General Law

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The General Law LLM provides you with the opportunity to take advantage of a very flexible programme of taught modules and create a programme of study designed to suit your own interests and aspirations.

Students who successfully complete the Law LLM will have acquired significant research and analytical skills. They should therefore have substantially enhanced their prospects of gaining employment as professional or in-house legal advisors, company administrators and in other areas of work where the ability to apply and advise upon legal issues is significant.

What will you study?
You take four option modules from an extensive list, plus a research module and a dissertation.

Our LLM courses are accredited by the Law Society for CPD purposes. On successful graduation you are also automatically eligible for membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

You take four option modules from an extensive list, plus a research module and a dissertation.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

Core modules
* Dissertation
* Legal Research Theory and Methodology

Option modules (choose four)
* Advocacy
* Alternative Dispute Resolution
* Arbitration
* Civil Liberties and Human Rights
* Civil Procedure
* Company Law
* EU Competition Law
* Environmental Law and Regulation
* European Union Environmental Law
* EU Immigration Law
* Evidence and Arbitral Awards
* Family Mediation
* Individual Employment Law
* Insolvency Law
* International Economic Law
* International Environmental Law and Sustainability
* International Law and Economic Development
* International Sale of Goods and E-Commerce
* Labour Law in the Global Economy
* Legal Aspects of Business Finance
* Migration Theory, Policy and Legal Practice
* Refugee Law and Forced Migration
* Termination of Employment
* The Single European Market
* UK Immigration Law

Law with Law of International Trade LLM
* Law of International Trade

The LLM programmes are open to those who possess one of the following: * a good honours degree in law (usually a 2:2 degree or above), OR a good joint honours degree (2:2 or above) where the major component is in law eg Accounting and Law or Combined Studies * a Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course * a qualification as a solicitor or barristerWe welcome applications from international students. Holders of non-UK degrees or legal professional qualifications will be subject to the University's normal entry procedures with regard to the assessment of the equivalence of qualifications.International studentsAll non-UK applicants must meet our English language requirements. For this course it is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall, with special conditions in all elements. Please make sure you read our full guidance about English language requirements, which includes details of other qualifications we'll consider.Applicants who do not meet the English language requirements may be eligible to join our pre-sessional English language course.Applicants from one of the recognised Majority English Speaking Countries (MESCs) do not need to meet these requirements. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 75 (Grade B) IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

Kingston Law School bursaries
* For Home/EU and international students: * Four Diana Winstanley bursaries worth £1,500 each



Please visit the bursaries page for full application details.

Kingston University scholarships and bursaries
* For international students: * £3,300 scholarships for full-time international students.
* 10% discount on fees for Kingston alumni (alumni loyalty bursary).
* 10% discount on fees for family members of Kingston alumni (family loyalty bursary).


* For Home/EU students: * up to £3,000 Annual Fund scholarships.



To apply for any scholarship or bursary you must already be in possession of a firm offer on the programme and have paid your course fee deposit.