
Please note the course details apply to 2025 entry. Details for 2026 entry for our postgraduate courses will be published from mid-October 2025.
Please note the course details apply to 2025 entry. Details for 2026 entry for our postgraduate courses will be published from mid-October 2025.
Our LLM course is a respected academic qualification recognised throughout the world and across key legal disciplines. It focuses on our particular areas of expertise and offers a choice of nine specialist pathways or a general LLM qualification. We place emphasis on innovative and problem-solving teaching methods as well as comparative and international outlook.
“Most of the lecturers perfectly combine academic background with up to date practical experience in legal scope from the leading law firms. In addition the students who come to study LLM are invaluable with their background and experience, representing major law firms of the world.”
Our LLM course is designed for both recent law graduates and established professionals. It will allow you to deepen and broaden your knowledge of law as an academic subject and will help your professional development by enhancing your problem – solving skills in a transnational context. It is designed to maximise your intellectual potential, as well as keeping you grounded by drawing on the real world experiences of staff and other practitioners. You will also benefit from our vibrant intellectual community, student societies and social events, as well as our links with prestigious international law schools.
You will choose to specialise in one of nine different pathways or choose your own combination of modules for a General LLM.
The specialist pathways currently comprise:
• Competition Law
• European Law
• Intellectual Property & Information Law
• International Business Law
• International Financial Law
• International Dispute Resolution
• International Tax Law
• Law & Technology
• Transnational Law
Under the close guidance of our expert tutors, we will equip you with the legal knowledge and expertise to match your career ambitions. You will gain an internationally recognised qualification that is highly desirable in today’s competitive legal profession.
This course is primarily taught at King’s College London's Strand and Waterloo campuses.
Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.
Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the modules you study.
King's is regulated by the Office for Students
A minimum high 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree with a final mark of at least 65% or above
If you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may be considered if you can demonstrate significant relevant work experience, or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a Masters or PGDip).
Minimum requirements |
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Undergraduate degree with high 2:1 honours (assessed as an overall average of at least 65% across all years of study) in Law or a degree with at least 70% law content. Exceptionally, you may be considered where a comparable academic level has been achieved through other graduate studies (such as a Graduate Diploma in Law) or you have at least three years legal work experience and a 2:1 (rather than a high 2:1) in your Law degree. In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum high 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 65% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 65% or above in the UK marking scheme. |
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To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.
Nationals of majority English speaking countries (as defined by the UKVI) who have permanently resided in this country are not usually required to complete an additional English language test. This is also the case for applicants who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree (of at least three years duration), a postgraduate taught degree (of at least one year), or a PhD in a majority English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI) within five years of the course start date.
For information on our English language requirements and whether you need to complete an English language test, please see our English Language requirements page.
Applications must be made online using King's Apply, the Admissions portal, and a non-refundable application fee of £130 applies.
Due to the large volume of applications, this programme operates a partial “gathered-field” approach to decision making for applicants who meet our advertised academic entry requirements. This means that for some of these applicants, a decision may not be reached until after February and where possible, will be made by May. You will be informed via King's Apply if your application is being held.
Personal Statement | Yes |
A personal statement is required. This can be entered directly into the online application form (maximum 4,000 characters) or uploaded as an attachment to the online application form (maximum 2 pages). |
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Previous Academic Study | Yes | A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained. If you have already completed your degree, copies of your official degree certificate will also be required. Applicants with academic documents issued in a language other than English, will need to submit both the original and official translation of their documents. |
References | No | Please note: due to competition for places on the LLM programme the Department do not require references. Submitted references will not be taken into account during assessment. |
Other | Optional | Applicants may also wish to include a CV (Resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of their application. |
Teaching on the LLM course is delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars. Some modules may be delivered as two hours of seminar-style teaching a week, whilst others may be lecture-based or a combination of lecture and seminars. Overall, full-time students will usually have 6 to 10 contact hours a week.
Contact time is based on 24 academic weeks, whereas self-study time is based on 31 academic weeks. The total notional study hours for the LLM are 1,800. Notional study hours comprise formal teaching and learning activities, such as lectures and tutorials, as well as assessments and independent research and study.
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and examination. Forms of assessment may typically include essays, examinations, presentations, reaction papers or other assignments.
The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they are subject to change.
Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totaling 180 credits. Part-time students are recommended to take 90 credits of taught modules in Year 1, and 30-45 credits of taught modules, plus a writing project (45 or 60 credits), in Year 2, to achieve 180 credits in total. The hours of teaching per week will depend on the modules chosen – for example, if two 15 credit modules per semester are chosen, this would involve 4 contact hours per week alongside independent study. Part-time students break for summer in June and return for year 2 teaching in September. Students choose to specialise in one of nine different pathways or select their own combination of modules to take a General LLM. The pathways students may choose for their specialisation currently comprise:
All students are required to take a 45 or 60 credit writing project, which are typically taken from the following options:
In your Dissertation, you conduct research on an agreed research topic under the supervision of an academic staff member. The practice or research module is selected from a range of options that may typically include, for example: - Advanced Patent Competition Law (CL/IPIL) - EU Merger Control (CL) - Global Digital Enforcement of Intellectual Property and Information Technology (IPIL) - International Investment Law and Policy (IFL/IBL/IDR) - Law of International Finance (IFL) - The Law and Policy of Financial Technology (LT) - International Tax Law: Transfer Pricing (TAX) - World Trade Law and Policy (IBL/IDR)
In addition you are required to take at least 120-135 credits from a range of optional modules. Students who wish to specialise within a certain pathway must ensure that at least 120 credits are taken within that pathway. This can consist of optional modules alone or a combination of optional modules and a writing project, providing its content is relevant to the pathway. Students who select the General LLM are free to choose modules from any pathway. The range of optional modules may typically include:
Competition Law (CL) Pathway
European Law (EL) Pathway
Intellectual Property and Information Law (IP&IL) Pathway
International Business Law (IBL) Pathway
International Financial Law (IFL) Pathway
International Dispute Resolution (IDR) Pathway
International Tax Law (IT) Pathway
Law and Technology (LT) Pathway
Transnational Law (TL) Pathway
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.
Full time: £22,750 per year (2025/26)
Part time: £11,375 per year (2025/26)
Full time: £35,800 per year (2025/26)
Part time: £17,900 per year (2025/26)
These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.
If you receive an offer for this programme, you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit to secure your place. Deposit payments are credited towards the total tuition fee payment.
The Home deposit is £500. The International deposit is £2000.
If you are a current undergraduate King’s student in receipt of the King's Living Bursary this academic year, you are not required to pay a deposit to secure your place on the programme. Please note, this will not change the total fees payable for your chosen programme.
Please visit our web pages on fees and funding for more information.
In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:
To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.
Our LLM course is designed for both recent law graduates and established professionals. It will allow you to deepen and broaden your knowledge of law as an academic subject and will help your professional development by enhancing your problem – solving skills in a transnational context. It is designed to maximise your intellectual potential, as well as keeping you grounded by drawing on the real world experiences of staff and other practitioners. You will also benefit from our vibrant intellectual community, student societies and social events, as well as our links with prestigious international law schools.
You will choose to specialise in one of nine different pathways or choose your own combination of modules for a General LLM.
The specialist pathways currently comprise:
• Competition Law
• European Law
• Intellectual Property & Information Law
• International Business Law
• International Financial Law
• International Dispute Resolution
• International Tax Law
• Law & Technology
• Transnational Law
Under the close guidance of our expert tutors, we will equip you with the legal knowledge and expertise to match your career ambitions. You will gain an internationally recognised qualification that is highly desirable in today’s competitive legal profession.
This course is primarily taught at King’s College London's Strand and Waterloo campuses.
Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.
Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the modules you study.
King's is regulated by the Office for Students
A minimum high 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree with a final mark of at least 65% or above
If you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may be considered if you can demonstrate significant relevant work experience, or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a Masters or PGDip).
Minimum requirements |
|
Undergraduate degree with high 2:1 honours (assessed as an overall average of at least 65% across all years of study) in Law or a degree with at least 70% law content. Exceptionally, you may be considered where a comparable academic level has been achieved through other graduate studies (such as a Graduate Diploma in Law) or you have at least three years legal work experience and a 2:1 (rather than a high 2:1) in your Law degree. In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum high 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 65% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 65% or above in the UK marking scheme. |
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To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.
Nationals of majority English speaking countries (as defined by the UKVI) who have permanently resided in this country are not usually required to complete an additional English language test. This is also the case for applicants who have successfully completed an undergraduate degree (of at least three years duration), a postgraduate taught degree (of at least one year), or a PhD in a majority English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI) within five years of the course start date.
