"I greatly enjoyed that the teaching was based on an open teacher-student method, encouraging students to share views and ideas with the professors."
-Pauline Moorkens, Art Business and Law LLM (2022)
| 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 Immigration Law LLM provides you with the opportunity to study legal responses to the global phenomenon of immigration at international, supranational and domestic levels and to understand the rationale and operation of the law in context.
Get a comprehensive overview of the major legal and theoretical issues concerning immigration law and policy from a domestic, comparative, European and international perspective with this fascinating LLM.
This programme enables you to understand the formal legal dimensions of immigration law as well as the more contextual political, historical and socio-legal dimensions. You will gain the most up-to-date knowledge of developments in international and comparative immigration and refugee law, and conduct critical analysis on concerns of professional communities involved in the field.
You will dissect a range of topics, from security and human rights to cultural diversity and asylum law. You'll be exposed to an array of experts whose research and policy work focuses on the issues at stake.
You will have the opportunity to take part in our Postgraduate essay writing competition, which promotes and supports research and study in the field of immigration, asylum and refugee law by young academics at LLM and PhD levels. There is also the opportunity to participate in a trip to Geneva to visit the international institutions including the UN, UNHCR and the International Red Cross Committee. You will have the option to attend a wide variety of careers events, such as our UNHCR Careers Session and our annual Migration and Asylum Law and Policy Meet and Greet.
After graduating from Queen Mary, you join our network of alumni from over 100 countries, and get access to exclusive benefits and networking opportunities.
Additional costs
Should students decide to organise the trip to Geneva, they will have to pay their own costs.
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
"I greatly enjoyed that the teaching was based on an open teacher-student method, encouraging students to share views and ideas with the professors."
-Pauline Moorkens, Art Business and Law LLM (2022)
“Queen Mary is also the best place to meet people from all over the world and to establish long-lasting friendships. Queen Mary really is the whole package!”
-María Barraco, Human Rights Law LLM (2021)
"I would definitely recommend any future or prospective student to enjoy all the opportunities and services provided by Queen Mary, including the events, networking opportunities, talks with professionals and appointments with careers advisors. The university provides all the resources for you to achieve the desired success in your future career."
-Laís Helena Octaviano Manarin, Laws LLM (2022)
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