Overview

Within this Law (General) course from University of Dundee student soften combine topics from different areas. For example, you might want to combine an understanding of corporate and commercial law with environmental law, or to combine an understanding of security with international criminal justice.

As well as specialisms delivered by our staff, there are options in oil and gas or energy law (from the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy). You can also choose from business, and politics and international relations.

This wide choice allows you to develop existing areas of specialism or to expand your knowledge into new areas of law that you have not studied or practised in before.

Careers:

The flexibility of the LLM (General) has meant that graduates have gone on to pursue careers in all aspects of the legal profession, from private practice, or as in-house counsel, to working for governments or NGOs, as well as doctoral research and academia. Graduates have also used the legal skills they have developed to find employment in the commercial sector.

When you join Dundee Law School you will have access to dedicated careers support, both during and after your studies, through the Careers Service. This includes 1-1 advice on constructing your cv and preparing for interviews. Students also benefit from the guidance of our academics who have a wide range of international insights and experience from legal practice. We maintain strong connections with our Alumni who have run careers focused Q&A sessions and many are also involved in Mentoring.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Masters Dissertation

Legal Research Skills

Legal English

International Petroleum Law and Policy

International Law of Natural Resources and Energy

National and Comparative Oil and Gas Law

Transnational Law of Sustainable Development and Environment

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-17 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-03 00:00:00 , International

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The University does not enforce a single hard national or home (UK) student application deadline for most postgraduate taught courses, instead reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dundee, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK Lower Second-Class Honours (2:2) degree

Your degree should normally be in law

If you have a degree in another subject, you can also apply for consideration by including a personal statement explaining your motivation for applying for the LLM, and outlining any relevant work experience

Tuition Fees

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15700 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

11000 GBP / year

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Living costs

Dundee

United Kingdom

787 - 1494 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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