LLM Law (Conversion) at University of Winchester

Programme overview

This 1 year full-time (2 years part-time) Master's degree is designed to provide you with a rigorous and challenging postgraduate degree in law that covers the foundations of legal knowledge subjects whilst enhancing your academic, professional and research skills, and providing you with the opportunity to develop your practical experience through a work placement. You will be taught by a range of experienced Winchester academics and legal practitioners sharing their expertise and research interests.

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Intake: September | Location: Winchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: The English Legal System, Law of Contract, Equity and Trusts, Law of Torts, Criminal Law, Land Law, Legal Research Project, Work Placement in Law

Career pathways

The LLM in Law (Conversion) is specifically designed to support non-law graduates in their preparation for their vocational training which are mandatory requirements for anyone wishing to practice as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales. For non-law graduates who decide not to pursue a career as a solicitor or barrister our LLM in Law (Conversion), as a postgraduate award, provides an intellectually stimulating course which indicates that the graduates have acquired advanced, specialist legal knowledge…

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first or second-class honours degree Non-Law graduates with a recognised first or second-class degree in any subject. Applicants with relevant alternative undergraduate applications or professional experience may be admitted subject to the programme leader’s discretion. If an applicant has a non-UK degree and intends to qualify as a barrister, they should also gain a certificate of academic standing from the Bar Standards Board prior to enrolling on the LLM (Conversion). If English is not your first language: IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in writing or equivalent

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,000 a year (2025/26). Full-time tuition fee. The fee table on the course page is headed 2025/26. Applies to UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland students. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,450 a year (2025/26). Full-time tuition fee. The fee table on the course page is headed 2025/26. Source

Intake: September

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

Apply through the official page: https://www.winchester.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply/How-to-apply-Postgraduate/

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