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University of Birmingham: Birmingham Law School
www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law
Take your legal career further at a world top 100 Law school (THE 2024).
Get ready to make an impact and contribute to policy, law and debate. You’ll learn about the latest legal developments on our LLM programmes taught by internationally recognised experts in law.
Innovative postgraduate study and research options
Stand out as a Law graduate and gain specialist expertise. At Birmingham Law School, we offer LLM pathways covering traditional and growing areas of law.
You can study an LLM at our Birmingham campus in the UK or at our Dubai campus.
Choose from:
- LLM General
- LLM International Commercial Law
- LLM Commercial Law
- LLM International Criminal Law and Justice
- LLM Criminal Law and Justice
- LLM International Human Rights
- LLM Human Rights
- LLM Global Energy and Environmental Law
- LLM Intellectual Property Law
- LLM Law, Data and Technology
- LLM International Disputes
- LLM Commercial, Banking and Finance
- LLM International Law and Security
- LLM Environmental, Social and Governance Law and Policy
- LLM Law and Social Justice
- LLM International Business Law
- LLM Environmental and Energy Law (online)
- LLM International Commercial Law (Dubai)
- LLM International Dispute Resolution (Dubai)
- LLM Energy and Environmental Law (Dubai)
- LLM General (Dubai)
Whichever pathway you choose, you’ll graduate with a strong legal grounding ready for your next career step.
Join a world-leading Law school
Birmingham Law School is home to internationally renowned legal academics. We’re leading the way in Law research, from jurisprudence to justice and healthcare to human rights.
But don’t just take our word for it. We’re recognised nationally and globally for our research expertise. Birmingham Law School is one of the Top 100 Law Schools in the world (Times Higher Education Rankings 2024). We’re also ranked 9th in the UK Research Excellence Framework exercise 2021 based on research rated 4*.
By studying an LLM at Birmingham Law School, you can be sure you’ll gain in-depth knowledge based on the latest research in your chosen area of law.
Develop key career skills
At Birmingham Law School, you won’t just learn legal theory – you’ll gain skills to set you apart as a Law graduate. Put your knowledge into action with mooting, advocacy, pro-bono and work experience opportunities.
Our Centre for Employability, Professional Legal Education and Research (CEPLER) has links to legal professionals, NGOs and businesses so you can develop your networks and professional experience.
Looking to qualify as a solicitor after your degree? Study one of our LLM programmes and access a 20% discount for Birmingham Law School graduates on the BARBRI SQE1 Prep course.
A global Law School community
Birmingham Law School welcomes students from all over the globe, offering LLM courses at our Edgbaston UK campus and at our Dubai campus.
Whether you study an LLM in Birmingham or Dubai, you’ll be part of an international Law community. Get ready to develop your legal career in the UK or globally.
You’ll learn from academics with knowledge of legal approaches across the world. Many of the LLM pathways available at our Birmingham campus focus on key areas of UK or international law.
“The highlight of my course is how interactive my classes are during seminars and lectures. The University of Birmingham admits students from various countries and multicultural backgrounds, so it is enlightening to hear other students talk about their countries’ laws and legal systems.” – Chiamaka, LLM Law, Data and Technology.
Access scholarships
Get the most out of your studies through our generous funding and scholarship opportunities. We offer a range of funding for UK and international postgraduate applicants.
You can apply for university-wide awards and exclusive scholarships for students in the College of Arts and Law.
Available courses
- Commercial, Banking and Finance Law (LLM)
- Commercial Law (LLM)
- Criminal Law and Criminal Justice (LLM)
- Environmental, Social and Governance Law, and Policy (LLM)
- Global Energy and Environmental Law (LLM)
- Human Rights Law (LLM)
- Intellectual Property Law (LLM)
- International Business Law (LLM)
- International Commercial Law Pathway (LLM)
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