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Law with Law and New Technologies at Birkbeck, University of London - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

This LLM Law with Law and New Technologies is an innovative, research-led course that explores how new technologies are transforming the way society operates, including the way we communicate, the way we work, the way we do business, the way we travel, and the profound consequences of these changes for the law. Why choose this course?

  • On this LLM Law with Law and New Technologies you will study technology as a historical and social phenomenon to put urgent contemporary problems, from climate change to AI, into a wider context.
  • It is led by academic staff with extensive research expertise who are part of a proud tradition of critical scholarship in law addressing issues of law through power and inequality and being led by principles of social, economic, political, environmental and racial justice.
  • You can choose from a diverse range of option modules across various topics, to tailor this degree to your professional interests.
What you will learn This course offers you the conceptual tools and practical knowledge you need to critically understand the two-way relationship between law and technology. During the course you will:
  • gain an understanding of the intersection between law and other societal challenges, as well as the interaction between multiple areas of law
  • learn how to transfer your understanding of complex problems and regulatory responses to different contexts
  • critically evaluate legal, regulatory and policy proposals concerning specific challenges related to this subject area.
How you will learn The course is centred around seminars in which you will work with a group and discuss contemporary challenges posed by new technologies. There will also be pre-recorded lectures to provide you with an overview of the topic and engage you with the material. You will be able to choose between full- and part-time study. This course has an evening timetable with classes taking place in the evening, so you can balance your studies with work, family and other commitments. Highlights
  • At Birkbeck we understand that law is about more than legal doctrine and legal technique, so we have designed a truly interdisciplinary course in which you will have the opportunity to take options from within the Law School and from other schools at Birkbeck.
  • The academics involved in teaching on this course are world leaders in their various fields and our Law School is internationally renowned for its pathbreaking theoretical, political and humanities-based scholarship.
  • You will be able to attend our Law School Annual Lecture and specialist research seminars which feature international scholars speaking on current issues and their interdisciplinary research.
  • We are home to the Birkbeck Law Press which publishes Law and Critique: The International Journal of Critical Legal Thought. You can also take advantage of the rich research collections nearby, including those of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Senate House Library, the British Library of Political and Economic Science (LSE Library) and the British Library.
Careers and employability On successfully graduating from this LLM Law with Law and New Technologies, you will have gained an array of valuable transferable skills, including:
  • the ability to work as part of a team
  • high-level oral and written communication skills
  • research skills
  • skills in evaluating and assessing types of information.
Graduates can pursue career paths in advocacy, legal services, policy analysis, the civil service, journalism and academia and research. Possible professions include:
  • barrister
  • solicitor
  • researcher
  • journalist
  • chartered legal executive
  • licensed conveyancer
  • human resources officer
  • patent attorney.

Modules

For information about course structure and the modules you will be studying, please visit Birkbeck’s online prospectus.

Assessment method

Assessment varies depending on the modules you take but may include short written exercises, essays, quizzes and multiple-choice questionnaires, practical assessments and case studies.

How to apply

International applicants

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this course is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests. If you don't meet the minimum IELTS requirement, we offer pre-sessional English courses and foundation programmes to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.

Entry requirements

A second-class honours degree (2:2) or above in law, the humanities or social sciences; other honours degrees will be considered. Equivalent international qualifications will also be considered. Other relevant qualifications and appropriate professional training and experience are welcome and will be taken into account. Excellent English language skills are essential. Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £12840 Year 1
Northern Ireland £12840 Year 1
Scotland £12840 Year 1
Wales £12840 Year 1
International £22410 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Students are charged a tuition fee in each year of their course. Tuition fees for students continuing on their course in following years may be subject to annual inflationary increases.
Law with Law and New Technologies at Birkbeck, University of London - UCAS