Wolverhampton Law School

LLM Law and Practice

LLM Part-time Distance Learning 2 years, Full time Distance Learning 1 year, Part-time 2 years

Award
LLM
Start date(s)
16 September 2025
UCAS Code
Course specifications
Course length
Part-time Distance Learning (2 years),Full time Distance Learning (1 year),Part-time (2 years)
Campus location
Distance Learning,Wolverhampton City Campus
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Why choose this course?

The LLM Law and Practice is an advanced legal studies course that is structured to prepare you to undertake the Solicitors’ Qualifying Examination (‘SQE’) Stage 1 after successful completion of this course. Assessments predominately consist of ‘multiple-choice questions’ examinations, which will provide you with a solid foundation to successfully undertake the SQE Stage 1. You will also gain practical and applied legal knowledge through problem-based learning that is designed to enhance your employability in the legal sector. The course content incorporates legal skills, including legal research and analysis, drafting and writing that will be useful for legal practice. In order to become a qualified solicitor, you will also need to complete the SQE Stage 2 assessments; a minimum of two years of qualifying work experience; and meet the Character and Suitability Rules, as required by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority.

On the LLM Law and Practice course, you will study functioning legal knowledge of core practice areas of Business Law and Practice; Dispute Resolution; The Legal System and Sources of Law and Legal Services; Property Practice; Wills and the Administration of Estates & Solicitors Accounts and Criminal Litigation.

You will also have the opportunity to undertake an independent research project in an area of law of your choice, linked to your preferred practice area, and obtain an LLM by submitting a dissertation.

 

What's unique about this course?

  • The LLM Law and Practice is an advanced legal studies course that is structured to prepare you to undertake the Solicitors’ Qualifying Examination (‘SQE’).
  • On the LLM Law and Practice course, you will study functioning legal knowledge of core practice areas of Business Law and Practice.

What happens on the course?

On the LLM Law and Practice course, you will study functioning legal knowledge of core practice areas of Business Law and Practice; Dispute Resolution; The Legal System and Sources of Law and Legal Services; Property Practice; Wills and the Administration of Estates & Solicitors Accounts and Criminal Litigation. You will be provided with bespoke course materials, specifically tailored to each of the subjects.

You will also have the opportunity to undertake an independent research project, and write a Master level dissertation, in an area of law of your choice that is also linked to your preferred practice area, in order to complete and attain the LLM award.

The course is designed with the University of Wolverhampton Inclusive Framework in mind. The course ensures that you have an equal opportunity to learn and succeed.

When you enrol onto this course you will gain access to module specific learning materials that are available on-line via the University's virtual learning environment (VLE).

You will be provided with bespoke course materials, specifically tailored to each of the subjects by the course tutors and access to specialist resources via the library’s on campus and online resources. You will be provided with digital materials to enable you to build case files during the course.

You will have opportunities to develop professional legal skills through skills teaching within core modules, in which key professional skills are embedded.

The curriculum is delivered in a way which reflects students' lived experiences, as such assessments and learning materials are decolonised to reflect contemporary practices and the diverse communities our students come from.  Formative assessments and feedback play an integral role in removing obstacles for all students in attaining their best outcomes.

There will be a variety of learning activities that will facilitate your learning and enable you to  achieve the course learning outcomes, including: -

  • lectures,
  • seminars,
  • presentations,
  • case studies,
  • digital learning materials via the University’s virtual learning environment (VLE),
  • research activities,
  • independent and guided study,
  • collaborative and individual learning by way of discussion forums via the University’s VLE

During the Dissertation module, you will develop academic research skills under the guidance of academic supervisors, and the opportunity to practise these skills. You will be allocated a supervisor in your chosen area of study to advise on the proposed topic and on the ongoing research work. You will also have access to postgraduate study skills support services, such as guidance on academic referencing, provided by the library’s skills for learning programme.

You will also have access to one-to-one appointments online or face-to-face with the course leader, module tutors, personal tutors and course administrator(s). You will have a personal tutor, who will be a member of the teaching staff that teaches you during the course. You will be invited to meet with your personal tutor in designated personal tutor weeks throughout your studies and will also be encouraged to meet with tutors outside scheduled times through the course team’s open-door policy. The University’s Student Services are also at hand to provide support to assist students, such as yourself, with course and pastoral matters during your studies.

Course Modules

Potential Career Paths

With a LLM Law and Practice, your employability will be enhanced in a variety of non-practising law and law-related areas in both the private and public sectors. Examples of such career opportunities include working as legal advisers for ‘in-house’ legal departments of companies, government departments and public bodies such as the National Health Service.

You may also choose to progress onto a career in teaching or continue with the study of law at a higher level by undertaking an MPhil. or PhD.

Additional Information

Everything you need to know about this course!

University of Wolverhampton School of Law is situated on modern and contemporary grounds with modern learning facilities.  The campus is easily accessible from all parts of the UK via public transport links including the buses, coaches, trains and trams, and by road with good parking facilities. Wolverhampton is in the West Midlands, and, as such, is closely located to major cities in the region, including Birmingham, Solihull, Knowle, Telford and Staffordshire.

The University of Wolverhampton has a well-resourced academic support provision which provides additional learning support and resources for students on all courses.  The University’s Directorate of Academic Support (DAS) is responsible for delivering on the University’s Skills for Learning framework and has made a significant contribution to the development of academic and employability skills of graduates. The DAS work with academic staff to provide opportunities for embedding skills development opportunities within the curriculum and provides specific support through workshops and online learning materials within taught modules. 

