University of Essex - School of Law

We offer a range of postgraduate taught degrees

Law:

LLM International Law (with a January start)

Business Law:

LLM Corporate Responsibility

LLM International Commercial and Business Law

LLM International Commercial and Business Law with Professional Placement

LLM International Trade and Maritime Law

LLM International Trade and Maritime Law with Professional Placement

LLM International Trade Law

LLM Maritime Law

Human Rights:

LLM Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

LLM International Human Rights Law

LLM International Human Rights Law (Economic Relations)

LLM International Humanitarian Law

MA Theory and Practice of Human Rights

MA Human Rights and Cultural Diversity

Our Colchester Campus

We are Essex. We're on the side of independent thinkers, the bold, the inquisitive, and those impatient for change.

Be taught and supported by world-leading academics, have the freedom to ask difficult questions and a genuine license to take intellectual risks as a postgraduate student at the University of Essex.

Don't wait for change, make it happen - now's your chance to join our lively and supportive postgraduate community. The brightest and the best travel from all over the globe to further their studies at Essex, immersing themselves in pioneering thinking, and breaking intellectual boundaries. If you're keen to make an impact and change the world around you, welcome home.

For over fifty years, we've provided a supportive and empowering, research-intensive environment, and our hard work shows. We are 3rd in the UK for research power in law (THE research power measure, REF2021) and we're renowned for our well-established Human Rights Centre.

Join our School of Law and choose from a wide range of LLMs and MAs. To discover your perfect course, visit our website and start exploring now.

Our staff provide one-to-one guidance and our postgraduate courses equip you with the skills demanded by today's employers in a highly competitive world, ensuring that your employability is ahead of the game.

We understand that money matters, which is why we've developed a comprehensive package of bursaries and scholarships, to make sure all of our students have the potential to succeed.

Our comprehensive range of award-winning accommodation is sure to make you feel right at home - we've got something to suit every budget and every personality.

Join Nobel Prize-winners, award-winning directors, presidents, well-loved actors, astronauts, and over 75,000 other alumni who have gone on to shape the world and share the Essex spirit.

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The School of Law was founded in 1980, and has developed an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. At postgraduate level, we offer a range of LLMs and MAs broadly categorised in two distinct areas: Business Law and Human Rights. Our research is organised through research clusters in Business Law, Human Rights, Public Law, Criminal Justice, Health Law, Law and Technology and Socio-Legal Studies.

The Human Rights Centre received the Queen's Anniversary Prize in Human Rights in 2010, reflecting its leading international reputation. The award recognises the University's pioneering role in advancing the legal and broader practice of international human rights. The Human Rights Centre, which was established in 1982, has since trained thousands of students from more than 100 countries. They work for international organisations such as the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and in non-governmental organisations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Our graduates also work in the field to safeguard human rights in conflict-torn countries including Bosnia, Kosovo, Nepal and Sudan.

We work on projects across Business law, as it applies in a national and transnational context. This includes Trade law, European Union law, Competition law, Corporate Responsibility, Banking and Insurance law, Financial Crime and Regulation, Company law, Consumer protection, Investment law, Internet, Broadcasting and Digital regulation, Contract and Tort law.

In our work on these topics we strive to develop efficient trade mechanisms, as well as effective competition, corporate governance and financial market management. Other aspects of our work seek to balance various commercial interests with the protection of the environment and the preservation of human, social and economic rights, such as privacy, freedom of expression and association, access to services of general interest, consumer protection and safe food.

Our School of Law graduates have gone on to a wide variety of careers in international and intergovernmental organisations or employment with governments across the world, in non-governmental organisations, in commerce and banking and, of course, in the legal profession and the judiciary.

• If you are a 2022 PG applicant from the EU, you are eligible for our PGT EU Scholarship:https://www1.essex.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/masters/scholarships/pgt-eu-scholarship.aspx
• We also offer a scholarship to any graduate with a distinction from a British University: https://www1.essex.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/masters/scholarships/masters-excellence.aspx
• If you're one of our graduates, studied abroad here or have a spouse / partner studying here as a full-time international student paying overseas fees, we'll give you a loyalty discount on the tuition fee for your first year of postgraduate study at Essex: https://www1.essex.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/masters/loyalty/ 

Our School of Law is situated at our Colchester Campus. Home to about 15,000 students from more than 130 countries, our Colchester Campus is the largest of our three sites, making us one of the most internationally diverse campuses on the planet – we like to think of ourselves as the world in one place. The campus is set within 200 acres of beautiful parkland, located two miles from the historic town centre of Colchester, England’s oldest recorded town. Our Colchester Campus is also easily reached from London and Stansted Airport in under one hour.

We have a range of accommodation options to suit different needs, preferences, and budgets, all within walking distance of the academic departments and campus facilities. Our single accommodation is arranged into self-catering flats, complete with fully equipped shared kitchens. We also have adapted rooms and shared accommodation available, so you'll be able to find the perfect place for you.

If you're unsure of where to start, our comparison guide (.pdf) gives you an overview of the facilities available within each Colchester Campus accommodation setting. Likewise, the accommodation choices flowchart (.pdf) will help you define what you are looking for in your accommodation.