Course summary
Overview If you want to add to your existing law qualifications – or you're a graduate from another subject area who's looking to develop your legal knowledge and gain a relevant qualification – our LLM Law degree course is the perfect next step for you. On this flexible course – which can be studied either part-time (starting in September only) or full-time (starting in September or January) – you'll develop expertise in law, supplemented with a choice of specialist subjects, including corporate governance, employment law, intellectual property law, and international commercial arbitration. Choose from optional subjects taught by experts and tailor-make your degree to match your interests. Studying for an LLM will give you the opportunity to develop your legal and research skills. It can also be the first step to a career in research. What you'll experience On this course, you'll:
- Learn from a skilled and experienced team of academics, through group work, discussion and debate
- Gain experience of a realistic court environment in our £1m mock courtroom, where you'll get to take part in mock trials and moots
- Benefit from our links with the Portsmouth Court Service. You'll get the opportunity to go on court visits, take part in marshalling and work experience in the Courts, and get the opportunity to participate in our professional mentoring programme
- Tap in to our Library’s vast selection of electronic resources 24/7, including thousands of online ejournals
- Pursue specific areas of academic interest or, if you prefer, develop a wider range of skills and knowledge
- Legal adviser
- Compliance officer
- Procurement professional
- Human resources adviser
- Paralegal/legal clerk
- Further research or study
Modules
What you'll study on this LLM Law degree course Modules Example modules you'll study include:
- Commercial and Consumer Law (30 credits)
- Corporate Case Study (60 credits)
- Corporate Law and Governance (30 credits)
- Data Protection Law and Policy (15 credits)
- Employment Law (30 credits)
- How to Do Things with Words: Approaches to Statutory Interpretation (30 credits)
- International and European Human Rights Law (30 credits)
- International Commercial and Investment Arbitration (30 credits)
- International Competition Law (15 credits)
- International Family Law (15 credits)
- International Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)
- Introduction to Law (15 credits)
- Legal Dissertation Postgraduate (60 credits)
- Professional Practitioner Project Unit (Law) (60 credits)
- Theory of Alternative Dispute Resolution (30 credits)
- Understanding Strategy (15 credits)
Assessment method
You'll be assessed through a mixture of exams and coursework, but you'll also produce a dissertation on a topic of your choice.
Entry requirements
A second-class honours degree or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0. | |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing. | |
| PTE Academic | An overall score of 61 with a minimum of 54 in each skill. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £12000 | Year 1 |
| England | £12000 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £12000 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £12000 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £12000 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £12000 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £12000 | Year 1 |
| International | £17900 | 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 who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP