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hong kong LLM Master of Laws (General)

Reg. No. 253070

Locations: Online
Study mode: Full-time or Part-time
Start Dates: February 2026
Course Fees: £11,900

In recognising Hong Kong’s position as an international legal hub, we are offering quality postgraduate law opportunities to the city’s aspiring legal professionals, with a wide portfolio of professional law degrees, specialist legal training and on-going professional development courses for barristers and solicitors.

A Master of Laws (LLM) is a postgraduate degree designed to enhance your academic legal knowledge, allowing you to focus on specific areas of interest. With the Master of Law (General) you can enjoy maximum flexibility in your choice of modules and dissertation topic. The course has been purposely designed to be an innovative, adaptable programme for law and non-law graduates to customise their studies to suit their preferred areas of interest.

Why choose our LLM Master of Laws (General)?

The Master of Laws (General) is designed for those who desire flexibility in the choice of modules and dissertation topic while studying. The programme design means that you can choose modules based on the criteria most important to you. Whether you have a particular career goal in mind, or are studying for pure enjoyment, the Master of Laws (General) programme allows you maximum control over your degree.

When you study the LLM Master of Laws (General) with us you will:

  • Be taught by subject matter experts, former and current practitioners and research and teaching focused academics
  • Focus on legal practice, not just theory
  • Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators and accreditation bodies
  • Learn about Legal Technology by selecting to study modules in legal technology
  • Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team

You’ll have the chance to select four elective modules that interest you, as well as complete a dissertation that allows you to explore an area linked to one of your elective module subject areas through independent research. You’ll learn practical legal skills in analysis and critical evaluation, alongside a range of transferable skills such as research and presentation skills.

Our flexibly structured course is delivered by qualified lawyers and research and teaching focused academics, bringing their expertise and experience into the classroom to provide you with the real-world insight that can help prepare you for the practical application of the law.

In addition to a general induction to the programme, there is a two-week induction covering the Key Principles of the English Legal System. This is compulsory for non-law students, but also open to law students wanting a refresher in the fundamentals of the law of England and Wales. This would be useful for any student who has taken a considerable break from legal education.

Why choose 91桃色?

  • One of the UK’s longest-established specialist providers of legal education, since 1876 - we’ve trained more practising lawyers in the UK than anyone else.

All our lecturers are qualified lawyers and many still practising. You’ll benefit from their insight into today's legal world delivered either on-campus or live online.

  • We have locations across the UK offering our postgraduate courses.
  • We have the UK’s largest legal alumni group with over 100,000 members, giving our students excellent networking opportunities; many of whom are qualified lawyers in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
  • We work with 90 of the top 100 UK law firms, many of whom send their trainees and lawyers exclusively to us. We also have close links with a wide range of barristers’ chambers.
  • Our award-winning pro bono team put your legal skills into practice by giving you access to 3,700 opportunities to work on cases while you’re studying.
  • Our expert legal careers and employability service is one of the largest in the UK, with experts providing one-to-one support.
  • 95% of postgraduate students in employment were in highly skilled employment 15 months after graduating (2020/21 Graduate Outcomes data). Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2022.

Eligibility

Students should possess a UK bachelor’s degree in any subject at 2:2 or above or equivalent qualifications.

Overseas graduates, in addition to the above, we also require an English language qualification at a level equivalent to IELTS 6.5 or above, with a minimum of 6.0 in each component.

91桃色 offers the International Bursary to eligible international students. To be an international student you must have:

There is no separate application process for the International Bursary. If you are eligible for the International Bursary you will be notified of your entitlement in your offer letter.

All eligible international students will receive the International Bursary annually and the amount will depend on which course you are studying. The International Bursary is awarded as an annual course fee reduction.

For information about the International Bursary or to find out more about any available international scholarships, please email [email protected].

September 2024 to June 2025

Online Courses (Full time and Part time courses)

Courses Fee Reduction
Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL)
MA Law (Conversion)
MA Law (SQE1)
LPC and LPC with LLM/MSc
£750 in total
Academic Masters in Law £500 in total
Masters Programs in Business (MSc) £750 in total

Please contact us via:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +852 2319 4110

Course Structure

Two week induction: For non-law students this includes a compulsory introduction to the law of England and Wales which must be completed before commencing your first modules.

You will complete:

  • Research Methods Training

You may then choose four (two per term) from the list of elective modules* which includes modules such as:

  • Company Law in Practice
  • International Trade Law
  • International Human Rights Law
  • International Criminal Law
  • Medical Law and Ethics
  • Advocacy and Bar Skills**
  • Civil and Criminal Litigation**
  • Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution**

*All elective modules are subject to availability

**If you achieve 55% or above in these three modules and successfully complete your Master's programme, you will be exempt from the University’s BPC Selection Event.

  • Dissertation in one of your Elective Module subject areas.

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