LLM Food Law (distance learning) LLM

About the course

• Specifically designed for lawyers and non-legal professionals with interests in the food law field, particularly those involved in the food industry

• Taught by Leicester De Montfort Law School staff, offering extensive expertise in many specialist legal fields

Key facts

UCAS course code:

Duration: Two and a quarter years by distance learning

Institution code: D26

Entry and admission criteria

You should have a good honours degree, or overseas equivalent, or an appropriate professional qualification. Some background knowledge of law is useful, but a degree in law is not essential. If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent is essential. English language tuition is available both before and during the course if required.

Teaching and assessment

This LLM is studied by distance learning and is fully assessed by coursework.

Course modules

This course offers modules in Food Law in the UK and EU, Food Consumer Protection Law, Food Marketing Law, Food Safety Law, and Food Sources Protection Law. You must select at least one 30-credit module from the list above for this pathway, but may choose your remaining options from the full range of modules available across all our LLM degrees, please visit informadl.com for further details.

The LLM is studied by distance learning (normally taking two and a quarter years in total to complete), although an accelerated route (15 months) is available. The distance learning mode involves optional attendance at
De Montfort Law School, Leicester, for a maximum of nine Saturday schools. The course is structured in a way that allows you to exit it at one of several points, if desired, each with a postgraduate award.

Fees and funding