LLM Employment Law - Part-time
DURATION
24 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 19,050 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* international - London / GBP 17,700 non-London | UK - GBP 14,000 London / GBP 12,400 non-London
Introduction
Our LLMs from our new Master's in Law suite of programs are designed for law and non-law graduates who want to explore the practical application of a particular, specialist area of the law. Study face-to-face or online.
LLM Employment Law - Part-time
A Master of Laws (LLM) is a postgraduate degree designed to enhance your academic legal knowledge, particularly focusing on specific areas of interest. Specially designed for law and non-law graduates who want to gain a Master’s qualification in law, the LLM Employment Law will provide you with the opportunity to explore issues surrounding employment law in the UK.
The law in context
Gain essential in-depth knowledge and insight in your chosen area of law and understand the importance of legal rules as they are applied in the real world.
Flexible study
The program structure is highly flexible. You can design your degree pathway that suits you and meets your career objectives, whatever they might be.
Taught by subject experts
Taught by a combination of former and current practitioners, as well as research and teaching academics who are focussed on legal practice, not just theory.
Course Structure
Terms 1-4 (part-time)
Two-week induction: For non-law students, this includes a compulsory introduction to the law of England and Wales which must be completed before commencing your first modules.
You will complete:
- Employment law
- Research Methods Training (sessions throughout Terms 1-4)
You may then choose three* from the list of elective modules which includes modules such as:
- Compliance and regulation
- Data protection and intellectual property
- International human rights
*All elective modules are subject to availability.
Term 5 & 6 (part-time)
- Dissertation in Employment Law
Course Details
The LLM Employment Law is an innovative, flexible program designed for law and non-law graduates which will provide you with the opportunity to explore issues surrounding employment law in the UK. You will examine key employment legislation and common law principles such as discrimination and unfair dismissal.
When you study the LLM Employment Law with us you will:
- Be taught by subject matter experts, former and current practitioners, and research and teaching-focused academics.
- Focus on legal practice, not just theory.
- Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators, and accreditation bodies.
- Learn about Legal Technology by selecting to study modules in legal technology.
- Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team.
In addition to a general induction to the program, there is a two-week induction covering the Key Principles of the English Legal System. This is compulsory for non-law students, but also open to students wanting a refresher in the fundamentals of the law of England and Wales. This would be useful for any student who has taken a considerable break from legal education.
To help prepare you for your dissertation you’ll study a range of compulsory and further optional Research Methods Training sessions in your first terms.
Please note that, due to Home Office regulations, students who require a Student Route visa to study with us are not permitted to study online and can only choose face-to-face taught modules.
Course Information
Assessment
A three-hour unseen written examination or a 4,500-word coursework assignment assesses modules.
Attendance at one of our UK campuses (or an approved overseas center by prior arrangement) is required for all examinations, including for online study.
The default campus location for online study is London.
The dissertation module will be assessed by submission of a thesis (15,000 words) and provides an opportunity for a sustained, in-depth, and intensive investigation into, and reflection upon, a specialist area of Employment Law.
Structure
This course has an innovatively flexible structure, with specific assessments conducive to effective learning.
Course Requirements
Students should possess a UK bachelor’s degree in any subject at 2:2 or above or equivalent qualifications. Non-law students must complete a compulsory two-week induction covering the Key Principles of the English Legal System unless they can evidence the successful completion of an LLB (or equivalent) or a minimum of 3 legal modules worth at least 80 QCF credits, which must include - English Legal System, Contract Law and Law of Tort.
How to Apply
- You can apply for this course directly with the University.
- This course cannot be chosen to study alongside our Legal Practice Course (LPC).
Fees
- 2024/25: UK - £13,450 (London), £11,900 (Non-London), INT - £18,500 (London), £17,000 (Non-London)
- 2025/26: UK - £14,000 (London), £12,400 (Non-London) INT - £19,050 (London), £17,700 (Non-London)