Program Overview

LLM International and Comparative Law Online

Overview

The LLM International and Comparative Law is an innovative, flexible programme that will provide you with an in-depth knowledge of international and comparative law in practice. You will explore the main legal families worldwide and the roles of legal personnel and courts within each family type. You’ll also have the opportunity to explore the issues of legal transplantation and convergence and consider comparative legal principles in the context of case studies selected from different fields of private law.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

• Minimum second-class honours degree

Duration Options

• 12 months (full-time)
• 24 months (part-time)

Study Mode Options

• Full-time
• Full-time Online
• Part-time
• Part-time Online

Next Start Dates

• September 2025

Course Structure

Terms 1 & 2 (full-time) or 1-4 (part-time)

• Compulsory modules:
  • International and Comparative Law
  • Research Methods Training to help you prepare for your dissertation
• Elective modules:
  • Choose three modules from our elective module guide running at your location of study

Term 3 (full-time) or 5 & 6 (part-time)

• Dissertation in International and Comparative Law

Course Start Dates

• September 2025
  • LLM International and Comparative Law
    • Full-time: Online
    • Part-time: Online
• February 2026
  • LLM International and Comparative Law
    • Full-time Online: Online
    • Part-time Online: Online
• September 2026
  • LLM International and Comparative Law
    • Full-time Online: Online
    • Part-time Online: Online
• February 2027
  • LLM International and Comparative Law
    • Full-time Online: Online
    • Part-time Online: Online

Fees and Funding

• 2024/25 Course Fee (for courses starting on or after 1 July 2024):
  • Online: £11,900 (or £11,400 including a £500 International Bursary*)
• 2025/26 Course Fee (for courses starting on or after 1 July 2025):
  • Online: £12,400

Employability

• We care about your career, which is why we offer support with job applications and other work experience opportunities as soon as you accept your place.
• Discover more about our employability support and career opportunities.

Course Information

• Course dates
• Assessment
• Structure

Assessment

• Modules are assessed by a three hour unseen written examination or 4,500 word coursework assignment.
• All assessments are conducted online.
• The dissertation module will be assessed by submission of a thesis (15,000 words), and provides an opportunity for sustained, in-depth and intensive investigation into, and reflection upon, a specialist area of International and Comparative Law.

Structure

• This online course has an innovatively flexible structure, with specific assessments that are conducive to effective learning.
• The approach to learning and teaching on the Master of Laws programmes is predominantly learner-centred, with live workshops taught by our expert lecturers to encourage conversation and discussion. However, if you're unable to attend then you can catch-up with recorded sessions at a time to suit you.
• Each taught module is divided into a number of Units which are presented using the Prepare, Engage, Consolidate approach.
  • Prepare: this represents all the work the student needs to complete before attending the relevant workshop. Traditional lecture content will be presented in short bite-sized segments of approximately 10 minutes to better engage the modern student. Guided independent research and reading will be expected as part of a student’s preparation.
  • Engage: this represents the interactive element of the Unit. This could be a face to face workshop, a synchronous online workshop or an asynchronous online activity.
  • Consolidate: this represents the final part of the Unit and can be used by students to check their understanding of the Unit immediately after their Engage activity or as part of their revision for the module or both.