LLM and Master of Laws · Standalone law qualification
Master of Laws (LLM)
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Currently offered, next intake unconfirmed
- Award
- Master of Laws (LLM)
- Subject
- General lawFull time
- Format
- On campus27 course hours over three quarters; full-time on campus; start only in Autumn Quarter (September)
- Price
- Not published
About this program
General one-year, on-campus LLM with no required courses, letting students build an individual programme alongside JD students; no dissertation required.
- School and department
- University of Chicago Law School
- Subject or specialization
- General lawRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- LLM and Master of Laws
- Purpose
- Academic legal studiesAcademic study of law without a stated professional-qualification role.
- Exact award
- Master of Laws (LLM)
- Credential type
- DegreeA degree awarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Academic credit
- Credit-bearing
- Awarding institution
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- Access and price model
- PaidPaid enrolment.
Professional eligibility must be confirmed with the relevant regulator. Where an official source has been recorded for a jurisdiction, see professional pathways. Academic recognition is not professional recognition.
Verified in official recordAmerican Bar AssociationProgram approval
Scope: J.D. program (Council-approved law school)
Verified in official recordHigher Learning CommissionAccreditation
Reference: Accredited since 01/01/1913
Scope: Institutional accreditation of the parent institution, University of Chicago (IPEDS ID 144050); the law school is part of it
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 27 course hours over three quarters; full-time on campus; start only in Autumn Quarter (September)
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full time
- Required components (internships, residencies, exams, visits)
- No specific required courses and no dissertation or major paper requirement.Shown separately from the teaching duration.
- Teaching location
- Hyde Park campus1111 East 60th Street
Admissions, prerequisites and intakes
- Prior law degree
- Required
- Prior degree
- Not stated
- Work experience
- Not stated
- Admission test
- Not stated
A first degree in law completed by enrolment in September; English proficiency test (TOEFL or IELTS) for non-native speakers.
Stated audience: Law graduates, Internationally trained lawyers. Audience tags are recorded only where the official page says who the program is for.
- Academic requirements
- First degree in law completed by September enrolment.
- International applicants
- The provider states that international students may apply
- Language requirements
- TOEFL or IELTS required for applicants whose native language is not English (TOEFL iBT at least 104 stated).
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.
Curriculum, assessment and projects
As published by the provider. None of this guarantees employment, admission or professional certification.
- Curriculum
- Individualised course selection; students often combine corporate, IP, antitrust or commercial law with legal theory, law and economics and comparative law; some LLM-only courses cover New York bar exam subjects.
- Project or capstone
- No dissertation or major paper requirement
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, dated intake or deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)