LLM Entertainment Law at University of West London

Programme overview

This LLM Entertainment Law is a specialist degree designed for aspiring lawyers and creative industry professionals seeking advanced expertise in media and entertainment law. Based in London, one of the world’s leading creative capitals, this LLM degree combines rigorous legal training with real-world industry insight across music, film, television, digital media and emerging technologies. You will explore the legal frameworks shaping the music industry, film and TV production, streaming platforms, gaming, social media, AI in creative industries and international content distribution.

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time (part-time available) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

By combining rigorous legal study with real-world industry exposure, this LLM Entertainment Law course at the University of West London offers a distinctive pathway into the fast-evolving global entertainment industry. The course will equip you with the skills to draft and negotiate entertainment contracts, manage rights portfolios and advise creative clients with confidence. This LLM is structured around the legal and commercial realities of the entertainment sector. Modules include: Laws on International Business Structures; Creative Industries Analysis; Music, Sport, Film and TV Legal Structures; International Commercial Litigation; Entertainment Contract and Negotiation; Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law; Legal Research Project.

Career pathways

LLM Entertainment Law graduates are well-placed to pursue rewarding careers at the intersection of law and the global creative industries. This course prepares you for both immediate employment and long-term career advancement across multiple specialist pathways in music, film and TV media, sports, IP and commercial law. Job roles include: Entertainment Lawyer/Solicitor; Legal Counsel (In-House); Legal Advisor (Commercial and Media); Contracts and Rights Manager; Legal Consultant; Paralegal/Legal Assistant (Entertainment and IP); Music Rights Manager; Publisher.

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Entry requirements

You need an honours degree (2:2 or above) in either: law; Or. an entertainment business-related subject, providing one module has been completed in a law-based topic. We may also offer you a place based on relevant experience or training, normally from within the work environment. All applications are considered individually. Find out more about our processes for recognising previous experience . IELTS 6.5 overall or above. You need to meet our English language requirement of 6.5 overall score for IELTS, with a minimum of 5.5 for each of the four individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening).

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,200 a year (2027/28). Tuition for: Full-time (1 year, September 2027). Source

International applicants: GBP 17,750 a year (2027/28). Tuition for: Full-time (1 year, September 2027). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/how-apply-postgraduates

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