Queen Mary, University of London,
The School of Law
General information
Queen Mary, is one of the largest multi-faculty Colleges within the University of London with high-quality teaching and research in Humanities, Social Sciences and Law; Medicine and Dentistry; and Science and Engineering
The College is ranked in the top 13 for research in the UK, based on the percentage of its staff rated 3* & 4* (4* being the highest) in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, denoting research excellence of international importance.
Queen Mary, University of London’s School of Law, comprising of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, currently celebrating its 30th anniversary –the first of its kind in the UK and the Department of Law, is internationally renowned by academics and practitioners as offering a first class LLM Programme, with 18 different specialisms. The 60 plus strong team of staff have substantial practical legal work and world leading research experience. They are ranked 3rd in London, for research in the 2008 RAE, following on from their 5* rating in the 2001 RAE. Along with the expertise of the numerous high profile Judges, QCs, practitioners, Business Leaders and distinguished Visiting Academic Fellows who also contribute on the course, Queen Mary can offer you an academically challenging and relevant LLM in a friendly and supportive environment, in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, the legal district of London.
LLM programmes
Queen Mary offers a range of 18 LLM programmes, available on a full and part-time basis, taught in London, designed to advance the academic and professional advancement of their students. These are based upon a comprehensive portfolio of over 95 specialised modules
General LLM
Range of Modules Available
Full details of the modules can be found here
These programmes are based upon a comprehensive portfolio of over 95 uniquely specialised modules, listed below. Each LLM programme consists of 3 courses, taught from September to March and examined in May/June and a dissertation of 15,000 words, submitted in August. Each programme can be completed in one year full time, or two years part-time.
Note: Not all of the modules listed below may be available in any one year
• Advanced Medical Negligence
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Banking Law
• Business Taxation
• Challenging Public Power: Advanced Administrative Law
• Climate Change Law and Policy
• Commercial Law Written and Oral Advocacy
• Communications Law
• Company Law
• Comparative Commercial Law
• Comparative Class Actions
• Comparative Immigration and Nationality Law
• Computer Law
• Consent (in contemporary medicine)
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Insolvency Law
• Courts in Comparative Perspective
• Crime and Punishment 1600 - 1900 (half module)
• Cyberspace Law
• E-commerce Law
• Environmental Law and Policy (with special reference to the UK)
• Ethnic Minorities and the Law
• European Union Competition Law
• European Union Tax Law
• European Environmental Law
• EU Constitutional Law 1 (half module)
• EU Constitutional Law II (half module)
• European and UK Protection of Equality Rights (half module Term 1)
• European and UK Protection of Human Rights at Work (half module term 2)
• European Internal Market
• EU Criminal Law (Half module)
• EU Financial Law
• EU Immigration Law (Half module)
• EU Justice and Home Affairs
• External Relations Law of the European Union
• Gender, Law and the State: Current Legal Issues
• Global Policy and Economics of Intellectual Property Law
• History of Commercial Law (half module)
• History of Contract Law (half module)
• History of Tort Law (half module)
• Insurance Contracts and Risk Management in Construction (half module)
• Insurance Law and Construction Insurance and Risk Management (also available as two half-modules)
• Intellectual Property
• Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries
• Intellectual Property Aspects of Medicine
• Intellectual Property in the Digital Millennium
• Intellectual Property, Fashion, and Design
• International and Comparative Commercial Arbitration
• International and Comparative Competition Law
• International and Comparative Law of Copyright and Related Rights
• International and Comparative Law of Patents, Trade Secrets and Related Rights
• International and Comparative Social Justice
• International and Comparative Law of Trade Marks, Designs and Unfair Competition
• International Commercial Law
• International Commercial Litigation - Commercial Conflicts of Laws
• International Construction – Contracts and Arbitration
• International Criminal Law
• International Economic Law
• International Environmental Law
• International Law and Development
• International Law of Armed Conflict and the Use of Force
• International Law of the Sea
• International Law on the Rights of the Child
• International Merger Control
• International Natural Resources Law
• International Protection of Human Rights
• International Tax Law I
• International Tax Law II
• International Trade and Investment Dispute Settlement
• International Trade and Intellectual Property Law
• IP Transactions
• Judicial Protection in the EU
• Jurisprudence A (half module)
• Jurisprudence B (half module)
• Law of Economic Crime
• Law of Finance and Foreign Investment in Emerging Economies
• Law of Insurance Contracts (half module)
• Law of Insurance Regulation
• Law of Treaties
• Legal Aspects of International Finance
• Legal Theory in the Common Law Tradition
• Media Law
• Medical Jurisprudence
• Mental Health Law
• New Medical Technologies and the Law
• Privacy and Information Law
• Regulation of Financial Markets
• Secured Financing in Commercial Transactions
• Securities Regulation
• Taxation of Corporate Finance
• Taxation Principles and Concepts
• Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources
• UK Competition Law
"The lectures are first class and supplemented by leading expert practitioners from city-law firms and international institutions such as the EBRD and the ECB. Queen Mary staff, both academic and non-academic, are most cooperative and friendly."
