LLM in Law and Business

The course involves learning across three trimesters. Please check the Program document (below the main image on this page) for more information.

Trimester one

You'll study two core modules:

• Legal Systems, Research and Skills
• Commercial Law

and choose two optional modules from:

• Obligations and Dispute Resolution
• Employment Law
• Strategic Management
• Governance and Risk Management
• Strategic Brand Management
• Digital Marketing
• Advanced Academic and Business Skills

Trimester two

You'll study two core modules:

• Business Law and Practice
• Leading Change and Innovation

and choose two optional modules from:

• The Professional Lawyer
• Cyberlaw
• Entertainment, Media, and Intellectual Property Law
• Managing People
• Sustainability
• Corporate Financial Management

Trimester three

You'll choose to take either the Legal Clinic or Legal Research Project module.

What you'll learn

Overview

You'll study four core modules, four optional modules and select one law project option. This learning structure will enhance your academic and organisational skills, develop practical subject specific skills and knowledge and cover a good range of options across the disciplines of law, business and management. The course offers you the opportunity to work with external partners to support clients with legal problems, or to undertake a supervised research project on a legal area of your choice.

There is a natural focus on business organisations and legal transactions and the course seeks to develop professionality, effective collaboration, and precise communication. It also seeks to prepare you to initiate, lead and respond to change in various organisational contexts.

How will I be assessed?

You'll be assessed using a range of methods including exams, tests, practical exercises, presentations, case studies, reports, essays and portfolio and dissertation writing.

You'll develop a good range of transferable and subject-specific skills, enhancing your employability for a wide variety of law, business and management-related roles. The flexible range of module options enables you to tailor your study to support your specific career aspirations.

How will I be taught?

You'll be taught using a mix of in-person seminars and practical skills workshops, supervision, clinical education and digital learning.

To find out more about how we teach and how you'll learn, please read our Learning and Teaching Delivery Statement.

Course length

One year full-time or two years part-time.