Law (General), LLM

Our LLM Law (General) provides an exciting and flexible approach to postgraduate study, allowing you to build an LLM course to suit your specialist interests and requirements.

About the LLM Law

This course is ideal for those who do not wish to specialise in a particular area of law, but would rather demonstrate ability in a range of subject areas. You are given complete choice over which modules to study from our wide range of subject areas including International Trade and Commerce Law; Corporate and Insolvency Law; Intellectual Property Law; Oil, Gas and Mining Law; Sports Law; Human Rights and Justice; and Health Law and Ethics.

Why choose this course?

• Choose to study combinations of modules from our varied range of subject areas.
• Ideal for those who want to keep their study of Law broad-based.
• Tailor your LLM to suit your career needs.
• Full-time and part-time study routes.
• Attend an International Summer School and explore Law in a European context.
• Scholarships available.
• Individual modules can be studied for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) awards. Email us for details.

Open events

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Contact details

Telephone: +44(0)115 848 4460
Email
Nottingham Law School website

Modules

You will study six taught modules followed by a dissertation.

Choose any six modules from those available across our LLM portfolio. Take a look at the modules available in each subject area:

• Corporate and Insolvency Law
• Health Law and Ethics
• Human Rights and Justice
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Trade and Commercial Law
• Oil, Gas and Mining Law
• Sports Law

You will start your dissertation after completing these modules.

Assessment

In each case modules are assessed through one piece of course work. This usually takes the form of a problem- or essay-style question, but will vary by module. You can submit and receive feedback on assessments over the course of each module.

The dissertation is 18,000 to 20,000 words and is researched and written independently under the guidance of an expert academic.

How do I study?

The academic year for the LLM courses is split into three parts: two ten-week terms (Term One runs from the beginning of the academic year until the Christmas vacation, Term Two between Christmas and Easter) and the summer period.

Full-time students – who complete the course over one academic year – study three modules in each term and complete the dissertation over the summer.

Part-time students – who complete the course over two academic years – study three modules across Terms One and Two in each year (six in total), beginning work on researching their dissertation during the first summer period and completing it during the second.

For full- and part-time students, modules are taught through weekly two-hour seminars in small groups. Seminars are led by academics but will usually require you to carry out extensive guided preparatory work and will often involve short presentations or other contributions.