This top-up master's course is for qualified solicitors and barristers. You’ll build on your professional qualifications to achieve a specialist academic award.

This master’s course involves researching and writing a 15,000-word dissertation. To enrol, you must have passed the Postgraduate Diploma in Law, the Legal Practice Course, or a Bar Training Course. If you have a legal practising certificate in another jurisdiction you may also be eligible.

Independent study

You’ll produce a substantial piece of writing under the guidance of your dissertation supervisor. Your period of independent study will be supported by research methods as you develop an in-depth understanding of your subject. Your learning will be informed by current practice, scholarship and research. This will include a critical awareness and critical analysis of current issues and developments in the subject and the profession.

Expert guidance

You’ll work closely with an accomplished academic to guide you through the research and writing process.

Choose your research area

You’ll choose your area of research to fit your career and academic interests. For example, you could explore:

• Commercial law
• Competition law
• Animal law
• International human rights law
• Medical law
• Family law
• International trade law
• Construction law