LLM International Law at Birmingham City University

Our LLM International Law is for students with a degree in any subject, who are interested in studying global justice and developing skills needed for a career in international law, human rights or international development. The LLM International Law provides you with an exciting opportunity to understand and apply the law to issues of global concern such as human rights, conflict, the environment and refugees.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 18 months (Professional Placement) full-time; 24 months part-time; 15 months full-time; 21 months (Professional Placement) full-time; 30 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time (optional professional placement)  |  Intake: September 2027, January 2028  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course covers issues of civil and political importance to individuals across the fields of human rights and the law’s response to conflict. You can choose from a range of options to tailor and design your Master’s degree. You will have the opportunity to broaden your knowledge through multidisciplinary study in one option from our MA International Relations and Security Studies. Modules include Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, Advanced Skills, Dissertation/Live Project, Placement, International Criminal Law, Development and International Cooperation Law, International Environmental Law.

Career pathways

You will have the opportunity to undertake a placement as an alternative to a dissertation. In addition we have active, student-led Legal, Mooting and Debate Societies.

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