LLM Emerging Technologies and the Law at Newcastle University

Programme overview

The LLM in Emerging Technologies will equip you with the substantive knowledge and skills essential for tackling the legal questions of tomorrow. The Emerging Technologies and the Law LLM focuses on the interactions between economics, politics and society in regulating complex new technological problems. It combines the study of existing rules and regulations with case studies and human experiences of the impacts of innovation.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department: Newcastle Law School | Duration: Full time: 1 year; Part time: 2 years | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The Emerging Technologies and the Law LLM is highly topical and innovative. It combines expert knowledge of regulation with contemporary case studies in the fields of Law covered. Compulsory modules include: Legal Research: Theory and Method, Dissertation, Law and Emerging Technologies.

Career pathways

Students with a Law & Technology LLM work in diverse roles in a wide range of sectors. regulators with a technological or media focus, in government and civil service roles, as well as think tanks and universities.

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Entry requirements

A 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent, in Law. A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, from any other academic discipline. Applicants from non-law disciplines are normally required to have a 2:1 degree to demonstrate the academic capability needed to develop these skills from a new starting point at postgraduate level. We will also consider applications on an individual basis if you have lower or non-standard qualifications or experience in professional legal practice. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in all sub-skills).

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,700 a year (2027/28). Full time tuition fee per year Source

International applicants: GBP 26,800 a year (2027/28). Full time tuition fee per year Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Full time: 1 year; Part time: 2 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/5887f/#how-to-apply

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