Master of Laws (LLM) Programme

Specialist Degrees 2011 - 12

The Faculty of Laws normally offers 16 specialist degrees in addition to the general degree of Master of Laws (LLM) in Law. The specialist degree programme leads to the award of a Master of Laws (LLM) in a particular area of law, such as a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Commercial Law or a Master of Laws (LLM) in Legal History. The list of specialist degrees (or specialisms) is set out below.

Please note that we do not accept applications for admission to a specialist degree programme. All successful applicants are admitted to the general LLM programme. Upon arrival at UCL in September, students are then free to register in the general programme or in any one of the specialist degree programmes. There are no additional qualifications required for admission to a specialist degree programme. Every student admitted to the LLM programme is eligible to take one of the specialist degree programmes instead of the general degree programme.

To obtain a Master of Laws (LLM) in Law, a student must successfully complete 180 credits of LLM courses (ie, four 45-credit courses or equivalent), with 45 of those credits assessed by dissertation.

For each specialist degree, there is an A list of core courses and a B list of additional courses. To obtain a specialist LLM degree, a student must successfully complete 180 credits of LLM courses as follows:

(a)        90 credits from course list A (core courses),

            PLUS

(b)        45 credits from course lists A or B (core or additional courses),
 
            PLUS

(c)        45 credits of any LLM courses (including courses from list A or B)

The dissertation requirement for a specialist degree may be satisfied with any 45-credit course. That is, the course assessed by dissertation need not be from list A or B.