Application Deadline 3rd October 2025
LLM in Sports Law
Complete your LLM in 26 months. Establish yourself as an authority in Sports Law, as well as opening up new career and employability options.
Network with fellow students, tutors, and industry professionals and open doors to lucrative employment opportunities!
What you will Study?
- Module 1 – Sports Law – An Introduction – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 2 – ADR – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 3 – Data Protection – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 4 – Sports Participant and the Courts – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 5 – Representing the Athlete/Player – 20 credits
View Full Details - Module 6 – Sports Broadcasting and the New Media – 10 credits
View Full Details - Module 7 – Research Methods – 10 credits
View Full Details - Module 8 - Dissertation (60 credits)
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When does it start and how long is the programme?
Your LLM commences in October 2024 and is delivered over a period of 26 months.
You will be required to submit a Dissertation consisting of a 15,000-word essay.
What are the entry requirements?
- You should have a good honours degree in Law or another discipline form a UK university or overseas equivalent, or an appropriate professional qualification.
- The requirements of a Second Class degree may be waived
- Some background knowledge of law is useful, but a degree in law is not essential.
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 (including a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent is normally required if applicable.
Course Format and Assessment
- To successfully complete the programme, students must pass each module.
- Assessments will incorporate coursework, research assignments, presenting reports and writing essays.
- There will be no examinations requiring attendance at a venue.
- You will also be expected to participate in the virtual learning environment with tutors and fellow students.
How You Will Learn
Each module uses a variety of learning tools combined into a varied, interactive programme with resources including:
- Detailed study guides
- Electronic documents, readings, case studies and coursework
- Pre-recorded lectures, asynchronous seminars and tutorials
- Traditional textbooks
- Online multimedia content
- Interactive discussion groups
The modules are made available to you following a schedule that allows you to work at your own pace but keep in sequence with the assessment requirements. Each module is broken into a series of units and lessons, making the content manageable and assisting with your time allocation throughout the programme.