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LLM - Master of Laws
Treforest Campus
Full Time
FEB-25
1 year
Select a course option
LLM - Master of Laws
Treforest Campus
Full time
FEB-25
1 year
LLM - Master of Laws
Treforest Campus
Part time
FEB-25
2 years
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USW’s ground-breaking new LLM Law, Technology and Innovation degree is part of our comprehensive range of postgraduate LLM programmes(Opens in a new tab) that focuses on how technology has an impact on law and society.
LLM Law, Technology and Innovation will enable you to apply for exciting career opportunities for tomorrow’s job market in the legal, finance and technology industries.
The course, which is conducted by leading academics, centres around seminars and lectures in which you critically evaluate legal issues such artificial intelligence and developments of law and policy arising from technology and associated emerging issues.
The course is aimed at both law and non-law graduates.
Students from both the UK and further afield will be able to draw on prior academic and professional experience from different jurisdictions.
There are two intakes to the LLM programmes, one in September and one in February, and you can study with us full or part time.
CAREERS
This course will open doors to a wide range of opportunities from a legal technologist within legal firms to working within IT companies or the Intellectual Property Office.
How does this course prepare me for employment?
Volunteering
You can volunteer at our Legal Advice Clinic(Opens in a new tab). Under supervision, you can provide free legal advice to members of the public and small businesses. This will give you an opportunity to put your theoretical studies into practice and provide vital work experience.
Students are provided with many opportunities to volunteer in projects including virtual volunteering opportunities with a Regional Employment Judge, ELIPS (Employment Tribunal Litigant in Person Scheme), Shelter Cymru Volunteer Pathways Programme, Age Cymru Independent Volunteer Advocates and Cardiff Lawyers Care Homelessness Clinic.
What kind of student would this suit?
Our Law, Technology and Innovation course would be a good choice if you are interested in how law and technology is evolving and the challenges facing the legal sector and other industries. You will discuss current innovations with leading experts. You will be a motivated, independent learner with a desire to gain analytical skills.
A minimum 2:2 Honours degree in any discipline or a relevant professional qualification such as the Institute of Legal Executives and others that include some element of law. For applicants who do not possess formal qualifications, relevant professional experience may be considered via the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)/Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) mechanism (university regulations will apply).
Students living in
Domestic
£10,250 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£15,850 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£15,850 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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