Law (General) LLM

This course allows you to build your own personalised LLM programme. Choose from our wide range of specialist modules to study areas that interest you.

This LLM degree offers a wide variety of law modules in different specialist areas. There are options in:

• corporate law
• commercial law
• competition law
• international trade law
• international civil and commercial litigation
• international dispute resolution
• international investment law
• intellectual property law
• insolvency law
• digital evidence
• environmental law
• climate change law
• water law
• human rights law and corporate responsibility
• private international law
• privacy, cyber security and surveillance

In addition to specialist modules delivered by our staff, there are options in oil and gas or energy law. These are offered by the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy. You can also choose options from business, politics, international relations and geography.

Students also often combine topics from different legal areas. For example, you could combine an understanding of corporate and commercial law with environmental law. Or you could combine an understanding of commercial law with human rights law.

This wide choice of modules allows you to develop existing areas of specialisation. You can also expand your knowledge into new areas of law that you have not studied or practised before.

The Law (General) LLM is delivered through student-led seminars. Students must arrive prepared for class and will work together through the course content. Our lecturers will direct and support you.

You will be assessed through written or oral exams, or written coursework assignments. You will also write a dissertation on a topic of your choice (10,000-12,000 words), or complete an internship.

The dissertation allows you to develop your legal skills further. These skills include research, writing and critical thinking. The internship allows you to gather practical work experience in an area of law related to the LLM.

As a University of Dundee student, you will have access to our general Library and to the Law Library. This will provide you with a great studying space and full access to resources on-site and online. Our excellent library staff are always happy to support you with your research needs.

Our Academic Skills Centre offers additional support with general academic skills. This may include academic writing or revision techniques.

We have an excellent staff-student ratio at the University of Dundee. LLM seminars are often delivered in small classes. This allows for higher quality discussions which greatly enhances the learning experience.