LLM in Media and Entertainment Law (Liverpool John Moores University) - Online
Online United Kingdom
LLM
DURATION
26 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 8,700
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The LLM in Media and Entertainment Law is an online 26-month degree starting 20 October 2025, requiring 180 credits across 8 modules. You’ll submit all coursework online—essays, reports, presentations and research—and participate in the virtual learning environment; there are no venue exams. The course builds practical legal knowledge in media law, contract analysis, international arbitration, data protection law and emerging case law for new media.
Career Outcomes: You’ll gain skills suited to legal roles in creative and tech sectors. Paths include media lawyer, in-house counsel, intellectual property adviser, contracts manager, arbitration specialist, data protection officer, and senior legal consultant.
- Duration: 26 months
- Start dates: 20th October 2025
- Modules: all 8 modules
- The LLM requires the successful completion of 180 credits
Delivery Details
- To successfully complete the course, you must pass each module.
- The course is assessed entirely by coursework, which will require to be submitted online.
- Module assessments will incorporate avariety of summative and formative submissions including reports, essays, presentations, and research assignments.
- You will also be expected to participate in the virtual learning environment with tutors and fellow students.
- There will be no examinations requiring attendance at a venue.
By completing this course, you will be able to...
- Critically appraise the contents of commonly used contracts in the media and entertainment sector
- Evaluate international arbitral tribunals and the enforcement of awards
- Analyse the principle data protection laws, and critically evaluate responsibility for their enforcement
- Scrutinise contemporary case studies and emerging case law applicable to new media and more!
The Media and Entertainment Law course will develop your academic knowledge and awareness of issues in media and entertainment law and increase your understanding of the legal dimension of activities taking place in the media and entertainment fields and the extent to which they might give rise to legal issues.
Please contact the course provider for more information