For information on our English language requirements and whether you need to complete an English language test, please see our English Language requirements page.
Applications must be made online using King's Apply, the Admissions portal, and a non-refundable application fee of £130 applies.
Due to the large volume of applications, this programme operates a partial “gathered-field” approach to decision making for applicants who meet our advertised academic entry requirements. This means that for some of these applicants, a decision may not be reached until after February and where possible, will be made by May. You will be informed via King's Apply if your application is being held.
Personal Statement | Yes |
A personal statement is required. This can be entered directly into the online application form (maximum 4,000 characters) or uploaded as an attachment to the online application form (maximum 2 pages). |
---|---|---|
Previous Academic Study | Yes | A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained. If you have already completed your degree, copies of your official degree certificate will also be required. Applicants with academic documents issued in a language other than English, will need to submit both the original and official translation of their documents. |
References | No | Please note: due to competition for places on the LLM programme the Department do not require references. Submitted references will not be taken into account during assessment. |
Other | Optional | Applicants may also wish to include a CV (Resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of their application. |
Teaching on the LLM course is delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars. Some modules may be delivered as two hours of seminar-style teaching a week, whilst others may be lecture-based or a combination of lecture and seminars. Overall, full-time students will usually have 6 to 10 contact hours a week.
Contact time is based on 24 academic weeks, whereas self-study time is based on 31 academic weeks. The total notional study hours for the LLM are 1,800. Notional study hours comprise formal teaching and learning activities, such as lectures and tutorials, as well as assessments and independent research and study.
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and examination. Forms of assessment may typically include essays, examinations, presentations, reaction papers or other assignments.
The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they are subject to change.
Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totaling 180 credits. Part-time students are recommended to take 90 credits of taught modules in Year 1, and 30-45 credits of taught modules, plus a writing project (45 or 60 credits), in Year 2, to achieve 180 credits in total. The hours of teaching per week will depend on the modules chosen – for example, if two 15 credit modules per semester are chosen, this would involve 4 contact hours per week alongside independent study. Part-time students break for summer in June and return for year 2 teaching in September. Students choose to specialise in one of nine different pathways or select their own combination of modules to take a General LLM. The pathways students may choose for their specialisation currently comprise:
All students are required to take a 45 or 60 credit writing project, which are typically taken from the following options:
In your Dissertation, you conduct research on an agreed research topic under the supervision of an academic staff member. The practice or research module is selected from a range of options that may typically include, for example: - Advanced Patent Competition Law (CL/IPIL) - EU Merger Control (CL) - Global Digital Enforcement of Intellectual Property and Information Technology (IPIL) - International Investment Law and Policy (IFL/IBL/IDR) - Law of International Finance (IFL) - The Law and Policy of Financial Technology (LT) - International Tax Law: Transfer Pricing (TAX) - World Trade Law and Policy (IBL/IDR)
In addition you are required to take at least 120-135 credits from a range of optional modules. Students who wish to specialise within a certain pathway must ensure that at least 120 credits are taken within that pathway. This can consist of optional modules alone or a combination of optional modules and a writing project, providing its content is relevant to the pathway. Students who select the General LLM are free to choose modules from any pathway. The range of optional modules may typically include:
Competition Law (CL) Pathway
European Law (EL) Pathway
Intellectual Property and Information Law (IP&IL) Pathway
International Business Law (IBL) Pathway
International Financial Law (IFL) Pathway
International Dispute Resolution (IDR) Pathway
International Tax Law (IT) Pathway
Law and Technology (LT) Pathway
Transnational Law (TL) Pathway
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.
Full time: £22,750 per year (2025/26)
Part time: £11,375 per year (2025/26)
Full time: £35,800 per year (2025/26)
Part time: £17,900 per year (2025/26)
These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.
If you receive an offer for this programme, you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit to secure your place. Deposit payments are credited towards the total tuition fee payment.
The Home deposit is £500. The International deposit is £2000.
If you are a current undergraduate King’s student in receipt of the King's Living Bursary this academic year, you are not required to pay a deposit to secure your place on the programme. Please note, this will not change the total fees payable for your chosen programme.
Please visit our web pages on fees and funding for more information.
In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:
To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.
We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed and we may need to request further information from you during the application process.
The final application deadlines for this programme are:
· Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2025 (23:59 UK time)
· Home fee status: 25 August 2025 (23:59 UK time)
If the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications. Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline.
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