University of Essex - Colchester Campus
University of Essex - Colchester Campus

Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, East of England, United Kingdom

Master of Laws - International Law

Master's Degree

Program Summary

In an increasingly globalized world, international law is a vibrant and fast-moving area of law. The LLM International Law offers the opportunity to study across a wide range of modules in the areas of Public international law, Human Rights, Commercial, Trade and Maritime law. Students will learn about the foundations of the international legal system, and will examine theoretical perspectives and the practice of its institutions and processes, while specializing in particular areas.
Throughout the course students will have the opportunity to study key areas, including but not limited to:

  • Public International Law
  • International Human Rights Law
  • International Law of the Sea
  • Carriage of Goods by Sea
  • Financing International Trade
  • Commercial Conflict of Laws
Students will be able to tailor their postgraduate degree to their interests with University of Essex's range of optional modules, and at the end of their degree students will be awarded one of the following qualifying titles depending on their module choices: LLM International Law, LLM International Law (with Human Rights), LLM International Law (with Business Law).

The law course will develop students' intellectual and critical faculties, encourage them to think independently and teach them to present rational, coherent and accurate arguments orally and in writing. It will provide students with an excellent foundation for any career.

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Minimum GPA

70%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

5.5

Writing

6

Listening

5.5

Speaking

5.5

Reading

42

Writing

50

Listening

42

Speaking

42

Program Intakes

Open date

May 1, 2025

Submission deadline

November 1, 2025

Open date

September 5, 2025

Submission deadline

August 1, 2026

Cost and Duration

Master's Degree

Program Level

1 year master's degree

Program Length

£12180 GBP

Cost of Living

£0 GBP

Application fee

£21700 GBP / First Year

Gross Tuition