University of Bradford
LLM International Legal Studies

Bradford, United Kingdom

DEGREE TYPE

LLM

DURATION

14 up to

27 months

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time, Part time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

* This is the deposit payment deadline for international students

Key Summary

About: The LLM International Legal Studies at the University of Bradford offers in-depth study of law in an international context. You can tailor the programme with optional modules such as human rights, immigration, international banking and environmental law. Non-law entrants take a two-week Introduction to Law. The course builds research, analytical and communication skills.

Career Outcomes: Graduates pursue roles in business, legal practice, teaching and academia. A career booster offers ECDL, Sage, project management and data certificates. You'll build a CPD portfolio and get career support for placements and vacancies. Potential roles include legal advisor, policy analyst and compliance officer.

Our Master of Laws (LLM) programme gives you an in-depth knowledge of law in its international context. You’ll evaluate research and advanced scholarship in areas of legal study such as human rights law, immigration and refugee law, international banking and finance law, and international environmental law.

With a range of optional modules available alongside the core curriculum, you’ll be able to tailor the programme to your areas of academic interest and your career aspirations.

You’ll learn from School of Law academics with significant research expertise and international legal experience in areas including:

Social justice
Criminal law
Human rights
Energy and environment
Competition law
Intellectual property

You do not need to have studied law at the undergraduate level to take the LLM in International Legal Studies. If you have not previously studied law, you will take a two-week Introduction to Law course before the start of the programme to ensure you are familiar with the basic legal institutions and sources of international and English law.

In addition to providing specialist legal knowledge, the LLM will equip you with abilities valued in any profession, such as research, analytical and communication skills. The programme also gives you an insight into how international law shapes global society, and how we operate within it. This means you’ll be equipped to explore a broad range of career opportunities once you graduate.

What you will study

All module information is for 2023 entry and is subject to change.

First-year

Core

Foundations of Law and Skills
Sustainable Development Law in Contemporary Business and Society
Regulatory Theory and Practice
Dissertation

Option

International Commercial Contracts and E-Commerce
International Environmental Law
International Human Rights Law
International Humanitarian Law
International Intellectual Property Law
International Petroleum Law
International Trade and Investment Law
Public International Law
Law and Ethics of Technology and Artificial Intelligence
International Competition Law
International Water Resources Law
International Banking and Finance Law
Business, Human Rights and Environment
Climate Change Law and Policy
Cyberlaw
Employment Law
Immigration and Refugee Law
International Commercial Dispute Resolution
International Criminal Law
Law and Gender
International Law of Taxation
International Insolvency Law
Legal Technology
Regulation of Financial Technologies and Virtual Assets
Regulation of Capital Markets and Securities
Waste Management Law and the Circular Economy
Mining and Critical Minerals Law and Policy
Emerging Issues in Law
Elective

Learning and assessment

This LLM programme aims to integrate applied and theoretical knowledge with assessment processes that test knowledge, application and analysis of the subject. To this end, the learning, teaching and assessment strategy for this programme has been developed to help you build your knowledge incrementally over the year of study and to develop your research, critical thinking and writing skills.

You will be taught in small groups in an environment focused on you and your development. Your learning will be guided and supported through weekly teaching and learning sessions in which you will take part in a variety of activities. All taught modules therefore have a two-hour teaching slot every week throughout the Semester in which they are taught. In the early part of the programme, most of these slots will be used as class time with lecturer input, and individual and group work activities. The scheduled class time will be used to help you develop your understanding of the law relating to the topic at hand.

You will be required to work independently, prepare for all teaching sessions and take all opportunities offered to develop your skills and knowledge, contribute to small group discussions and engage with other activities supported through the Virtual Learning Environment.

Career prospects

Graduates go on to pursue a variety of paths, including careers in business, legal practice, teaching and academia.

Career booster

During your time studying at the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences you will have the opportunity to take part in our distinctive career booster programme throughout your course. The programme is designed to equip you with the necessary skills and graduate attributes to be job-ready when seeking employment with leading innovative organisations. The Career Booster Programme offers you the opportunity to gain certificates in:

The European Computer Driving License (ECDL) - the benchmark for digital literacy
Sage 50 Accounting and Sage 50 Payroll - training that will allow you to develop leading accounting and payroll software skills
Project Manager Professional certificates - giving you the edge when seeking to become a Certified Project Manager
Big Data analysis and reporting skills - using Software and Services (SAS) that will lead to certification.

In addition, the programme will also include activities to promote teamwork, confidence, communication and many other skills sought by employers.

Developing a portfolio of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Certificates will demonstrate to employers that you are not only ambitious but also take responsibility for your professional development.

Career support

The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance employability and this is an integral part of many programmes. Specialist support is available throughout the course from Career and Employability Services including help to find part-time work while studying, placements, vacation work and graduate vacancies. Students are encouraged to access this support at an early stage and to use the extensive resources on the Careers website.

Discussing options with specialist advisers helps to clarify plans through exploring options and refining skills of job-hunting. In most of our programmes, there is direct input by Career Development Advisers into the curriculum or through specially arranged workshops.