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LLM International Human Rights

This Law LLM will set you on track for a successful career in law and help you develop valuable skills employers look for, including ‘Advanced Legal Skills’ and ‘International Perspectives in Law’.

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Course codeCID925
Duration1 year
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LocationOn campus

Course summary

Take your legal knowledge further and set yourself up for a successful career in law with our LLM Law course at Sunderland.

This course helps you build advanced legal skills that employers are looking for, from mastering legal research to understanding international perspectives in law. You’ll combine taught modules with independent research, and you’ll get to choose your own dissertation topic based on what interests you most.

Our experienced and supportive tutors, many of whom have worked in the legal profession, are here to guide and support you every step of the way.

Whether you're aiming to work in the Crown Prosecution Service, human rights organisations, international law, or preparing for a training contract or pupillage, this LLM gives you a competitive edge. Plus, law graduates are among the highest earners across all degree subjects.

What you'll study

Modules

Many of our courses include a range of modules you can choose from. Some of these options may only be available if you’ve already studied specific required modules. If you’re not sure what you need before picking a module, your course leader can help.

Postgraduate module credits should total 180. If optional modules are available alongside core modules on your course, you should choose an amount that totals 180 credits.

How you'll learn

We use a wide variety of teaching and learning methods which include weekly three-hour workshops. These are interactive and require a high level of preparation. The research project and dissertation are supervised by your tutor.

Compared to an undergraduate course, you'll find that this master's course requires a higher level of independent working. Your progress will be assessed by written coursework, usually a 5,000 word essay for each taught module.

Entry requirements

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Disclaimer

We want to make sure you have clear and accurate information about our courses. Our website always shows the latest updates. If you’ve applied and been offered a place, we’ll contact you in writing if anything important changes.

View our programme specifications(opens in new tab) for further information about what the course covers, learning outcomes and the skills you'll gain when you graduate.