LLM and Master of Laws · Standalone law qualification
LLM International Business Law (Online)
University of Essex · Online · provider based in United Kingdom
Upcoming intake · Hosted on University of Essex Online (delivered by Kaplan Higher Education UK)
- Award
- LLM
- Subject
- Commercial law, International lawPart time
- Format
- Fully onlineIndicative duration: 2 years
- Price
- £13,206whole program, 2026-27
Platform-hosted
About this program
Online part-time LLM in international business and commercial law, delivered by Kaplan Higher Education UK with the University of Essex as awarding body.
- School and department
- University of Essex
- Subject or specialization
- Commercial law, International 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
- LLM
- Credential type
- DegreeA degree awarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Academic credit
- Credit status not stated
- Awarding institution
- University of Essex
- Delivery platform
- University of Essex Online (delivered by Kaplan Higher Education UK)
- 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.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Indicative duration: 2 years
- Delivery
- Fully onlineTaught entirely online. Remote teaching is not professional recognition: check whether any in-person assessment is required and whether the relevant regulator accepts online study.
- Physical attendance
- Attendance requirement not verified
- Where students can enrol
- Not stated on the pages we checkedThe institution is based in United Kingdom; eligibility to enrol may differ.
- Live or recorded
- Live or asynchronous not confirmed
- Schedule
- Part timePart-time, indicative 2 years.
Admissions, prerequisites and intakes
- Prior law degree
- Not required (stated)
- Prior degree
- Required
- Work experience
- Not stated
- Admission test
- Not stated
Academic route: an undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK Honours degree or a relevant professional qualification; a separate work-experience route exists.
- Academic requirements
- Undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK Honours degree or a relevant professional qualification; work-experience route also offered.
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Language requirements
- English equivalent to IELTS (Academic) 6.5 if English is not the first language; free online English test available.
Intakes and deadlines
- January 2027 · upcoming
- April 2027 · upcoming
- July 2027 · upcoming
- October 2027 · upcoming
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.
Sources and verification
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)