Program Overview

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Master of Laws

LLM Maritime Law Online

The University of Law offers an online Master of Laws (LLM) in Maritime Law, a postgraduate degree designed for law and non-law graduates to enhance their academic legal knowledge. This internationally recognized Master's course will give students the skills to enhance or pursue a career within the maritime industry and can open up pathways to careers such as business owner, shipping industry specialist, legal specialist, maritime governance, and more.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

• Minimum second-class honors 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 Date

• September 2025

Course Details

LLM Maritime Law Online

The LLM Maritime Law is an innovative, flexible program that will provide students with an in-depth knowledge of maritime law in practice. This course will explore issues such as:

• Conflict of laws
• Shipbuilding, sale, finance, and registration
• International trade and shipping documents
• Charterparties
• Cargo claims and bills of lading
• Carriage of passengers
• The liabilities of the vessel
• Public international law in relation to shipping regulation
• Safety and compliance
• Marine pollution from shipping activities
• Marine insurance

On completion of the module, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to conduct and evaluate research and use their learnings to offer resolutions that best reflect the situation.

Course Structure

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

• In addition to a general induction to the program, there is a two-week induction covering the Key Principles of the English Legal System. This is compulsory for non-law students, but also open to students wanting a refresher in the fundamentals of the law of England and Wales.
• Compulsory modules include:
  • Maritime Law
  • Research Methods Training to help students prepare for their dissertation
• Students may then choose three* modules from our elective module guide running at their location of study.

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

• Dissertation in Maritime Law

Course Start Dates

• September 2025
  • LLM Maritime Law
    • Full-time: Online
    • Part-time: Online
• February 2026
  • LLM Maritime Law
    • Full-time Online: Online
    • Part-time Online: Online
• September 2026
  • LLM Maritime Law
    • Full-time Online: Online
    • Part-time Online: Online
• February 2027
  • LLM Maritime Law
    • Full-time Online: Online
    • Part-time Online: Online

Fees and Applying

• 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
• By studying a Master's degree, students could be eligible for a Postgraduate Loan.
• If students are a ULaw alumnus, they may be eligible to receive our £1000 Academic Master's Alumni Discount.
• We also have a range of scholarships and bursaries available which make studying with us more affordable than ever.

Employability

• We care about students' careers, which is why we offer support with job applications and other work experience opportunities as soon as they accept their place.
• Discover more about our employability support.

Course Information

• Course dates
• Assessment
• Structure

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 Maritime Law.

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 programs is predominantly learner-centered, with live workshops taught by our expert lecturers to encourage conversation and discussion. However, if students are unable to attend, they can catch up with recorded sessions at a time to suit them.

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.