About this course

LJMU's Master of Laws LLM provides a broad liberal arts education in the law for students wishing to undertake a wide range of legal study options.

• Develop knowledge of business, corporate and finance law, global crime and security and criminal justice
• Examine key legal and justice issues in both a domestic and global context
• Learn from tutors who have extensive experience with a variety of backgrounds and research interests
• Pursue new areas of interest in-depth or deepen already acquired undergraduate understanding in a given area
• Provides opportunities to critically analyse key themes in law and criminal justice and global crime
• Generous funding scholarships available for home and overseas students

This flexible LLM is suitable for students from experienced practitioners, graduates, career changers and overseas students wishing to broaden their legal knowledge.

The School of Law has decades of experience providing postgraduate legal education.

Its LLM programmes are consistently highly rated by students and practitioners alike.

The aim of this programme is to create a positive learning environment for students in which to practice advanced scholarship and research and gain academic and intellectual progression, together with the acquisition of specific knowledge and skills.

The programme will give you the opportunity to critically analyse key themes in law and criminal justice and global crime and will challenge your thinking and stimulate your academic aspirations in these fields.

Assessment

How learning is monitored on your programme

To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. Assessment techniques vary from module to module to reflect relevant assessment approaches and the key learning points of each topic.

Technology plays a crucial role in assessment on the LLM course. Modules use online feedback alongside face-to-face assessments.