This specialised top-up course is designed to complement and advance the topics and techniques learned on Solents PGDip International Trade and Maritime Law, allowing students in the shipping industry who want to develop their understanding of the unique legal framework of the maritime industry and international trade to research and complete their masters dissertation and earn a full masters degree.

You will have the opportunity to select a topic of interest within your chosen discipline, and design, plan and conduct research to develop your ideas and investigate your topic, producing an academically rigorous dissertation that advances knowledge in your chosen field.

Through this process you will make decisions about your research, analysis, practicalities and difficulties of doing research, this will enable you to develop academically and professionally.

You will learn the fundamental skills of academic investigation, from research methodology to planning, applying for ethics, conducting legal research, analysis, and writing your research project into a dissertation.

You will also develop an enhanced range of philosophical, logical and analytical skills, which will enable you to construct sound and persuasive arguments within the subject of maritime law.

On completing your dissertation, you will have a practical examination of an industry-relevant topic and well-researched and practical solutions you can apply in your career – along with a full masters-level law qualification to take that career even higher.

This course is for

This LLM top-up is only available to students who have completed our PGDip International Trade and Maritime Law. It is ideal for students looking to add a legal element to their career, both in the UK and internationally – particularly those interested in managerial or in-house legal positions.