Cardiff University, Cardiff School of Law and Politics Masters Degrees

The LLM Bar Professional Training Course offers intensive, postgraduate-level studies to those who wish to qualify as a barrister but who also wish to undertake research at Master’s level. Read more

This degree provides an opportunity for critical appraisal of Ecclesiastical Law in the context of relevant national and international law. Read more

Increasing interactions between European countries and their legal systems have led to growing demand for lawyers who can interact with legal systems other than their own. Read more

The LLM Governance and Devolution explores the structural changes to the constitutional arrangements of the United Kingdom, namely the creation of legislative and executive bodies in Scotland and Wales and the resumption of devolved government in Northern Ireland. Read more

An intensive conversion course to law for non-law graduates. You will study the English and Welsh Legal System, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Equity & Trusts, EU Law, Land Law, Public Law and Tort. Read more

The human rights revolution of the last 50 years has had a huge impact. Global and regional human rights treaties now infuse domestic legal codes, reconfiguring many civil law and common law principles. Read more

Intellectual property law is a crucial part of an innovative and creative economy, and has become central to government and international policy. Read more

Commercial law in a fast paced globalised economy presents both challenges and opportunities. Expert lawyers are needed to meet challenges and seek opportunities, particularly when giving advice that can have considerable financial consequences. Read more

This programme bridges the subfields of international relations theory, political philosophy, political science, international law, foreign policy analysis, diplomacy, international history and international political economy. Read more

The LLM programme has been designed to give you the greatest flexibility to pursue advanced legal study in any area that you wish. Read more

This programme will help you build the necessary level of expertise to work in the fast-growing world of international affairs. In recent years, key global issues have raised the profile of international affairs substantially. Read more

In recent years, the law relating to medicine and healthcare has become increasingly complex. This has significant consequences for medical practices and questions of legal liability and compensation. Read more

The Legal Practice Course (LPC) offers intensive, post graduate-level studies to those who wish to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales. Read more

The LLM in Legal Practice is open only to students who have successfully completed either the Legal Practice Course (LPC), Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) or its predecessor course, the Bar Vocational Course (BVC), whether at Cardiff University or another recognised institution. Read more

This programme is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of policy analysis and governance within a multi-level context – from local to international settings. Read more