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LLM Professional Legal Practice at University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

Programme overview

A research-based online top-up for graduates who hold a qualifying law degree and a Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. Graduates focus on a chosen area of law and legal practice through an extended 15,000-word dissertation and build legal research skills.

Faculty: Humanities & Social Sciences  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 12 months by online learning  |  Intake: January and September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Credit is normally given for approved prior learning from the Diploma, and students complete a compulsory 15,000-word dissertation on a chosen area of interest, delivered by flexible online learning.

Career pathways

The LLM helps graduates demonstrate distinctiveness in legal careers by adding research skills and specialist knowledge of a chosen area of practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first-class or second-class LLB honours degree and a qualifying Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice/Professional Legal Practice from a Scottish university. Application deadline: August.

GBP 5,750 a year (2026/27). Distance learning LLM rate Source

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,750 a year (2026/27). January 2027 start; Scotland and England, Wales & Northern Ireland Source

International applicants: GBP 5,750 a year (2026/27). January 2027 start Source

Intake: January and September

Duration: 12 months by online learning

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