Law

Gain a thorough understanding of legal knowledge to advance your career with a postgraduate qualification and enter the legal profession to become a solicitor.

There is a clear demand for legal professionals who understand the nuances of international law. Enhance your understanding of the complex frameworks of international law-making and governance. Investigate and apply the theories, principles and rules of international law. Graduate with the knowledge you need to develop a career in a range of international organisations.

Develop public speaking and leadership skills. Gain practical experience, enabling you to have the strongest possible application to employers of your choice. Enhance your skills further through bespoke optional modules routes, live client experience in Sunderland Student Law Clinic. Learn from experts in the field from a number of local, regional, national and international law firms.

Looking for a comprehensive knowledge of human rights in order to support your career plans? This specialist postgraduate degree is particularly relevant for those who are looking for higher-level roles within the legal profession, human rights organisations or international campaigning groups. Expand your theoretical knowledge at the well-respected Sunderland Law School, ranked 'internationally excellent' in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF).

Use your intellect to solve or prevent problems that have a direct and immediate impact on individuals and society. Gain thorough knowledge of criminal law and procedure and advance your current career with a postgraduate qualification, particularly relevant if you’re looking for higher-level roles within the legal profession, police, probation service, prison service and HM Revenue and Customs.

Develop an advanced understanding of the legal structures which govern international commerce. Have access to excellent law facilities, including mooting and debating, client interviewing and membership of the Law Society. Join Sunderland Student Law Clinic, a professionally supervised service, offering free legal advice and assistance to the general public.

This course will prepare you for qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales. Choose from full-time or part-time study so you can complete this course alongside your Training Contract. You will work in Sunderland Student Law Clinic gaining experience of working in a live client professional environment, managing your own files and working with case management software used in all modern law firms. You will have your own clients and you will develop your interviewing and advising, practical legal research, legal writing and clinical practice skills.

Explore counter-terrorism provisions as they operate within England and Wales. Consider global responses to terrorism-related issues. Develop an international perspective on countering terrorism, cyberterrorism and cyber warfare.

This 100% online LLM has been designed for lawyers and non-lawyers alike to provide a comprehensive legal education that can help you to succeed in legal practice, academia or a wide range of business and management career paths. Whether you want to learn the legal skills to support your pathway to becoming a lawyer, are currently practicing law and are looking to specialise, or are looking to develop a legal profile in a role to accelerate your career progression, this course will provide you with the knowledge, insights and skills to help you achieve your goals.

This 100% online LLM Commercial Law has been created for both lawyers and non-lawyers at all stages of their careers who have an interest in the commercial dimension of international legal issues and who want to gain a robust legal understanding of the global business environment. Whether you want to learn commercial legal skills, are currently practicing and looking to specialise in commercial or trade law, or are looking to develop a legal profile in the business world, this online LLM provides you with the knowledge, insights and skills to help you achieve your goals.

This course is specifically designed for ambitious professionals and non-legal specialists who want to set themselves apart with a comprehensive skill set and understanding of the management discipline, in combination with specialist knowledge of the legal aspects of business and how they can shape policy and practice.

This course is specifically designed for ambitious professionals and non-legal specialists who want to set themselves apart with a comprehensive skill set and understanding of the management discipline, in combination with specialist knowledge of the legal aspects of business and how they can shape policy and practice.

There is a clear demand for legal professionals who understand the nuances of international law. Enhance your understanding of the complex frameworks of international law-making and governance. Investigate and apply the theories, principles and rules of international law. Graduate with the knowledge you need to develop a career in a range of international organisations.

Looking for a comprehensive knowledge of human rights in order to support your career plans? This specialist postgraduate degree, which is taught at one of our study centres, is particularly relevant for those who are looking for higher-level roles within the legal profession, human rights organisations or international campaigning groups.

Use your intellect to solve or prevent problems that have a direct and immediate impact on individuals and society. Gain thorough knowledge of criminal law and procedure and advance your current career with this postgraduate qualification, which is taught at one of our study centres. The course is particularly relevant if you’re looking for higher-level roles within the legal profession, police, probation service, prison service and HM Revenue and Customs.

Develop an advanced understanding of the legal structures which govern international commerce. This course is taught at one of our study centres.

Take your education to the next level. Choose the areas you want to study, and which questions you want to research. Take the initiative while we support you with advice, guidance and facilities.

Refine your own agenda and do what you find interesting every day. Develop mastery of research methods that are appropriate to your chosen field. Discover things that no-one else has ever discovered.

Study for a doctoral qualification based on your professional role. Reflect on contemporary issues in the workplace.

Take the fastest route to a PhD. Convert your previous research outputs into a qualification which will increase your employability and open up new opportunities. Progress your academic career and add credibility in applications for research funding.

Take your academic career to the highest level. Make a very significant and sustained contribution to your subject. Gain an elite qualification that will mark you out as an outstanding contributor to your field.