Newcastle University Postgraduate programs
Law LLM
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
LLM
DURATION
24 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
GBP 26,800 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* no application closing date for this course
** international students | GBP 11,700 - home students full-time | GBP 5,850 - home students part-time per year
Key Summary
About: The Law Master of Laws (LLM) is a taught Masters degree suitable for graduates of any background. Tailor a bespoke curriculum. The course builds analytical skills for practice, business and academia, offers one-to-one dissertation support and a law society. The university is Global Top 150 (QS 2027) and hosts 28,000 students from more than 130 countries.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can move into legal practice, corporate law, public policy, compliance, consultancy or academic research and teaching. The LLM also suits roles in business, NGOs, government and regulatory bodies. You'll gain transferable skills in analysis, research and argumentation that employers value.
A Global Top 150 university (QS World University Rankings 2027), Newcastle is home to 28,000 students from over 130 countries.
The Law LLM is one of our taught Master of Laws (LLM) courses. It is suitable for graduates of any background. It offers the flexibility to create your bespoke curriculum to match your legal interests and career aspirations.
The Law LLM will give you the knowledge, insights and analytical skills to enhance your career in practice, business or academia. If you're pursuing another career path, this Master's will enhance your understanding of law and its impact on society.
Dedicated one-to-one support is also given to help you research and write a dissertation on an area of law you feel passionate about.
You can also join the University's society for students with an interest in Law.
What you'll learn
Choose from a wide range of optional modules to complement your core studies in this flexible Master of Laws. Modules include:
- International Intellectual Property Law
- Foundations of Public International Law
- International Environmental Law
- International Human Rights Law
In addition, you can also choose from a range of our other master's modules, with the permission of the Degree Programme Director.
You'll learn a variety of legal-specific research skills through our Legal Research Skills and Methods module.
Compulsory Modules
- Legal Research: Theory and Method 20
- Dissertation 60
Optional Modules
- Law of Armed Conflict 20
- Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance 20
- Foundations of Public International Law 20
- Money Laundering and Corporate Misconduct 20
- Intellectual Property Rights and Emerging Technologies 20
- International Human Rights and Development: Global Challenges 20
- Foundations of Business and Commercial Law 20
- Law and Emerging Technologies 20
- Artificial Intelligence: Law, Theory and Practice 20
- Social Media Regulation: Law, Policy and Society 20
- Energy Justice: Theories, Systems, and Re-designing Policies 20
- International Environmental Law 20
- Law, Digital Labour Platforms and Workers’ Rights 20
- Medical Devices Regulatory Requirements 20
- Security: Politics, Space and Society
Modules will be taught by our expert academic staff over the first and second semester. We'll use a blend of interactive in-person and online teaching sessions including:
- seminars
- Q&A sessions
- quizzes
- assessment feed forward and feedback sessions
You'll also have access to comprehensive lecture materials via CANVAS.
Your induction Program will include an introduction to each module by the respective module leader. This will help to make sure you are fully informed about content before teaching starts.
Full details about module selection will be included in your Induction Program.