Postgraduate Laws programme:
Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate
Academic leadership
Department of Law
Queen Mary,
University of London
Faculty of Laws, UCL
Renowned for excellence in legal education, the University of London is both one of the largest and most respected institutions in the world. When you join the Postgraduate Laws programme as an External student of the University, you'll be joining an international community of high academic achievers whose affiliation with the University truly sets them apart.
Although this programme is offered through the University of London International Programmes, the academic management of the Master of Laws (LLM) is provided jointly by the Departments of Law of Queen Mary (QMUL) and UCL [external links]. Teachers from the University of London Law Schools plan the structure and content of the programme, develop and write study materials, set the examination papers and mark scripts. View a complete list of Master of Laws (LLM) study guide authors [pdf: 2pgs, 24KB].
Both QMUL and UCL have 5-star rated Departments of Law [external link].
The Director of the Postgraduate Laws programme is Dr. James J. Busuttil. He has been Associate Professor of International Law and Organization at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, the Netherlands, Director of the British Institute of Human Rights in London, Lecturer in Law at the University of Essex, and a practising lawyer in New York City and Washington, DC. He is Co-Rapporteur of the International Law Association’s Committee on Islamic Law and International Law. Dr Busuttil holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.A. from Harvard University.
Study with a College in London
The University of London Master of Laws (LLM) can either be studied in your home country through the University of London International Programmes, following the self-study programme described in these web pages, or in London at one of six Colleges of the University. The six Colleges are Birkbeck, King’s College London, LSE, Queen Mary, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and UCL.
If you would prefer to come to London and study as a conventional student of the University, you should contact the individual Colleges themselves for full details of their programmes, as information will differ to that given within these web pages. In brief, though, you would register as a student of the respective College, rather than as an External student of the University.
Whichever mode of study or programme you choose, you can be assured that if you are successful you will receive a University of London degree of the same standard.