LLM Master of Laws

LLM or PGDip or PGCert

Start dates: September 2025 / January 2026 / September 2026

Full time: LLM: 12 months, PGDip: 9 months, PGCert: 9 months

Part time: LLM: 24 months, PGDip: 18 months, PGCert: 18 months

Location: Headington

School(s): School of Law and Social Sciences

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Overview

On our LLM Law course, you’ll develop an advanced understanding of the legal frameworks that underpin our world order today through our pathways:

  • LLM International Law
  • LLM Human Rights Law
  • LLM International Commercial Law and Trade
  • LLM Global Business and Human Rights.

You’ll learn how to leverage laws to drive positive change across global communities.

The refugee crisis. Sustainable development. Human rights. Global conflicts. You’ll explore the legalities behind some of the biggest global challenges. You’ll emerge with a unique skill set and perspectives that cross legal silos. This will set you apart as an expert in your field. You'll also have an opportunity to undertake pro bono volunteer work to gain valuable experience. This placement will help to develop your legal skills. 

You’ll explore the workings of powerful global actors - like the World Bank and the UN. You’ll also have the freedom to explore areas of international law that interest you most, like global development or human rights systems. You can join a LLM course in January or September, the choice is yours.

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Why Oxford Brookes University?

  • A Modern University

    Our LLM is designed to meet your study needs in a global, interconnected world. You’ll be supported to realise your goals in a research-led, student centred environment.

  • Historic City of Oxford

    Oxford has hosted educational institutions for more than 1000 years. You’ll benefit from having a wealth of libraries, museums and cultural opportunities on your doorstep.

  • Exciting Module Choices

    Within each pathway, you’ll get access to an exciting range of modules, including Contemporary Issues In Human Rights and International Environmental Law, Globalisation, Development and Justice.

  • Support and Opportunities

    By working with local organisations such as NGOs, we bring together academic excellence with a rich extracurricular offering designed to make the most of your time with us.

  • Easy Access to London

    Oxford is one hour by train from London with a 24 hour bus service to and from London Victoria as well as direct buses to both London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports.

Course details

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Start this course in January or September

You have the option to enrol and start the Master of Laws LLM course in January. On each pathway you'll study the second semester modules first January to May; break for the summer and study the first semester modules from September to December.

Study modules

The modules listed below are for the master's award for each of the four LLM pathways.

For the PGDip awards your module choices may be different. Please contact us for more details.

The PGCert award is only available on the LLM International Law pathway and your module choices may differ. Again please contact us for more details.

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Please note: As our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, the modules you can choose from may vary from those shown here. The structure of the course may also mean some modules are not available to you.

Research

Our academics are at the forefront of a wide range of internationally recognised and world-leading research and projects.

Our LLM course team consists of researchers working within the following research groups:

  • international law
  • critical approaches to law
  • fundamental rights and equality.

You can attend the programme of research seminars and other events that underpin the research culture of the School of Law. You will have the opportunity to become involved in research through specialist modules in which teaching staff have expertise. They also supervise dissertations in their specialist subjects.

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Careers

Graduates from the LLM progress to an impressive range of careers. Many of our graduates are now policymakers, human rights activists, judges, and commercial lawyers. 

You’ll know how to challenge complex legal problems using new ideas and innovative thinking, and have a clear understanding of the motivations driving new and old legislation. 

We’ll help you decide what your next steps should be.

Pursuing an academic career in law

Research is fundamental to the Law School and is one of the reasons we performed so well in the last REF. Your own interests will be reflected in the modules you choose and many students feel moved to continue their academic studies and become specialists themselves. Several former LLM students have chosen to become researchers, publishing and lecturing on their work and graduating to do a PhD.

Student profiles

Our Staff

Dr Chieh Huang

Much of her work concerns the interaction between the global economic legal system and China, the development of regional/bilateral economic agreements in East Asia, and more recently the trade and investment between China and West Africa.

Read more about Chieh

Entry requirements

International qualifications and equivalences

How to apply

Application process

When making your application, please select the pathway you’d like to study on the LLM. Also choose when you’d like to start your studies in January or September.

Tuition fees

Please see the fees note
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Questions about fees?

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Tuition fees

2024 / 25
Home (UK) full time
Masters £8,600; Diploma £7,600

Home (UK) part time
£4,300

International full time
£16,950

2025 / 26
Home (UK) full time
Masters £9,100; Diploma £8,100

Home (UK) part time
£4,550

International full time
£17,750

Questions about fees?

Contact Student Finance on:

+44 (0)1865 534400

financefees@brookes.ac.uk

Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year, your fees will increase each year.

The following factors will be taken into account by the University when it is setting the annual fees: inflationary measures such as the retail price indices, projected increases in University costs, changes in the level of funding received from Government sources, admissions statistics and access considerations including the availability of student support.

How and when to pay

Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.

  • For information on payment methods please see our Make a Payment page.
  • For information about refunds please visit our Refund policy page

Additional costs

Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.

Funding your studies

Financial support and scholarships

Featured funding opportunities available for this course.

There are International Student Scholarships available for 2023 and other scholarships and funding options for postgraduate international students.

All financial support and scholarships

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Programme changes:
On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been published on the website. For more information, please visit our changes to programmes page.