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Visit course webpage| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLM | Full-time | 1 year | September | GBP 18850 per year | GBP 29950 per year |
| LLM | Part-time | 2 years | September | GBP 9450 per year | GBP 15000 per year |
The Criminal Justice LLM allows you to gain in-depth comparative knowledge of global criminal justice and domestic systems around the world, including their regional and transnational interactions. Understand different systems of criminal justice (for example civil vs common law, or international criminal law) and investigate the challenges that police, prosecutors, judges, victims and policymakers face in a global environment.
You will consider multiple aspects of criminal law and justice, including issues of terrorism and human rights, migration, international crime, cybercrime, corporate violence and economic crime, and mental health law. Your studies will encompass the laws in different jurisdictions and how they are applied internationally. Please note that not all modules will be available in any one year.
You will be offered a varied selection of taught modules from which you can choose, enabling you to gear your qualification to set you on your desired career trajectory. You do not have to choose your modules until you have had the opportunity to learn about them in greater detail during your comprehensive induction period.
You will also have voluntary access to an excellent series of lectures in Critical Thinking and Writing in Law to help you improve your writing and research in law skills.
We are also offer the Kalisher Trust Scholarship, which provides for a £4,000 stipend. Details for 2024 entry TBC.
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Structure
You will need to complete 180 credits in total.
Full year programme:
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Visit course webpageFull-time study
September 2024 | 1 year
Conditional deposit
Home: Not applicable
Overseas: £2000
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Part-time study
September 2024 | 2 years
The course fee is charged per annum for 2 years. Note that fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis - see details on our tuition fees page.
Conditional deposit
Home: Not applicable
Overseas: £2000
Information about deposits
Queen Mary alumni can get a £1000, 10% or 20% discount on their fees depending on the programme of study. Find out more about the Alumni Loyalty Award
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Degree requirements
A 2:1 or above at undergraduate level in Law or a degree with substantial law content.
Law graduates with a 2:2 honours degree who also have other legal qualifications and/or substantial professional legal experience may also qualify.
Other routes
Non-law graduates with a minimum second class honours degree, that have also obtained a Merit (or 60 per cent) in the Common Professional Examination (CPE) or Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) recognised by the UK professional bodies, may also qualify. Non-law graduates may also be considered on the basis of exceptional professional experience (of at least five years) in a legal area or an area directly related to their programme of study.
Find out more about how to apply for our postgraduate taught courses.
Visit the course page for international entry requirements.
You can check out our scholarship offering through our website's scholarships database.
Find out what students say about Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London
"I greatly enjoyed that the teaching was based on an open teacher-student method, encouraging students to share views and ideas with the professors."
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