Program Overview

LLM Law

Overview

The LLM Law program at the University of Manchester offers students the opportunity to explore a range of law disciplines and topics. The course is designed to be flexible, allowing students to pursue a specialized or multi-directional approach to law. Students will benefit from the wealth of research expertise and the knowledge that practicing law staff bring to the course.

Entry Requirements

• We require a UK bachelor's degree with a First or Upper Second (2.1) classification or the overseas equivalent in Law.
• Candidates should demonstrate a strong background in Law modules relevant to the course, including Public Law and Contract Law and achieve scores of 2.1 or above in relevant modules.
• When assessing your academic record, we consider the grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

Application and Selection

• Apply online
• Full entry requirements can be found on the University's website

Course Details

• Degree awarded: Master of Laws (LLM)
• Duration: 1 year
• Course options:
  • Full-time: Yes
  • Part-time: No
  • Full-time distance learning: No
  • Part-time distance learning: No

Careers

• The LLM Law program is designed to provide students with a range of skills and knowledge that can be applied in a variety of careers.

Fees

• For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
  • LLM (full-time)
    • UK students (per annum): £16,000
    • International, including EU, students (per annum): £29,500
• Further information for EU students can be found on the University's dedicated EU page.
• The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration, and computational costs during your studies.
• All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry).

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• For information on available funding, please see fees and funding or search the University's postgraduate funding database.
• Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan (CSFP) General Scholarship

Policy on Additional Costs

• All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme.
• Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application.
• Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).