Michael Burket, Germany
LLM in Banking and Finance, 2009-10
Entry requirements
The standard of applicants to Queen Mary is high. Admission is based solely on academic merit. The usual qualification for entry to the LLM programme is an undergraduate degree in law, or a degree with a substantial law content, of at least upper-second class Honours (or equivalent). Non law graduates with good honours degrees may be considered on the basis of excellent performance in professional qualifying examinations (for example the CPE and Bar Finals/Legal Practice examinations, or passed the solicitors’ qualifying examination), or exceptional experience that directly relates to particular specialist LLM taught courses.
For students with International qualifications, click here. If your country is not represented, please contact the LLM Administrator Sue Sullivan
Students whose first language is not English must meet the School’s minimum English language requirements for direct entry.
| IELTS |
TOEFL |
IBTOEFL |
PTE Academic |
| 7.0 (writing 7) |
610 (TWE5) |
100 (writing 27/30) |
68 (writing and written disclosure 68) |
You should bear in mind however that should your score be lower than our full requirement we may be able to assist you with pre-sessional language training (in the summer prior to the LLM). You should therefore provide a language score in good time. Details of our one, two and three months Professional programmes can be found here.
Critical Thinking and Writing in Law (in-sessional)
The Critical Thinking and Writing in Law programme is a specialized series of interactive lectures designed to improve your writing and research in law, while providing a solid foundation for you to prepare for and complete your exams and dissertations with confidence.
The Critical Thinking and Writing in Law programme consists of two distinct programmes, one each term:
• Term one, mainly for those with in-sessional conditions, will introduce students who are new to UK Higher education to the skills that will be expected of them at LLM level. Legal texts will be analyzed from a linguistic perspective and focus will be placed on raising students’ awareness and skill as regards expression, structure, and argumentation in English within their discipline.
• Term two has been designed for those interested in developing or enhancing their performance in exam and dissertation writing. Students will be given the opportunity to learn and practice the skills needed to succeed in examinations, and to work through the process of planning and structuring their dissertations. Students will be introduced to research methodology, and they will be assisted in the process of developing their proposals into well-structured dissertations.
More information can be found here.
How to Apply
Application forms and guidance on how to apply can be found here.
Distance Learning LLM in Computer and Communications Law - January and August start dates
Taught by the Institute of Computer and Communications Law (ICCL) within the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, this Distance Learning LLM in Computer and Communications Law draws on the established strengths of CCLS in computer, e-commerce and communications law and associated topics within the Information Technology Unit.
Law as a subject is particularly suitable for online learning in that it is primarily text-based, so delivery of teaching materials is not restricted by bandwidth limitations. Teaching Computer and Communications Law online has the further benefit that almost all relevant materials are recent in origin and potentially available in digital format such as Lexis and Westlaw, combined with the Blackboard (WebCT) course teaching platform for additional materials, bulletin board tutorials, chat room discussions and student assignments. Course modules will be delivered to students on CD-ROM and some of these will include audio and audio-visual presentations. You will not be required to have access to a local law library, or to have Internet access beyond a basic dial-up modem connection to the World Wide Web.
For further details click here.
Tuition and Fees
Fees for 2011-12 have not yet been set. They will shortly be made available on the below website. We expect a small increase on last year’s fees.
Scholarships
Scholarship details will be announced later in the year on - click here for more information.
Further details
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Contact
Susan Sullivan (Ms)
LLM Programme Administrator,
School of Law/Centre for Commercial Law Studies,
Queen Mary, University of London,
67/69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields,
London WC2A 3JB
Tel: +44 (0)207 882 8092
Fax: +44 (0)207 882 8101
Email: LLMadmin@qmul.ac.uk
Web: www.law.qmul.ac.uk
The office is open Monday to Friday, 9am- 5pm throughout the year.
