LLM Digital Law (Online) at King's College London

Programme overview

Online part-time LLM that prepares law graduates and professionals to handle digital regulatory challenges in privacy, fintech, electronic democracy and AI law. It is offered by The Dickson Poon School of Law.

Faculty: The Dickson Poon School of Law | Duration: 2 years part-time (minimum two, maximum six years) | Intake: January and September; next start 25 January 2027 | Study mode: distance learning / online | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Information Privacy and Data Protection (30 credits), The Law and Regulation of Cryptoassets, Law and Policy of Financial Technologies, Electronic Commerce and Consumer Law, Digital Platforms, Democracy, and the Internet, Digital Transformations and IP Law, Data, AI, and Intellectual Property Law (each 15 credits) and a Legal Generative AI Project (60 credits).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Standard: a 2:1 (Hons) or above in a Law degree or joint Law degree, or 60% or above in an LLM or Graduate Diploma in Law (or international equivalent). Non-standard (case by case): a high 2:2 (57%) in Law with at least three years' professional legal experience; a 2:1 in a non-Law honours degree with at least three years' professional legal experience; or a previous master's or above in a non-Law subject with at least three years' professional legal experience. International applicants (English language Band B): IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with at least 6.5 in each skill, or PTE Academic 69 overall with at least 62 in each communicative skill. Application deadline: 7 December 2026 (January 2027 start).

GBP 25,150 for the whole programme (January 2027 intake). Published tuition fee for the two-year part-time online master's; paid in instalments over two years. GST may be added depending on country of residence. Excludes the application fee and deposit. Source

Intake: January and September; next start 25 January 2027

Duration: Duration Master’s: minimum two years, maximum six years

Apply through the official page: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/digital-law

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