The University has well resourced library and learning centre facilities with provision of key source of academic information for students. The learning centre provides physical library resources (books, journal, DVDs etc.) and offer a range of study areas to allow students to study in the environment that suit them best, including social areas, quiet and silent areas. The learning centre  also provides access to wide range of online information sources, including eBooks, e-Journals,  subject databases, and academic skills support via the Skills for Learning programmes. Students on campus can attend workshops or ask for one-to-one help on a range of skills such as academic writing and referencing. Students can access a range of online skills material.

In addition, the Law School with its established provision of clinical legal education, will provide you with opportunities to practise legal skills of interview, advising and practical legal research at the University’s Legal Advice Centre which provides a ‘pro bono’ legal advice service to the local community.

The Law School also has established links with other charities that provide legal help and advice services that you will have opportunities to participate in, such as the Citizen Advice Bureau, Victim Support, the Freedom Law Clinic, to practise and further enhance your application of legal knowledge and skills in real cases.

The Law School’s annual Law Career’s Fair, dedicated Careers Tutor, guest talks from employers from the legal profession, law mentoring schemes and links with the legal profession all serve to support and assist you to enhance your employability. 

For the award of LLM, you, the student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a systematic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of your academic discipline, field of study or area of professional practice with a conceptual understanding that enables the student: to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in methodologies and develop critiques of them and, where appropriate, to propose new hypotheses. Apply knowledge of the law and legal practice accurately and effectively.
  • Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to your own research or advanced scholarship and ability to continue to advance your knowledge and understanding, and to develop new skills to a high level. Identify the client's objectives and different means of achieving those objectives and be aware of the financial, commercial and personal priorities and constraints to be taken into account, the costs, benefits and risks involved in transactions or courses of action, and perform the tasks required to advance transactions or matters.
  •  Demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the discipline.
  • Ability to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data, and communicate your conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences. Consider key ethical requirements contained in the SRA Standards, Regulations and Code of Conduct, also taxation rules and regulations, identify where these may impact and be able to apply them in context.

  • Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level. Demonstrate your knowledge, understanding, and skills through application in the areas of functioning legal knowledge: -

    • professional standards, regulations and codes of conduct and taxation;
    • the core practice areas of Business Law and Practice, Property Practice, Dispute Resolution, Criminal Litigation, Wills and the Administration of Estates and Solicitors Accounts;
    • The legal system of England and Wales, sources of law and legal services; and to be able to transfer skills learnt in one context to another.
  • Demonstrate the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring:

    • the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility
    • decision-making in complex and unpredictable situations
    • the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development.
  • Complete a master’s level dissertation by which you will be able to:

    • demonstrate knowledge and the ability to critically analyse a range of essential legal topics to enhance your
    • understanding of contemporary legal issues and the inter relationship between law and social co-existence;
    • demonstrate critical awareness of current problems and developments in highly relevant areas of national or international legal interest;
    • demonstrate self-direction, independent learning, and originality in tackling, solving and furthering your autonomy in the study of complex legal themes;
    • use a range of specialist and transferable skills enabling you to maximise employment opportunities in circumstances requiring sound judgement and personal responsibility; and
    • undertake research based on an understanding of research methodologies and advanced scholarship.

Location Mode Fee Year
Home Full time Distance Learning £5330 per year 2022-23
Home Full time Distance Learning £5997 per year 2023-24
Home Full time Distance Learning £5997 per year 2023-24
Home Full time Distance Learning £5877 per year 2024-25
Home Full-time £5330 per year 2022-23
Home Full-time £5597 per year 2023-24
Home Full-time £5597 per year 2023-24
Home Full-time £5877 per year 2024-25
Home Part-time Distance Learning £2665 per year 2022-23
Home Part-time Distance Learning £2798 per year 2023-24
Home Part-time Distance Learning £2798 per year 2023-24
Home Part-time Distance Learning £2938 per year 2024-25
Home Part-time £2665 per year 2022-23
Home Part-time £2798 per year 2023-24
Home Part-time £2798 per year 2023-24
Home Part-time £2938 per year 2024-25
International Full time Distance Learning £5330 per year 2022-23
International Full time Distance Learning £5997 per year 2023-24
International Full time Distance Learning £5997 per year 2023-24
International Full time Distance Learning £5877 per year 2024-25
International Full-time £9633 per year 2022-23
International Full-time £10300 per year 2023-24
International Full-time £10300 per year 2023-24
International Full-time £10633 per year 2024-25
International Part-time Distance Learning £2665 per year 2022-23
International Part-time Distance Learning £2798 per year 2023-24
International Part-time Distance Learning £2798 per year 2023-24
International Part-time Distance Learning £2938 per year 2024-25

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

An LLB (Hons) degree with at least 2:2 classification or a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) or Common Professional Examination (CPE) or LLM CPE or LLM Law Conversion or equivalent..

Applicants with a lower Degree classification or with equivalent qualifications may be considered on an individual basis.

Non-native speakers are required to hold IELTS with an overall band score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each element or equivalent.

International applicants should refer to the following link: Language entry requirements

Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:

You can get 20% discount on a taught postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.

The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate on-site programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.

There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.

The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.


Self-funded:

If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.


Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.


Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.


Charitable Funding:

You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts; please see the following websites Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Action. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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