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Master of Laws

University of Southampton

  • Southampton, United Kingdom
  • 1 year
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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About the program

A four-year degree focused almost entirely on law, With advocacy and legal skills training.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (2): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Learners studying Laws can develop the ability to interpret relevant legal or policy concepts
  • Evaluate evidence and arguments and communicate structured
  • Ethically informed analysis. These are indicative learning goals
  • Not a confirmed list of the university's assessed course outcomes.

Career outcomes

  • Solicitor (Law Society FE-1 exams)
  • Barrister (King's Inns entrance exams)
  • Journalism
  • Policy development
  • Business and finance
  • Management consulting
  • NGO sector

Curriculum

  • Four years of 60 credits each
  • Concentrating on law throughout. Students take the core modules needed for professional legal training plus optional modules
  • With modules developing legal writing and advocacy. Law and Technology modules run in years two and three.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • UK 2:2 or 2:1 honours degree or international equivalent (course offer shown in Grade)
  • plus any subject requirements on the course page
  • English proficiency required (IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each component for most courses)
  • Grade/entry criteria: Typical offer: 2:1 degree (course page).

Accepted academic background

Bachelor's degree (UK 2:2 or 2:1 equivalent); some courses have subject requirements; pre-master's route via ONCAMPUS (staged separately)

Language tests

  • IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with 6.5 in each component (course page)

Other requirements

  • Interview required

Documents you’ll need

  • Degree Transcripts

How to apply

  1. Review the programme entry requirements and application deadline. Complete the postgraduate application on the official university website. Upload degree certificates
  2. academic transcripts
  3. English-language evidence where required. Submit any programme-specific references
  4. portfolio
  5. or research documents when applicable. Respond to any document requests or interview invitation. Accept the offer and complete enrollment.

Other costs

Tuition per year£30,200 GBP
Application fee_
Deposit_

Program details

CampusHighfield
Faculty or schoolLaw
Department_
Teaching languageEnglish
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Study pace_
Post-study stay2
Scholarship noteCompetitive Southampton scholarships are available to eligible international undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research students. Award values, nationality, degree, subject, entry year and application conditions vary; funding is not guaranteed.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    18 Aug 2027

    277 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.