LLM Law at University of Essex

Programme overview

LLM Law is a one-year degree taught within Essex Law School and the Human Rights Centre. Students design a bespoke degree by choosing from the Law School's catalogue of postgraduate modules, alongside a compulsory academic legal skills module and a dissertation.

Department: Essex Law School and Human Rights Centre | Duration: 1 year full-time | Intake: January 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Postgraduate Academic Legal Skills (15 credits), optional modules chosen from the law postgraduate catalogue, and a 12,000-word dissertation (60 credits).

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 degree in Law or a joint honours degree in another subject with Law. Applicants without a law degree who have at least six months of relevant professional experience, traineeships or professional qualifications/certifications issued by professional bodies such as Bar Associations are considered (CV required). English language (international applicants): IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other components; a pre-sessional English pathway is available.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,025 a year. Fee as shown on the course page for the full-time 1-year course; academic year not labelled. Source

International applicants: GBP 23,875 a year. Fee as shown on the course page for the full-time 1-year course; academic year not labelled. Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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