Program Overview

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Introduction to the Master of Laws LLM Program

The Master of Laws LLM program at Nottingham Law School offers a versatile and tailored learning experience, allowing students to build a course that matches their career ambitions while demonstrating their ability in a range of subject areas.

Program Details

• Level of study: Masters
• Entry Requirements: A good law degree, 2.2 or above. Applicants whose first degree is not Law will be required to provide evidence of commitment to the LLM subject that they wish to study.
• Start date: September 2026
• Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time
• Attendance: Full-time, Part-time
• Course delivery: On-campus (City Campus)

About the Course

Elevate your legal expertise with our versatile LLM Master of Laws course at Nottingham Law School. This course offers a tailored learning experience, allowing you to build a LLM course that matches your career ambitions whilst demonstrating your ability in a range of subject areas.

Modules

Students will choose any six modules from those available across our LLM portfolio in the following subject areas:

• Sports Law
• Human Rights
• Health Law
• International Commercial Law
• International Energy Law
• Technology Law
• Corporate Law

Sports Law

• Sport Law and Regulation (20 credits)
• Sport IP and Commerce (20 credits)
• European Sports Law and Policy (20 credits)
• Sports and the Human Body (20 credits)
• International Dispute Resolution (20 credits)

Human Rights

• Human Rights (20 credits)
• Human Rights and Criminal Justice (20 credits)
• Public International and Humanitarian Law (20 credits)
• Terrorism and International Response (20 credits)
• Global Innovation and Intellectual Property (20 credits)
• Victimisation and Criminal Justice (20 credits)
• International Criminal Law (20 credits)
• Expression Rights: Art, Politics and Religion (20 credits)

Health Law

• Regulation of Healthcare Quality (20 credits)
• Employer and Health Law (20 credits)
• Mental Capacity and Mental Health Law (20 credits)
• Beginning and Ending of Life (20 credits)
• Medical Use of the Human Body (20 credits)
• Global Innovation and Intellectual Property (20 credits)

International Commercial Law

• International Commercial Transactions (20 credits)
• International Carriage of Goods (20 credits)
• Corporate Governance (20 credits)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (20 credits)
• International Dispute Resolution (20 credits)
• International Competition Law (20 credits)
• Global Data Governance, Technology and Corporate Responsibility (20 credits)
• Global Innovation and Intellectual Property (20 credits)

International Energy Law

• International Energy Transition Law and Regulation (20 credits)
• International Energy Investment Law (20 credits)
• International Environmental and Climate Change Law (20 credits)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (20 credits)
• International Dispute Resolution (20 credits)

Technology Law

• Regulation of Emerging Technologies, Cryptoassets and Blockchain (20 credits)
• Artificial Intelligence: Legal Aspects (20 credits)
• Fundamentals of Intellectual Property (20 credits)
• Global Innovation and Intellectual Property (20 credits)
• International Competition Law (20 credits)
• Cyber Law and Computer Science for Lawyers (20 credits)

Corporate Law

• Corporate Governance (20 credits)
• Business Organisations (20 credits)
• Corporate Insolvency Law (20 credits)
• Fundamentals of Intellectual Property (20 credits)
• Global Data Governance, Technology and Corporate Responsibility (20 credits)
• Global Innovation and Intellectual Property (20 credits)

Dissertation

The dissertation is an extended piece of academic work, independently researched and written. You will be supported in your work by one-to-one supervision from a tutor expert in the chosen field. Subject to academic suitability and the availability of an appropriately expert tutor, you may select your own area of study for the dissertation phase of the course.

How You're Taught

The academic year for the LLM courses is split into three parts: two ten-week terms and the summer period. Full-time students study three modules in each term and complete the dissertation over the summer. Part-time students study three modules across Terms One and Two in each year, beginning work on researching their dissertation during the first summer period and completing it during the second.

Assessment Methods

Modules are assessed using a range of different methods, including coursework, examinations, oral and poster presentations, mooting, multiple choice questions, or a combination thereof.

Expert Teaching Staff

Our courses are taught by academics with significant subject expertise. The School's vocational focus and strong links with the legal profession mean that many of our academic staff members have extensive practical experience.

Research Expertise

We have a number of internationally recognised experts in a wide range of legal areas.

Fees and Funding

UK Students

• Full-time: £9,100
• Part-time: £4,550

International Students

• Full-time: £18,300
• Part-time: £9,150

Careers and Employability

Career development is an integral part of the programme, and our careers team run a series of workshops where you can identify methods and strategies to enable you to pursue your career goals.

Campus and Facilities

Nottingham Law School is based in the Chaucer building on the City Campus, with fantastic facilities and accommodation just a few minutes' walk from everything Nottingham has to offer. The Law School has invested in a mock courtroom, a family courtroom, and four mooting rooms to enhance your mooting and advocacy experience in an authentic environment.

NLS Legal

Our on-campus teaching law firm, NLS Legal, is the only of its kind amongst all UK universities. Students from all years can work with NLS Legal and are involved in all aspects of the running of our law firm.