upon the wide-ranging expertise and research interests of faculty members and have a strong international flavour. Teaching takes place in small groups, encouraging participation and the development of critical skills to an extent rarely possible in other European universities. Students may choose to study for the LLM degree taking options freely from across the full range of courses offered, or to concentrate on one of the four areas specified below. Our Diploma courses enable students with a background in a different discipline or another legal system to develop a knowledge of English Law in a congenial and intellectually-challenging environment.
Students take three options and submit a supervised dissertation by the end of the academic year.
The options on offer include topics in European commercial law, intellectual property, international finance and taxation. Additionally, students may take an option from the LLM in International Trade Law. It covers a wide spectrum of business activity and raises a variety of challenging legal problems. This programme enables students to examine these issues from both a legal and practical perspective. Students take three options and submit a supervised dissertation by the end of the year.