| How To Apply for the LLM and MSc Programmes |
 To apply for the LLM and MSc degrees offered by the Law School, please use the link on the relevant webpage of the programme for which you wish to apply.
Once your completed application form has been received, together with supporting statements from your academic referees and other relevant documentation (including where relevant proof of proficiency in English), the School is committed to processing and considering your application speedily and efficiently.
What happens next?
You will be informed as soon as possible of the decision taken. Three outcomes are possible:
(1) You may be offered a place unconditionally
(2) You may be offered a conditional place, which means that you must fulfil certain conditions that will be specified in the offer letter.
Where a conditional offer is made, it is your responsibility to inform the College Postgraduate Office when you have fulfilled the requirements set out.
(3) Your application may be unsuccessful.
Candidates who do not fulfil the conditions specified, including our language requirements, cannot be admitted.
What are the LLM and MSc application deadlines?
Applications for the LLM are considered up to 31 July and MSc programmes are considered up to 31 August each year.
We recommend, however, that you apply as early as possible; this is particularly important for students holding conditional offers (for example, you may need to allow sufficient time to take an English language test) and for overseas students who may need time to satisfy necessary visa requirements (for further, country-specific information, please consult the website of the University's International Office) and/or to apply for university accommodation.
Please note that applicants for AHRC and ESRC funding need to apply before the end of March for the following academic year.
What are the academic admission requirements for the LLM and MSc?
The minimum basic admission requirement for taught postgraduate degrees is an Upper Second Class honours degree (or better), or its international equivalent, in Law, Arts or Social Sciences.
The majority of our applicants have studied law; applications from non-law students with relevant studies and experience will be considered, however, and further guidance on this as it applies to each of our programmes may be sought from the School.
What are the English language requirements for the LLM and MSc?
If your first language is not English, you will be required to show that you have obtained one of the following:
-Grade 7 in the British Council's IELTS test (with at least 6.0 in each section)
-100 in the TOEFL internet based test (with no score lower than 20 in each section)
-Grade B in the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
-Grade A in the Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English
-67 in the Pearson Test of English (with no score lower than 56 in each of the “Communicative Skills” sections – “Enabling Skills” section scores are not considered)
Your application may not be successful if you do not currently satisfy any of these requirements; alternatively, you may be offered a place conditional on your reaching the satisfactory standard by the time you start the degree.
The University's Institute for Applied Language Studies (IALS) runs a pre-sessional English for the LLM course, you can find information on this programme here. Please note, however, that successful completion of this course will not be accepted in place of a formal English test result demonstrating the required level (as detailed above).
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