Master of Laws (LLM Law)

About the Course

The Master of Laws (LLM Law) course allows students to choose from a range of international and English law specialist subjects, including aspects of commercial and international trade law, intellectual property and international human rights.

This enables graduates to fill the increasing demand for expertise in these areas and to produce their own 'bespoke' degree to suit their career needs. Further, because many of the modules have an international dimension, the LLM law course should also be of great interest to overseas candidates.

Aims

Students receive a good grounding in the legal concepts and principles operating in the areas of law chosen. They are given the opportunity to gain an understanding of areas of social and criminal justice policy where relevant and are introduced to areas of controversy in their selected areas of law and socio-legal studies.

Enquiries

Jenny King, Senior PG Programme Administrator
Brunel Law School
Brunel University
Email j.king@brunel.ac.uk
Tel +44 (0)1895 267316
Fax +44 (0)1895 810476
Web www.brunel.ac.uk/law

Course Director: Dr Mihail Danov

Related Courses

• CPE/Graduate Diploma in Law
• Intellectual Property Law PGCert

Special Features

Law at Brunel
Law at Brunel University is well established and highly rated for its published scholarship, and well known amongst law firms for its distinctive undergraduate sandwich courses. It has recently been through the University's periodic review, which is designed to ensure that high standards of teaching are maintained. It has considerable expertise in various aspects of international trade law and European and international commercial law making it an excellent choice for prospective LLM postgraduate students.

The Graduate School
Brunel Graduate School offers postgraduates additional features for study and the opportunity to meet other postgraduate students from across the University, so you will have the opportunity to meet others studying for their master of laws degrees and socialise with fellow postgraduate students.

Course Content

The LLM law masters degree is normally awarded to students who successfully complete taught modules of 120 credits and a dissertation weighted at 60 credits (180 credits in total).

Typical Modules

Note: modules are subject to withdrawal at the School's discretion.

Core Module

• Dissertation (60 credits)

Elective Modules
An LLM student will have to take 120 credits of taught modules by choosing any of the following elective modules:

• Principles of Tax Law (30 credits)
• Corporate Insolvency Law (15 credits)
• International Commercial Litigation (15 credits)
• Islamic Financial Laws and Islamic Banking Regulations (15 credits)
• International Human Rights and Islamic Law (30 credits)
• Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)
• International Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)
• Intellectual Property Practice and Management (30 credits)
• International Trade Law (30 credits)
• International Economic Law (30 credits)
• Public International Law (30 credits)
• International Finance Law (30 credits)
• EU Competition Law (15 Credits)
• International Environmental Law (15 credits)
• International Labour Law (30 credits)
• International Commercial Arbitration (30 credits)
• Principles of Corporate Law (30 credits)
• Internet Law (30 credits)
• European Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)
• Fundamentals of International Human Rights Law (30 credits)
• Regional Protection of Human Rights (30 credits)
• International Criminal Law (15 credits)
• Counter-terrorism and Human Rights (15 credits)
• International Criminal Justice (15 credits)
• Comparative Criminal Justice (15 credits)
• The Migrant, the State & the Law (15 credits)
• Minorities and Indigenous Rights (15 credits)

Teaching and Learning

Assessment

Taught modules are assessed by essay and examination.

Careers

Brunel has always placed great emphasis on developing graduates who can innovate and implement, and who can add value to society through their industry. Brunel students become the kind of graduates who employers want to recruit, and as a result they currently enjoy the 13th highest starting salaries in the UK. This success is down to a several factors.

• Combining academic study with work experience
• Creative and forward-looking subjects
• An award-winning careers service
• Working while they study
• The entrepreneurial spirit

For more information, go to our Employability page

Fees for 2013/14 entry

UK/EU students: £8,000 full-time; £4,000 part-time

International students: £13,500 full-time; £6,750 part-time

Read about funding opportunities available to postgraduate students

Fees quoted are per annum and are subject to an annual increase.

Entry Requirements

You will normally be expected to have a second class undergraduate honours law degree or equivalent to be considered for admission. Relevant professional qualifications or experience may be considered adequate.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
• TOEFL Paper test: 580 (TWE 4.5)
• TOEFL Internet test: 92 (R20, L20, S20, W20)
• Pearson: 59 (51 in all subscores)
• BrunELT 65% (min 60% in all areas)

Brunel also offers our own BrunELT English Test and accept a range of other language courses. We also have a range of Pre-sessional English language courses, for students who do not meet these requirements, or who wish to improve their English.