LLM Law - Health, Law and Society

Our vibrant international community and diverse teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, and bespoke skills workshops, enrich the LLM experience at the University of Bristol. A wide range of optional units reflect the expertise of our globally renowned academics, allowing you to further specialise your degree.

You will take four units and a compulsory dissertation. You will take units in Health Inequalities, Law, and Society, and Law, Governance, and Health, and at least one optional unit linked to the Health, Law and Society programme.

You may also take a further Health Law unit or one chosen from the LLM programmes more widely (not all units from the wider LLM programme are available to non-Law graduates).

Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for our LLM in Health, Law and Society.

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in Law or a related discipline (such as History, Philosophy, Policy Studies, Politics, Sociology). Degrees in Health Care or Health Science subjects (such as Dentistry, Health Care Administration, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health) will be considered on a case-by-case basis. A personal statement and reference are required for Health Care or Health Science subjects.

The personal statement must address the following questions (200 words max per question):

• What are your motivations for studying on this programme?
• How has your previous study and/or work experience prepared you for this programme?
• What do you hope to achieve by completing study on this programme?

We will also consider your application if your subject is not listed above, if you have at least one of the following:

• evidence of significant academic or paid professional experience (at least 12 months) in fields including, but not limited to: Law, Policy, Healthcare, Health administration/government, Health advocacy (including reproductive rights, disability rights) or Legal/Policy research.
• a relevant postgraduate qualification.

If this is the case, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing details of your relevant work experience or qualifications.

If you are currently completing a degree, we understand that your final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades you have achieved during your studies to date.

We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree.

We will also consider your application if your final overall achieved grade is slightly lower than the programme's entry requirement.

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.