Overview

Our innovative and professionally focused Law and Professional Practice programme at King's College London enables students to train in the foundational and specialist areas of the Law and Practice of England & Wales, whilst gaining expertise in analysis, research, and application to ‘real life’ client and commercially orientated issues in an international context.

Students will, in addition:

Gain industry specific knowledge and have opportunities to explore, in-depth, key complementary areas for legal practice such as Legal Technology, Business Strategy and Psychology.
Put their skills into practice through workshops encountering ‘real-life’ applications and problems, including representing, engaging with, and advising simulated clients.
Access options for work experience with real clients in the King’s Legal Clinic and other pro-bono opportunities.
Develop the systematic mindset required of legal practice along with key ‘practice-ready’ skills and attributes, such as problem-solving, teamwork, leadership, time and self-management, resilience, confidence, flexibility, creative growth mindset, research, legal analysis, critical thinking, and appropriate, contextualised oral and written communication.
Acquire other vital employability skills via our integrated careers team.

Employability

Our Law & Professional Practice programme provides non-law graduates with knowledge in specialist, practice-based legal subjects. This combined with the critical legal practice skills gained will benefit students planning a career in Law. Additionally, the course includes a number of transferable skills, such as the ability to self-manage and communicate well, which are valuable when applying for professional roles.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Crime
Public Sector I – Constitutional and Administrative Law
Transactions and Liabilities – Contract and Tort
Business Organisations and the Company
Private Client – Equity and Trusts
Public Sector II – EU
Land Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-25 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-25 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

285 alternative credits

PG Dip: 120

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Criminal Law Public Law Business Law View 68 other Masters in Criminal Law in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

UK candidates must have a 2:1 non-Law undergraduate degree as this programme is designed for those without formal studies in Law, such as an LLB. All other degree subject areas may be suitable.
In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.
Overseas candidates must have an undergraduate degree with equivalence to a UK 2:1. Both Law and non-Law degrees may be suitable.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

35800 GBP / year

≈ 35800 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

17800 GBP / year

≈ 17800 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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

Funding

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Living costs

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