Browse the LLM specialist degrees available for the 2021-22 academic session.
If you want to study an LLM with a specialism, you should apply to the relevant LLM specialism route. If you are unsure at this stage whether you want to specialise or would like to study a general LLM, then you should apply to the general LLM route.
Please note that specialisms offered on the LLM programme vary from year to year. The list below is the confirmed specialisms for 2021/22.
We plan to publish module descriptions on the website in spring 2021. Modules are subject to cancellation and module convenors may change.
Specialisms 2021/22
If you wish to obtain an LLM specialist degree you must select a minimum of 60 credits from the qualifying modules listed in that specialism (to be confirmed), plus write your Research Essay in the area of the specialism.
- Competition Law
- Find out more about the LLM in Competition Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Competition Law (EU and UK) 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 11:00-13:00 Competition Law, Regulation and Intangible Economy 22.5 Term 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Economics in Competition Law and Practice, The Role of 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 16:00-18:00 - Corporate Law
Find out more about the LLM in Corporate Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Company Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 09:00-11:00 Comparative Corporate Governance 45 Term 1 & 2 Thur, 13:00-15:00 Corporate Finance 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 09:00-11:00 Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Economic Analysis of Law: Corporations and Markets 22.5 Term 1 Thur, 16:00-18:00 International Law of Foreign Investment 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Legal Aspects of International Finance 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Liquidation and its Consequences 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 09:00-11:00 - Environmental Law and Policy
Find out more about the LLM in Environmental Law and Policy
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Advanced Foundations of Environmental Law 22.5 Term 1 Tue, 14:00-16:00 Environmental Lawyering 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 14:00-16:00 International and Global Environmental Law 22.5 Term 1 Thur, 14:00-16:00 Law and Policy of Climate Change 22.5 Term 2 Thur, 09:00-11:00 Law and Policy of International Trade and the Environment 22.5 Term 2 Fri, 11:00-13:00 - Human Rights Law
Find out more about the LLM in Human Rights Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Access to Justice: Theory and Practice 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Children and Their Rights 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 14:00-16:00 Criminal Law and Human Rights 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 09:00-11:00 Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Human Rights at Work 22.5 Term 2 Thur, 11:00-13:00 International and European Refugee Law 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 09:00-11:00 International Human Rights Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 11:00-13:00 Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making 22.5 Term 2 Thur, 16:00-18:00 Judicial Review 45 Term 1 & 2 Thur, 14:00-16:00 Law and Policy of International Courts and Tribunals 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Legal Needs and Legal Assistance 22.5 Term 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Privacy, Data and Surveillance Law 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 16:00-18:00 Religion, State and Law 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 16:00-18:00 - International Banking and Finance
Find out more about the LLM in International Banking and Finance
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Banking Law and Regulation 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 11:00-13:00 Corporate Finance 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 09:00-11:00 Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Economic Analysis of Law: Corporations and Markets 22.5 Term 1 Thur, 16:00-18:00 International Law of Foreign Investment 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Legal Aspects of International Finance 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Regulation of Financial Markets 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 14:00-16:00 - International Commercial Law
Find out more about the LLM in International Commercial Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Banking Law and Regulation 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 11:00-13:00 Carriage of Goods by Sea 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Commercial Remedies 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 14:00-16:00 Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 International Arbitration 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 14:00-16:00 International Commercial Litigation 45 Term 1 & 2 Thur, 14:00-16:00 International Trade Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Legal Aspects of International Finance 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Liquidation and its Consequences 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 09:00-11:00 Marine Insurance Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 16:00-18:00 - International Law
Find out more about the LLM in International Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Foundations and Principles of International Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 16:00-18:00 International and European Refugee Law 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 09:00-11:00 International and Global Environmental Law 22.5 Term 1 Thur, 14:00-16:00 International Commercial Litigation 45 Term 1 & 2 Thur, 14:00-16:00 International Criminal Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 International Human Rights Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 11:00-13:00 International Humanitarian Law 22.5 Term 2 Thur, 17:00-19:00 International Law of Foreign Investment 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Law and Policy of International Courts and Tribunals 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Law and Policy of International Trade and the Environment 22.5 Term 2 Fri, 11:00-13:00 Law of the World Trade Organisation 45 Term 1 & 2 Thur, 11:00-13:00 Use of Force in International Law 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 09:00-11:00 - Intellectual Property Law
- Find out more about the LLM in Intellectual Property Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Competition Law, Regulation and the Intangible Economy 22.5 Term 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Copyright and Designs, The Law of 22.5 Term 2 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Law of Patents 45 Term 1 & 2 Thur, 16:00-18:00 Law of Trade Marks and Brands, The 22.5 Term 1 Wed, 11:00-13:00 - Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Human Rights at Work 22.5 Term 2 Thur, 11:00-13:00 Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition 45 Term 1 & 2 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition A 22.5 Term 1 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 11:00-13:00 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory A 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 11:00-13:00 - Law and Social Justice
Find out more about the LLM in Law and Social Justice
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Access to Justice: Theory and Practice 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Children and their Rights 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 14:00-16:00 Criminal Law and Human Rights 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 09:00-11:00 Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Environmental Lawyering 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 14:00-16:00 International and European Refugee Law 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 09:00-11:00 International Criminal Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making 22.5 Term 2 Thur, 16:00-18:00 Legal Needs and Legal Assistance 22.5 Term 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Privacy, Data and Surveillance Law 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 16:00-18:00 - Legal History
Find out more about the LLM in Legal History
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Historical Development of the Common Law, The 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition 45 Term 1 & 2 Wed, 11:00-13:00 Jeremy Bentham and the Utilitarian Tradition A 22.5 Term 1 Wed, 11:00-13:00 - Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Find out more about the LLM in Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Alternative Dispute Resolution 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 09:00-11:00 Environmental Lawyering 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 14:00-16:00 International Arbitration 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 14:00-16:00 International Commercial Litigation 45 Term 1 & 2 Thur, 14:00-16:00 Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making 22.5 Term 2 Thur, 16:00-18:00 Judicial Review 45 Term 1 & 2 Thur, 14:00-16:00 Law and Policy of International Courts and Tribunals 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 - Maritime Law
- Find out more about the LLM in Maritime Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Carriage of Goods by Sea 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 14:00-16:00 International Trade Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 11:00-13:00 Marine Insurance Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 16:00-18:00 - Public Law
Find out more about the LLM in Public Law
Module Name Credits Term Day, time Access to Justice: Theory and Practice 22.5 Term 1 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Alternative Dispute Resolution 45 Term 1 & 2 Thu, 09:00-11:00 Decolonizing Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Environmental Lawyering 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 14:00-16:00 Human Rights at Work 22.5 Term 2 Thur, 11:00-13:00 International and European Refugee Law 22.5 Term 1 Fri, 09:00-11:00 International and Global Environmental Law 22.5 Term 1 Thur, 14:00-16:00 International Human Rights Law 45 Term 1 & 2 Tue, 11:00-13:00 Judges, Courts and Judicial Decision-Making 22.5 Term 2 Thur, 16:00-18:00 Judicial Review 45 Term 1 & 2 Thur, 14:00-16:00 Legal Needs and Legal Assistance 22.5 Term 2 Mon, 16:00-18:00 Privacy, Data and Surveillance Law 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 16:00-18:00 Regulation of Financial Markets 45 Term 1 & 2 Fri, 14:00-16:00 Religion, State and Law 22.5 Term 2 Tue, 16:00-18:00