Program Overview

LLM in Oil and Gas Law

Overview

Our LLM in Oil and Gas Law has been producing outstanding energy lawyers for over a decade. Join the flexible, online version of this LLM and earn your Masters part-time, without taking a career break.

Key Info

• Learning Mode: Online or Blended
• Study Level: Postgraduate SCQF Level 11
• Credits: 180
• Typical Duration: 24 months
• Start Month: September or January
• Indicative Cost: £16,580

What You'll Study

• LLM with Dissertation: 100% online, with a dissertation
• LLM with Professional Skills: Blended learning – online courses with on-campus summer school
• Short Courses: Start with one of the online short courses that make up this degree

Master of Laws - 180 credits

• Compulsory Courses: Earn 60 credits from these compulsory courses
  • Critical Legal Thinking and Scholarship (0 credits)
  • Co-operative Contracts in the Oil and Gas Industry (15 credits)
  • Decommissioning of Offshore Installations: Regulatory Aspects (15 credits)
  • Petroleum Law: Resource Management (15 credits)
  • Regulatory Law for Petroleum Operations (15 credits)
• Optional Courses: Choose 60 credits from these courses
  • Decommissioning of Offshore Installations: Commercial Issues (15 credits)
  • Financing of International Sales (15 credits)
  • Governance and Petroleum Developments (15 credits)
  • Investment Disputes in the Energy Sector (30 credits)
  • Negotiation Skills (30 credits)
  • Risk Allocation in Oilfield Service Contracts (15 credits)
• Dissertation: Complete your LLM with a 60-credit dissertation studied fully online
  • LLM Dissertation - Preparatory Course (0 credits)
  • LLM Dissertation - Writing Course (60 credits)
• Professional Skills Summer School: Complete your LLM with a 60-credit Professional Skills Summer School studied on-campus in Aberdeen in the summer
  • Oil and Gas Law Professional Skills - Exploration and Production (60 credits)

How You'll Study

• Study Options: Our distance learning LLM Oil and Gas Law is delivered flexibly. You can choose to study 100% online, or combine online study with an on-campus summer school in Professional Skills.
• Online Learning: Your teaching is delivered through MyAberdeen, our online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It holds all the materials, tools and support you’ll need in your studies.
• Tutors: You’ll learn from a team of internationally experienced lawyers who regularly advise governments and the energy industry.
• Assessment: This degree is assessed entirely online, with the exception of the Professional Skills Summer School.

Fees and Funding

• Master of Laws: 180 credits, £16,580
• Pay as You Go: This is a pay-as-you-go qualification. You do not have to pay the full tuition fee upfront.
• Additional Costs: On-campus course costs, learning resources, printing

Entry Requirements

• LLM: A 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in Law. Relevant practical experience in a related field will also be beneficial.
• International Students: We welcome students from around the world. See our minimum entry requirements above. If you do not have qualifications from the UK, check equivalent qualifications for your country.
• English Language Requirements: Teaching is delivered in English. If English is not your first language, use our English requirements checklist to see if you need to provide evidence of your English language skills when you apply.

How to Apply

• Application Portal: You apply through our online Applicant Portal. It allows you to upload relevant qualifications and documents.
• Application Deadline: For our September 2025 intake, the application deadline is 8 September 2025.
• IT Requirements: You will need access to a computer (PC, laptop or Mac) with an up-to-date operating system, reliable internet access, speakers or headphones, and software.