LLM Environmental Law
The University of Law London, United Kingdom
Total Course Fee
USD 17,180
Course Accredited By
PC
Specially designed for law and non-law graduates who want to gain a Master’s qualification in law, this course focuses specifically on developing an in-depth knowledge of Environmental Law.
The LLM Environmental Law will provide you with the opportunity to explore issues surrounding environmental law. You will examine the political and legal issues concerning environmental protection, climate change policies, natural resources law, environmental ethics and environmental justice.
When you study the LLM Environmental Law with us you will:
- Be taught by subject matter experts, former and current practitioners and research and teaching focused academics
- Focus on legal practice, not just theory
- Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators and accreditation bodies
- Learn about Legal Technology by selecting to study modules in legal technology
- Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team
- In addition to a general induction to the programme, 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. This would be useful for any student who has taken a considerable break from legal education.
- To help prepare you for your dissertation you’ll study a range of compulsory and further optional Research Methods Training sessions.
Please note that, due to Home Office regulations, students who require a Student Route visa to study with us are not permitted to study online and can only choose face-to-face taught modules.
Enrollment Cycles
- September 2023
- January 2024
UK Entry Requirements
- Students should possess a UK undergraduate degree in any subject at 2:2 or above, or an equivalent qualification.
A compulsory two week induction is required for all students, unless they can evidence the successful completion of either:
- an LLB or equivalent; or
a minimum of 3 legal modules, worth at least 80 QCFcredits that must include:
- English Legal System
- Contract Law
- Law of Tort
- English language requirements for applicants whose first language is not English
- An English language level equivalent to IELTS 6.5 or above, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component. Please see 'Alternative English language qualifications' section below for alternatives to IELTS.
Terms 1 & 2 (full-time) or 1-4 (part-time)
- Two week induction: For non-law students this includes a compulsory introduction to the law of England and Wales which must be completed before commencing your first modules.
You will complete:
- Environmental Law
- Research Methods Training (sessions throughout Terms 1 and 2 / 1-4)
You may then choose three from the list of elective modules* which includes modules such as:
- Corporate Governance in Practice
- International Trade Law
- International Criminal Law
- International Human Rights
- Download the elective module guide
*All elective modules are subject to availability. - Term 3 (full-time) or 5 & 6 (part-time)
- Dissertation in Environmental Law
- Domestic students: £9,200
- Non-domestic students: £12,360