Top 10 online LLM programs in the UK

Top 10 Online LLMs British law schools are a great choice when it comes to online LLM programs as they often offer a course with an international emphasis and always in English.

Online LLM programs are usually offered on a part-time basis allowing students to work and study at the same time. Over the last few years – and particularly in light of the Coronavirus Pandemic – the demand for online LLM study has increased which means there is a great selection of course available.

Let’s take a look at 10 of the best online LLM programs taught out of UK law schools.

LLM in International Corporate and Commercial Law – King's College London

Cost: £19,500 total cost for all students.
What You Will Study: This is a part-time program that takes students between two and six years to complete. Modules include Transnational Corporate Law and Practice; Corporate Finance Law; International and Comparative Oil and Gas Law; and Carriage of Goods by Sea.

LLM – University of Edinburgh

Cost: £23,000 total cost for all students.
What You Will Study: This is an online LLM program that can be studied either part time or full time. For full-time students, the LLM takes one year to complete and for part-time students, it takes between two and three years to complete. There are four areas of focus – Medical Law; Commercial Law; Intellectual Property Law; and Information Technology Law.

LLM in Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law – Queen Mary University of London

Cost: £28,030 total cost for all students.
What You Will Study: Students complete this LLM on a part-time basis either over two years or six years and there are optional residential weekends to attend. Modules include Online Banking and Financial Services; Privacy and Data Protection Law; E-Commerce Law; and Broadcasting Regulation.

LLM in Healthcare and Ethics – University of Manchester

Cost: £9,500 total cost for UK students / £19,000 total cost for EU and international students.
What You Will Study: The full LLM program takes two years to complete studying part time. Modules include Medico-Legal Problems; Ethics; Genetics and Genomics; Philosophical Bioethics; and Mental Health Law and Policy.

LLM in Energy and Environmental Law – University of Birmingham

Cost: £15,300 total cost for all students.
What You Will Study: Students complete the LLM in two and a half years studying part time. Modules include the Law Relating to Nuclear Energy; Renewable Energy and Climate Change Law; and Oil and Gas Law.

LLM in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice – Cardiff University

Cost: £6,950 per year for UK students / £9,200 per year for EU and international students.
What You Will Study: This course at Cardiff University has been a distance learning LLM since 1987 and was designed in conjunction with the UK's NHS. It is now offered through online distance learning and takes two years to complete with part-time studying. Students must have extensive experience of working within the NHS to gain access to the course.

LLM in International Business Law – University of Essex

Cost: £11,222 total cost for all students.
What You Will Study: Students take two years to complete this part-time LLM in International Business Law. Modules include the Law of the World Trade Organisation; International Business Law; and Commercial Conflict of Laws.

LLM in International Trade Law – University of Aberdeen

Cost: £13,820 total cost for all students.
What You Will Study: This part-time LLM program at the University of Aberdeen takes students about two years to complete. Modules include the World Trade Organisation; International Arbitration; and Financing of International Sales.

LLM in Employment Law – University of Leicester

Cost: £9,755 total cost for all students.
What You Will Study: Students at the University of Leicester complete this LLM program in two years studying via distance learning. Modules include International Labour Law; Human Rights and Trade Union Law; Equality at Work; and Individual Employment Relations.

LLM in Internet Law and Policy – University of Strathclyde

Cost: £7,100 total cost for all students.
What You Will Study: This is a part-time LLM in Internet Law and Policy that takes two years to complete. Modules include Privacy, Crime and Security, Telecommunications Law, E-Commerce Law, and Intellectual Property Law.

PLEASE NOTE: As a result of Brexit, from Autumn 2021 postgraduate students from the European Union studying at a UK university will be charged the same tuition fees as international students. UK students studying their postgraduate course at a European university are also likely to incur higher tuition fees than their EU counterparts. It is advisable to check with the individual universities in the UK and Europe for up-to-date information on tuition fees for all postgraduate programs.

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