The University of Leicester has been named University of the Year 2008/9 by the Times Higher (click here to read more), and we are a leading university with an international reputation for our teaching and research. We have also been placed firmly in the top 20 in all the major UK university league tables.
The School of Law has a brilliant reputation, recently ranked 8th in the country by The Times and 12th overall in the Guardian. There are around 1,000 undergraduates and 500 postgraduates registered on programmes in the School. Both staff and students are drawn from across the globe.
The School of Law has over 20 years’ experience in delivering high-quality postgraduate courses. The campus-based programme offers six Master’s-level streams, with over 40 modules to choose from.
LLM STREAMS LLM in European Union Law and Integration
LLM in Human Rights
LLM in International Commercial Law
LLM in Public International Law
LLM in Legal Research
LLM (General Programme)
Academic strengths Over the past ten years, the Department has consistently been rated among the top law schools in the UK based on the strength of its teaching and research record – it holds a 5A rating with much of its research being judged to be of international excellence and all the rest being of national excellence.
Careers support and opportunities The University of Leicester has its own careers advice centre that assists with applications to law firms and gaining a pupillage. The law society also has two dedicated students who specialise in giving advice and helping other students find out about becoming a solicitor or barrister.
Library provision The School of Law houses a small, intimate library, the Harry Peach Library, which contains a collection of essential law reports, periodicals and reference works. A £27 million extension and refurbishment of the University Library was completed in 2008 and officially opened by the Queen on 4th Dec 2008 (click here to read more)
Location The university is closely located to the city-centre so our students are never far away from local shops and restaurants. Leicester is one of the country’s ten largest cities so it has a lot to offer from clubs and bars to major sporting venues (Leicester City Football Club and Leicester Tigers Rugby Stadium are within walking distance of the campus).
Leicester is a large student city, with 12% of its population being made up of students during term time. The university is situated right next to Victoria Park, which hosts a variety of events throughout the year.
The city centre has benefited from significant investment in recent years. A major extension to the indoor shopping centre now called ‘Highcross’ and a new performing arts centre called ‘CURVE’ are evidence of this.
Our halls of residences are located about 3 miles away in Oadby. They are situated in Leicester’s botanical gardens. Near to the halls is a 24hour Asda and a few minutes walk into the town of Oadby are a variety of takeaways and restaurants, a bank and a variety of shops.
Social life The university offers a variety of events and social activities for everyone. There is a large choice of sporting teams to join, such as football, rugby, hockey etc. The law society also has its own football, rugby and hockey teams, which compete against other university law society teams.
The law society is very active with regard to the events that take place. There is an annual law ball that takes place in the summer term and an annual law fair that takes place in the autumn term. Throughout the year there are guest speakers from law firms and barristers chambers.
Costs The following tuition fees will be payable in 2009/10
LLM (campus based)
Full-Time Home / EU £4180 pa
Part-Time Home /EU £2090 pa
Full-Time Overseas £9450 pa
Postgraduate Secretary School of Law, Graduate Studies
University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH
Length of programmes
All full-time LLMs are studies over one year. Part-time LLMs are usually studies over two years, but may be extended to five years.
