LLM Qualifying Law Degree at Birkbeck, University of London

Programme overview

Our LLM Qualifying Law Degree provides you with a social-political grounding in the law by placing it in a historical, social and comparative context.

Faculty: Birkbeck Law School | Duration: Two years full-time, on campus; Two years full-time, online; Two years full-time, flexible learning; Three years part-time, on campus; Three years part-time, online; Three years part-time, flexible learning | Study mode: full-time, part-time, online option | Intake: October 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will develop advanced skills in legal writing, oral presentation and critical reasoning. The course emphasises the importance of an academic and intellectually challenging approach to the study of law, and of its institutions and processes. Compulsory modules include Constitutional and Administrative Law (Senior Status), Contract Law (Senior Status), Criminal Law (Senior Status), Foundations of Property (Senior Status), Land Law (Senior Status), Law of the European Union (Senior Status), Legal Systems and Methods (Senior Status), Tort Law (Senior Status), Trusts Law (Senior Status).

Career pathways

Graduates can pursue career paths in the legal profession, or use the degree to develop their existing career, further their academic skills, or prepare for a research degree. Many of our graduates go on to vocational training and obtain solicitors' training contracts and pupillages in barristers' chambers. barrister, solicitor, patent attorney, barrister’s clerk.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A second-class honours degree (2:2) or above in a subject other than law. The selection process includes an exercise in reasoning and analysis (no previous knowledge of law required). There is no transfer directly into Year 2 and no credit for earlier law studies. English language: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,700 a year (2027/28). Part-time home students; Two years full-time or three years part-time, on campus, starting in October 2027 Source

International applicants: GBP 10,890 a year (2027/28). Part-time international students; Two years full-time or three years part-time, on campus, starting in October 2027 Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: Two years full-time, on campus; Two years full-time, online; Two years full-time, flexible learning;

Apply through the official page: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/student-services/admissions/postgraduate/applications

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