Professional Practice LLM (Top-up) at University of Worcester

Programme overview

This course is designed for practising legal professionals, allowing you to top-up your existing legal qualifications to a full Master of Laws degree. At Worcester, we'll support you to deepen your legal knowledge within your current specialism, or you can choose to branch out into a new area of the law. You’ll learn about research methods, then apply this to plan and write a dissertation.

Duration: This course is taught part-time over 4 months. | Study mode: part-time | Location: Worcester, England, United Kingdom

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Entry requirements

Typical students entering onto the LLM in Professional Practice (Top-Up) will have passed either the: Legal Practice Course (LPC) Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) An equivalent post graduate diploma legal practice qualification International students must have a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 and a minimum of 6.0 in each element.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,880 a year (2026/27). LLM full-time (2026/27 fee table). Source

International applicants: GBP 18,400 a year (2026/27). LLM full-time (2026/27 international fee table). Source

Duration: This course is taught part-time over 4 months.

Apply through the official page: https://www.worcester.ac.uk/courses/professional-practice-llm-top-up#how-to-apply

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