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LLM Law - Health, Law and Society
at University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 31,300
Country Rank-
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 7 TOEFL: 95

Program Overview

At a critical time in history, our LLM in Health, Law, and Society presents an exciting opportunity for you to develop a deep understanding of the relationships between law, governance, and health across society and governmental sectors – and graduate with the knowledge and skills to approach some of the greatest challenges for law and policy as mechanisms to address health and wellbeing.

The LLM in Health, Law, and Society has been well received as a distinctive course that goes far beyond traditional courses on healthcare law. It offers an in-depth, intensive study of wide-ranging issues from health inequalities and regulation of the body to reproductive justice and mental health and wellbeing. It also explores the diverse roles social and political institutions and emerging technologies, such as healthtech, can play.

Choosing this LLM means you will be challenged and inspired by world-leading academics dedicated to progressive and innovative thinking in health law and governance – with those teaching the course belonging to the Law School’s Centre for Health, Law, and Society. The intellectually demanding, research-rich curriculum they deliver makes our graduates stand out, able to demonstrate excellent legal, analytical and research skills and empowered to pursue top-flight careers in a variety of fields.

This course has particular appeal for those looking to work in areas such healthcare regulation, with NGOs and other agencies, or in legal/policy research. Find out how you can do more with law at the University of Bristol Law School.

Course Content
Year 1

This degree is also offered to students (usually from Medicine, Dentistry, or Veterinary Science) as an intercalating award, normally taken after 3 years of study.

Unit name
- Law, Governance and Health
- Health Inequalities, Law, and Society
- Dissertation
Students on this stream will study one or two units from List A (30-60 credits).

List A
- Public and Global Health Law
- Law and Governance for Mental and Social Well-Being
- Health Law and the Body
If one unit (30 credit points) is selected from List A then one optional unit (30 credit points) can be studied from List B OR one foundation unit.

List B
- Company Law
- Environmental Law
- Individual Employment Rights
- Intellectual Property
- General Principles of International Law
- Law Gender and Sexuality
- Corporate Governance in the United Kingdom and United States
- Information Technology Law
- Human Rights in Law, Politics and Society
- Migration Law and Policy - International, European, and Human Rights Dimensions
- World Trade Law
- International Corporate Finance
- International Law and Human Rights
- International Sale of Goods
- Banking Conduct and Law
- Workers, Unions and Collective Labour Rights
- International Investment Law
- Insurance Law
- Financial Markets and Bank Regulation
- International Law and Armed Conflict
- Migration and Labour Exploitation in the Global Economy
- International Commercial Arbitration
One optional foundation unit is permitted if the student has not previously studied Law in a common law jurisdiction.
- Public Law
- Law of Contract
- Law of Tort
- Land Law
- Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
- Constitutional and Substantive EU Law
- Trusts
Entry Requirement
Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree from an accepted Indian university with a minimum of GPA of 6/10 or 60% will be considered for admission to a master's degree (the requirement will depend on your undergraduate university and the programme you have applied for).
Applicants to our Law programmes can be considered with minimum grades of 55-60% from an accepted Indian university.
Applicants who hold a first class master's degree from a prestigious university will be considered for admission to PhD study.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£31300 per year

Career Prospect

Graduating from a world-leading law school* will open doors in a variety of sectors. The content and approach to teaching in this programme will develop and deepen your understanding of health, law, and society, whilst building many transferable skills.

This LLM can provide a springboard into a diverse range of careers - or boost the prospects for those already working in related fields. This programme would be of interest to recent graduates in law, policy, politics and cognate fields, and of interest to anyone aiming to pursue a career in research.

Cost Of Studying At University of Bristol

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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LLM Law - Health, Law and Society at University of Bristol