Law
Our master’s students are taught by leading experts and form part of a diverse international student body at the vibrant London campus of Loughborough University.
Law at Loughborough
Loughborough Law staff are committed to understanding law within its broader social, economic, political and historical contexts, consistently bringing interdisciplinary perspectives into our teaching and research, with a particular focus on the relationships between law and social and global justice. We welcome students who are interested in engaging critically with law, with the ambition to use your skills to make positive change in your communities.
Master's degrees
Research degrees
In addition to, or following from, our exciting LLM taught programme, there are opportunities to join us as a doctoral researcher. You can develop your own unique research proposal – if this is of interest, we’d love to hear from you. We will also advertise funded PhD studentships or PhD opportunities on particular topics when they are available. You can find current opportunities via the ‘Browse our PhD opportunities’ button below.
Research and teaching
Our department brings world-leading expertise in law and social justice. We bring a critical approach to researching law’s effects on people, communities and cultures. We combine attention to the letter of the law with awareness of law’s role in perpetuating inequalities or challenging oppression. Our findings shape academic knowledge and legal reform both within the United Kingdom and internationally.
Our transformative socio-legal research leads academic debate and advances cutting-edge solutions to social and global problems. We are renowned for advancing interdisciplinarity, animating and deepening traditional legal research with methods and perspectives from sociology, criminology, history, philosophy, political economy, environmental studies and anthropology.
Our critical and interdisciplinary approaches inform our teaching, and we have a wealth of experience in supporting successful graduates.
Links with industry
Our research informs social justice campaigns, government policy, professional practices and legal reform, with wide-ranging influence and impacts. Our staff work with a broad range of public, private and third sector bodies and organisations, providing research, advice and collaboration. Our External Advisory Board includes representatives from the legal profession and judiciary, government and community legal services and legal academia.
Career opportunities
The Loughborough LLM equips students to effect change in the world through a distinctive focus on theory and transferable skills, academic and policy research and interdisciplinarity.
After graduating, you will have the skills and knowledge to pursue a range of careers including academic/doctoral work, legal practice, business, government, international organisations, NGOs, third sector, journalism and communication, or legal services and publishing.