Cardiff University
Cardiff Law School

Overview
Cardiff Law School is a thriving, high-quality institution committed to achieving and maintaining excellence in both teaching and research. Rated ‘5’ in the national Research Assessment Exercises in 1996 and 2001, we are one of the largest law schools in Britain, attracting students from all over the world.

Why consider Cardiff Law School?
Outstanding library, computer and IT facilities, together with dedicated teaching facilities and an academic staff of 80, help to make Cardiff Law School the first choice for the growing number of graduates who wish to acquire further qualifications. We cater for diversity of interest, backgrounds and aspirations, for law and non-law graduates from the UK and overseas, with a flexible programme giving opportunities for full- and part-time study.

Cardiff Law School has a population of over 1,500 students from all over the world. The School is located in two adjacent buildings at the heart of the University, close to Cardiff city centre.

Cardiff has good transport links with the rest of the UK and Europe, sports and cultural amenities of international standard, and easy access to countryside, coast and mountains.

The LLM programme
LLM – full or part time
We offer a broadly based postgraduate taught programme leading to the award of the degree of Master of Laws. Students can choose to pursue an LLM that specialises in one of five named routes or can pursue non-specialised legal study choosing from any of the modules available.

LLM (Canon Law) – part time only
This route focuses on the canon law of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches, and on state law applicable to those Churches.

LLM (Commercial Law) – full time only
This route offers a range of English and comparative commercial law subjects, which are studied from an international perspective, with an emphasis on the international agreements that operate in the commercial law field.

LLM (European Legal Studies) – full time only
This route provides students with the opportunity to study law in a European, comparative and international context.

LLM (Human Rights Law) – full time only
(Subject to validation – please check www.law.cardiff.ac.uk.)
This route aims to provide a sound knowledge of the theory and the legal rules applicable to international human rights treaties and their domestic counterparts.

LLM (Legal Aspects of Medical Practice) – full or part time
This route provides a sound knowledge and critical appreciation of the legal rules applicable to the practice and administration of healthcare. 

Programme structure
The full-time LLM routes run over 12 months and comprise two parts. Part 1 is studied between September and May; four modules are selected from a range of options. Each module is assessed by examination, essay or other approved methods. Part 2 consists of the completion of a 15,000-word dissertation, which is submitted in September on completion of the student’s period of study.

There are two part-time routes available on the LLM (Legal Aspects of Medical Practice). The part-time weekly route takes place over two years on one fixed day of the week during the University semesters. The residential weekend route takes place over eight weekends running over two years. The part-time LLM (Canon Law) route also takes place over eight weekends running over two years. In the case of the part-time LLM routes, the dissertation is submitted in December on completion of the student’s period of study.

For more on the individual LLM routes, please visit www.law.cardiff.ac.uk.

Scholarships and funding
Our LLM scholarships are currently under review. You are advised to check our website for up-to-date information.

Entry requirements
At least a lower second-class (2.2) degree in law or a related discipline or foreign equivalent or relevant work experience, including having held a position of responsibility relevant to the LLM in question for at least two years. Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence that they have obtained a score of at least 6.5 in IELTS, with 6.0 in each element, or 580 in TOEFL tests or 237/90 on computer-based marking, or equivalent.

Contact
Postgraduate Secretary
Cardiff Law School
Law Building
Museum Avenue
Cardiff CF10 3AX 

T +44 (0)29 2087 4351/4353/6102
F +44 (0)29 2087 4982
E law-pg@cardiff.ac.uk
W www.law.cardiff.ac.uk