294 Legal Studies and Law LLM Degree Programs

OU's online Master of Laws in Healthcare Law prepares you for a specialized career at the intersection of medicine, business, and law. This program equips you with expertise in regulatory compliance, patient rights, healthcare policy, and medical malpractice law.

The Master of Laws (LL.M.) one-year program provides a concentrated post-graduate legal study program for practicing lawyers or graduates of foreign or domestic law schools. Students have the option to pursue a thesis or non-thesis Master of Laws degree.

The Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Human Rights Advocacy, jointly offered by the University Network for Human Rights (UNHR) and NOVA School of Law, provides students with a multidisciplinary understanding of international human rights norms and their application to social conflicts. The program prepares graduates to challenge abusive conduct by a wide range of state and non-state actors.

The “LLM in Transnational and European Commercial Law, Banking Law, Arbitration/Mediation” postgraduate programme is being offered by the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Economics of the University Center of International Programmes of Studies of the International Hellenic University.

The Law and Technology LLM fosters critical questioning of technological and scientific change, specifically in relation to law. The course also engages with political, social, and ethical questions relating to how law captures and makes use of changes in technology and scientific knowledge. The relationship between law and technology, and the associated ethical questions that emerge within this field, is dynamic, so this course aims to provide you with a space to evaluate current challenges and consider potential regulatory responses.

Studying law at Kent means learning to ask the difficult questions. Our LLM Law course challenges you to think differently about legal systems – not just how they work, but what they mean for people, communities and the world.

Our Law LLM program allows you to study across the legal spectrum without focusing on one specific area of Law. It aims to offer you the knowledge and expertise to allow you to contribute more fully to your chosen profession through the development of intellectual competence and postgraduate skills. 

The LLM (Law) provides ambitious graduates with a highly flexible approach to advanced legal studies, focused on the School of Law's specialisms in Criminal Justice, European Law, Public and Environmental Governance, Human Rights, and International Business. The program reflects the school's global orientation and culture of critical inquiry, and as such, we encourage you to devise the pathway that best suits your scholarly interests and your career ambitions.

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 LLM in General Law teaches from legal experts conducting nationally and internationally important research. Our LLM programmes combine the latest academic theory with real-world relevance and professional opportunities. Become a legal expert in the areas that matter to you.

Become a confident legal practitioner with our LLM Law (Conversion) course.

The LLM General is designed to enhance students' legal skills and enrich their knowledge of a variety of legal subjects across a broad spectrum from criminology to competition law, from regulatory crime law to human rights law. It is suited to those looking for an advanced legal education but who do not wish to focus on a single branch of law. The range of choice is designed to facilitate students in developing their own unique profile in combining various branches of the law into which they will develop the deeper knowledge and understanding brought about by postgraduate study. Upon completion candidates will provide added value to their employer and clients, whether in a traditional law firm, as a practicing barrister, in private industry or with governmental agencies. Experts in the relevant areas of law will assist students in developing a deeper understanding of the law on a wide range of specialised and advanced topics.

But how does law react to such innovation processes and products such as data-driven challenges in artificial intelligence, internet of things, autonomous vehicles? Our LLM programme in Technology Law and Innovation focuses on the interaction between technology law and innovation. It explores the role of technology law as an enabler of innovation and reflects on examples where law hinders innovation.

The LLM in Energy and Climate Law is taught in the middle of the Energy Valley of the Netherlands, which gives ample opportunity for leading experts in Energy and Climate Law to both work in the sector and teach the Energy and Climate Law students.

The LLM in American Law Practice is designed to ensure success for foreign-trained attorneys, both while at the Sturm College of Law and beyond. Students will have access to ESL support alongside introductory classes designed to build on their prior legal experience.

This advanced program helps students gain a deep appreciation of how the law interacts with technological innovation. What social challenges are posed by technological change? How does the law address those challenges? And what impact does technological innovation have on the practice of law? Drawing on the School of Law’s substantial profile in technology, e-governance, intellectual property, and innovation, students in the program have the opportunity to develop specialist expertise in law, governance, and the ‘fourth industrial revolution.’

With globalisation, international law is becoming increasingly important and this course prepares you for a future career in the international arena. Our LLM is one of the oldest and most popular courses in international law in London. It attracts students from every nationality and background, not only those who have previously studied law, but also those with a degree in political science, international relations, or other relevant disciplines.

For almost 50 years, the LLM in U.S. Law program (previously LLM in Comparative Law) has provided international law school graduates with the opportunity to design a program that specifically suits their academic interests and professional goals. The program offers candidates maximum flexibility in selecting courses from a contemporary and dynamic curriculum, and is ideal for attorneys, judges, professors and other graduates of international law schools.