LLM Law and Social Justice at University of Leeds

Programme overview

The LLM Law and Social Justice examines how law facilitates or undermines social justice at local, national and international levels, including decolonisation and inequalities around disability, gender, race and class.

Department: School of Law and School of Sociology and Social Policy | Duration: 12 months full time | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules are Inequalities, Law and Justice (30 credits), Theories of Social Justice (15), Postgraduate Legal Research Skills (15) and the Dissertation (60). Optional modules cover areas such as disability, health justice and embodiment, social care law and building just and resilient communities.

Career pathways

The course suits careers centred on law and social justice in public service, the private sector and the voluntary sector.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Postgraduate taught entry: a bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons). International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any component. Application deadlines: 30 July 2027 (international applicants), 10 September 2027 (UK applicants).

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,400 for the whole programme (2027/28). UK fee, total for the programme Source

International applicants: GBP 29,600 for the whole programme (2027/28). International fee, total for the programme Source

Intake: September

Duration: 12 months full-time

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