Study your LLM at Swansea and you’ll benefit from:

• A thriving academic environment committed to excellence in teaching and research – 96% of students are very satisfied with Swansea’s LLM teaching quality and 97% stated that the academic support they received whilst completing their LLM was exceptional (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2018)
• An exceptional student experience – LLMs at Swansea University have an overall satisfaction rating of 98%- a figure which is much higher than UK average (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2018)
• A professional but friendly environment with excellent pastoral support
• Free English classes, which attracts students from all over the world, ensuring a dynamic and diverse community
• Innovative lectures delivered by academics at the forefront of scholarship in their field
• Extra-curricular activities including mooting competitions and summer schools abroad
• An excellent employability agenda – Swansea LLM programmes have close links with partners across the world, ensuring graduates are particularly well placed in the job market
• Exemption from the level 2 requirements of CIArb membership, enabling you to apply for the level of Member of the Institute (MCIArb), on successful completion the International Commercial Arbitration module

Disclaimer: Module selection options may change.

This Master of Laws programme is modular, with students needed to accumulate 180 credits to graduate. The programme is divide in to two parts:

• Part 1 consists of four modules, each weighted at 30 credits

Following successful completion of the taught modules, students may proceed to part 2:

• The second part of this LLM consists of two research projects
• The projects are customarily researched and written up over the summer period and are designed to enable students to develop their research skills

We offer a wide range of full modules (taught from September till May/June). Students must taken one module from the following list:

Admiralty Law, Marine Insurance Law, Charterparties: Law and Practice, Carriage of Goods by Sea, Land and Air, Oil and Gas Law: Contracts and Liabilities, and Law of the Sea.

And one module from the following list:

International Trade Law, Law and Practice relating to International Banking and Commercial Payments, E-Commerce Law, Competition Law, International Intellectual Property law, Law of Intellectual Assets Management & Transactions, International Corporate Law and Governance, and Ship and Other Mobile Assets Finance Law.

Students can choose another 2 modules from those available in International Maritime Law or International Commercial Law. 

The entry requirement for this LLM in International Commercial and Maritime Law is a good 2:2 honours degree, ideally in a cognate discipline. Candidates with relevant experience are also encouraged to apply. We welcome applications from students from around the world and require evidence of previous study that is equivalent to the entry requirements.                                                                                                             

If English is not your first language you will need an acceptable pass in an approved English Language qualification. We consider a wide range of qualifications, including the Swansea University English Test, the British Council IELTS test (with a score of at least 6.5 and 6.0 in each component) and TOEFL (with a score of at least 88 and at least Listening: 21, Reading: 22, Speaking: 23, Writing: 21).

Free English language classes are available which are designed to assist you in improving your critical legal thinking and writing.

Apply online where you will be able to track your application at each stage of the process and print off your decision letter.

For further information on how to apply by email or post, please see our How to Apply page

Annual tuition fees for entry in the academic year 2018/19 are as follows:

Tuition fees for years of study after your first year are subject to an increase of 3%.

You can find further information on fees and how to pay on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

International students and part-time study: If you require a Tier 4 student visa you must be studying full-time. If you are in the UK under a different visa category, it may be possible for you to study part-time. Please see our part-time study and visas page for more information.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Students may incur additional costs during the course of the programme, which are not covered by tuition fees. These can include, but are not limited to: stationery, books, printing, thesis binding and photocopying costs.

Loans, bursaries and alternative sources of funding may be available. See our Fees and Funding page for more information.

Students are taught in small classes to encourage active discussion. Teaching is supported by the use of our Blackboard virtual learning environment, which facilitates online learning. This also gives students access to course materials and shared areas for group work and discussion.

All LLM modules are assessed using a combination of coursework and examination, with each carrying an equal weighting of 50%.

Steve Agbiboa (Nigeria)

Steve graduated with an LLM in International Commercial and Maritime Law at Swansea University. He is currently working as the Head of Regional Legal Services at the Heritage Bank Limited in Lagos, Nigeria. In his role, Steve supervises the regional offices across the country and provides comprehensive legal advice on credit transactions across the various branches of the bank.