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Course type
Postgraduate
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Why study this course?

Engage in theoretical and practical elements relating to human rights and social justice. You’ll develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to transform people’s lives for the better.

These courses are distance learning courses with some opportunity for online teaching activity but it is primarily independent distance learning. These courses give you the freedom to learn from wherever you are in the world. We offer this programme as either a LLM (Master of Laws), postgraduate diploma or postgraduate certificate.

Explore human rights from an international, socio-economic and political perspective. Plus, have the opportunity to learn about the historic development of human rights and also explore current issues such as environmental social justice.

These courses build your understanding of legal concepts that govern individual and collective rights and responsibilities, including the constraints the state may place on a person’s human rights.

Designed to provide an in-depth investigation into the legal aspects affecting human rights, you’ll learn about the legal framework of these rights, the concept of social justice and the need for mutual human respect on a global and local scale.

These courses are suitable if you’re a legal professional looking to specialise in human rights or a non-legal professional such as a charity worker, policy advisor, environmentalist, journalist, or someone working in international relations who needs an understanding of the human rights legal framework.

Your tutors and lecturers will have backgrounds in both academia and legal practice. Plus, these courses are delivered online, so you’ll be able to study from anywhere in the world.

It’s possible for you to study a postgraduate diploma (PG Dip) and a postgraduate certificate (PG Cert) version of this course. These qualifications do not hold the same academic weighting as a Master of Laws degree (LLM), but can be viewed as a professional development style course for people already working in the industry. To find out more about these courses, please scroll to the ‘Other qualifications’ section of this page.

As part of the LLM dissertation, you’ll be able to research and critically analyse an area of financial services law of your choice. The dissertation module is only available to LLM students.

Study in a way that suits you

These courses are distance learning courses with some opportunity for online teaching activity but it is primarily independent distance learning

Gain the qualification that works best for you

We offer this programme as either a LLM (Master of Laws), postgraduate diploma or postgraduate certificate

Take your career prospects to the next level

These courses are suitable if you’re a legal professional looking to specialise in human rights or a non-legal professional who needs an understanding of the human rights legal framework

Course details

You’ll be required to have:

  • a minimum of a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate degree in a relevant subject such as law and human rights (or an equivalent international qualification).
  • an IELTs score of 6.5 or above as a standard entry requirement for postgraduate law courses.

If you have a degree outside of the subject areas listed above, you may still be considered. You will need to speak to a course leader, please contact courseenquiries@londonmet.ac.uk for contact details.

For mature applicants without a degree, you may be considered on merit of 2+ years appropriate work experience and other professional development or professional qualifications.

Accreditation of Prior Learning

Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course at London Met. Find out more about applying for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

English language requirements

To study a degree at London Met, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If you require a Student visa (previously Tier 4) you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. This course requires you to meet our standard requirements.

If you need (or wish) to improve your English before starting your degree, the University offers a Pre-sessional Academic English course to help you build your confidence and reach the level of English you require.

If you choose to study the LLM, you’ll be assessed through a combination of coursework essays, experiential projects and portfolio work, followed by a research dissertation.

If you choose to study the PG Dip or PG Cert, you’ll be assessed through a combination of coursework, essays, experiential projects and portfolio work.

Take the next step in your career as a professional working in a related sector within a range of businesses.

If you successfully complete the LLM qualification, you will have a Master of Laws qualification. The PG Dip and PG Cert are also postgraduate qualifications that will give you an insight into human rights law and can help you progress in this field professionally.

In addition to the Master of Laws (LLM) version of this course, you can also choose to study this topic as one of the below qualifications. Please note, these courses are shorter and do not hold as much academic weighting as a full LLM degree, but they are good for building on your existing knowledge.

Postgraduate certificate

You can study this course as a PG Cert, which is 60 credits out of the full 180 credits for the master’s degree.

As part of the PG Cert, you will need to choose/take three of the optional modules from the master’s degree.

The costs for the PG Cert qualification are:
Home FT: £4,500 per year
Overseas FT: £4,500 per year
Home PT: £2,250 per year
Overseas PT: £2,250 per year

If studied full-time, this course takes one year and if studied part-time, this course can take two to three years.

Postgraduate diploma

It is also possible to study this course as a PG Dip, which is 120 credits out of the full 180 credits for the master’s degree.

You will need to choose/take six of the optional modules from the master’s degree.

The costs for the PG Dip qualification are:
Home FT: £9,000 per year
Overseas FT: £9,000 per year
Home PT: £4,500 per year
Overseas PT: £4,500 per year

If studied full-time, this course takes one year and if studied part-time, this course can take two to three years.

Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees. Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips).

The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.

How to apply

Use the apply button to begin your application for the Human Rights Law LLM. Please note, the following PG Cert and PG Dip options are also available:

Apply for the PG Cert

UK students: UK full-time PG Cert Sep 2023 entry / UK part-time PG Cert Sep 2022 entry.

Overseas students: Overseas full-time PG Cert Sep 2023 entry / Overseas part-time PG Cert Sep 2023 entry.

Apply for the PG Dip

UK students: UK full-time PG Dip Jan 2023 entry / UK part-time PG Dip Jan 2023 entry / UK full-time PG Dip Sep 2023 entry / UK part-time PG Dip Sep 2023 entry.

Overseas students: Overseas full-time PG Dip Sep 2023 entry / Overseas part-time PG Dip Sep 2023 entry.

If you require a Student visa and wish to study on a part-time basis, please read our how to apply information for international students.

When to apply

We advise applying as early as possible as applications will only be considered if there are places available on the course.

To find out when teaching for this degree will begin, as well as welcome week and any induction activities, view our academic term dates.

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