Professional Legal Practice

Our LL.M in Professional Legal Practice can be studied at your own pace over a maximum of five years. To qualify for an LL.M award, you need to earn 180 credits at Masters level. This is achieved by studying six modules (each worth 20 credits) and completing an assignment (worth 60 credits).

Blended Learning Modules

Blended learning modules combine online study with face-to-face tuition at one of the College’s UK centres – in Birmingham, Chester, Guildford, London, Manchester (from 2010) or York. A typical blended learning module will consist of student workshops facilitated by a tutor, self-study using our ground-breaking i-Tutorials (online interactive tutorials) supplemented by regular online test and feedback exercises, reading, independent learning and online group assignments.

Students will receive nine weeks of tuition per module, with breaks for consolidation and revision. Each module equates to ten hours of study per week.

Blended learning modules currently run from March to June each year, with a choice of day, evening or weekend study. It is possible to study different LL.M modules in different centres if you wish. The availability of LL.M modules in specific locations is subject to demand. If we are unable to provide the module you want to study in the centre of your choice we will endeavour to offer you alternatives. All blended learning modules will also be available as supervised online modules within three years.

If you don’t complete the full LL.M

To achieve the full LL.M you need to successfully complete six modules plus an assignment. If you do not go on to complete your full LL.M, you can gain the following qualifications by successfully completing three or six modules:

• Three modules = Certificate in Professional Legal Practice

• Six modules = Diploma in Professional Legal Practice