Law & Technology LLM pathway

at King's College London

Once enrolled on the General LLM at King’s, students can choose modules to follow the Law and Technology pathway and achieve a specialist LLM in Law and Technology. Full-time students who complete the programme in one year will normally take modules totalling 180 credits. 

To graduate with a Law & Technology LLM at least 120 credits must be taken within the pathway. This can be optional modules alone or a combination of optional modules and a writing project, providing its content is relevant to the pathway.   

The range of Law & Technology LLM optional modules may typically include: 

• Competition, Intellectual Property & The Media Industry (15 credits)
• Electronic Commerce Law (15 credits)
• Copyright & The Music Industry in The Digital Era (15 credits)
• New Technologies, Digital Age and Consumer Law Challenges (15 credits)
• Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain: Technological Advances and Legal Challenges (15 credits)
• Cyberspace Law: ‘Big Data’, Algorithmic Governance and Democracy (15 credits)
• Law & Policy of Financial Technologies (15 credits)

In addition, all students are required to take one of the following writing projects, detailed further on the General LLM prospectus page: 

• Dissertation (45 credits)
• Dissertation (60 credits)
• 10,000 word practice or research module (45 credits)

The cost of studying at King's College London varies largely depending on the type of university and the degree chosen. More often than not, humanities, arts, and education courses are less expensive than degrees in medical, engineering, or management. Furthermore, students who choose to study at the postgraduate level typically pay higher tuition fees, which again vary depending on the programme chosen.

Most universities provide scholarships or financial aid to students in order to help them offset their tuition costs. Students should be aware that additional course fees and incidental expenses may not be included in tuition. On average, international students can expect to pay £28,770 annually, to study in King's College London.