Overview

Law from University of Cambridge candidates may apply to continue to the PhD by submitting a Postgraduate Application Form to the Postgraduate Admissions Office via the Applicant Portal by the relevant course deadline.

Key facts

For a candidate to be awarded the MLitt, their thesis must have demonstrated all of the criteria below:

provides evidence of a useful contribution to the field of study;
systematic understanding of knowledge and critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights in the field of study;
includes critical evaluation of current methodologies and wider research in the area of study;

provides evidence of an understanding of applicable techniques for research and advanced academic enquiry;
submission of work of a quality and quantity expected for two years of full-time postgraduate research (or part-time equivalent)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

A thesis, not exceeding 60,000 words inclusive of footnotes but exclusive of appendices, bibliography, table of contents and any other preliminary matter, is referred to two examiners (normally an internal examiner and an external examiner), appointed by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law. Each examiner shall make an independent report to the Degree Committee on the thesis. Students are required to attend an oral examination (if appropriate, an Independent Chair may be appointed to attend the oral examination), after which the examiners will submit a joint report to the Degree Committee stating whether or not they recommend the award of the degree.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 38 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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107

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IELTS

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Disciplines

European Law Civil & Private Law View 23 other Masters in European Law in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

First Class

English requirements

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107

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK First class Honours Degree.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

32886 GBP / year

≈ 32886 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

10878 GBP / year

≈ 10878 GBP / year

Living costs

Cambridge

United Kingdom

846 - 1465 GBP / month

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Funding

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