LLM Health Law at Nottingham Trent University

Programme overview

An LLM exploring the intersection of medicine and law, including consent to treatment, medical ethics, regulation of healthcare quality, mental health law and employment and health law, with UK, EU and international perspectives.

Faculty: Nottingham Law School | Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time | Intake: September 2026 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students complete a core module (Regulation of Healthcare Quality), five optional modules including Mental Capacity and Mental Health Law, Beginning and Ending of Life, Medical Use of the Human Body and Global Innovation and Intellectual Property, and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Career development workshops are integral to the programme and graduates are recognised within the legal profession; practitioners can also study individual modules for CPD awards.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UK applicants: a good law degree, 2.2 or above. Applicants whose first degree is not Law must provide evidence of commitment to the LLM subject; applicants from other disciplines are welcomed in appropriate circumstances, particularly with relevant experience. International applicants: equivalent qualifications from other countries accepted; NTU English language requirements apply.

Intake: September 2026

Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time

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