PGDip Economics for Competition Law at King's College London

Programme overview

Distance-learning postgraduate diploma for practising lawyers, regulators, academics and in-house advisers on the role of economics in competition law. Teaching units are released regularly and two residential weekend seminars are held in London.

Faculty: The Dickson Poon School of Law | Department: Centre of European Law | Duration: One year part-time, blended distance learning; 120 credits (ECTS 60) at PGDip level | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: blended learning / part-time | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Market power and market definition, network effects and the boundaries of competition law and intellectual property law, mergers and state aid.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:1 undergraduate degree (minimum 60% in the UK marking scheme) in law, economics or a related discipline, or be a qualified barrister or solicitor; applicants who have reached a comparable academic level through past study, work or experience may be considered. Application needs a personal statement, official transcripts, one professional reference (or one academic reference for recent graduates) on headed paper and signed, a certified passport copy and English test results for non-native speakers; a CV is optional. 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 deadlines (PGDip): first deadline 25 July 2027, final deadline 25 August 2027 (23:59 UK time).

GBP 10,150 a year (2026/27). Published as the part-time fee (2026 - 2027*), the same for home and overseas students; period not stated on the page. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: One year

Apply through the official page: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/economics-for-competition-law-ma-pg-dip

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