Kingston University • Kingston upon Thames
A flexible general LLM inside the London legal market — build your own specialism from the module menu, at zone-6 costs.
Our take
Kingston’s general LLM suits the lawyer who has not yet locked a specialism — the module menu lets you assemble commercial, dispute-resolution or public-law weightings as the year clarifies your direction, inside the city where every English legal specialism actually hires. London is the argument: the UK’s legal capital concentrates the training contracts, paralegal roles and qualifying work experience the SQE route requires, and Kingston delivers residence in it at zone-6 rents with a £19,300–£25,000 band. January and September starts serve the two application seasons.
| Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Intake | January & September |
| Accreditation | Kingston Law School |
| Tuition | Within Kingston’s 2026/27 international postgraduate band of £19,300–£25,000; exact fee confirmed in your offer. The £5,000 deposit is deducted from tuition. |
Where this leads: An academic law degree — no practice rights conferred. England-and-Wales qualification runs through the SQE exams plus qualifying work experience, for which London is the deepest market.
Both intakes are established for the law portfolio.
Why Kingston
A general LLM with elective breadth — commit to commercial, disputes or public-law weighting once the modules have shown you the work.
London’s paralegal and legal-operations market is the SQE route’s richest source of the two years’ experience qualification demands.
Live inside the London legal market at suburban rents — the differential funds SQE exam fees.
January and September intakes match both application seasons.
What you study
Entry requirements
English language
Kingston can consider Medium of Instruction (MOI) evidence for some courses — though clinical and regulated programmes usually still require a formal test. Kingston will consider a Medium of Instruction (MOI) letter or degree transcript confirming your entire qualification was taught in English, where the awarding institution meets its recognition standards. MOI evidence is usually valid for five years, and degrees delivered through franchise or affiliated campuses are not accepted for a waiver — so approval is case by case and we verify your documents against the current policy first.
Also accepted: PTE Academic 59 (most taught master's), IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each band for most undergraduate courses. Pre-sessional English is available if you fall short.
Careers
Your country
Kingston typically considers HSSC/Intermediate results of around 65% and above for undergraduate entry, though some courses expect a foundation year first. For taught master's, a bachelor's degree from an HEC-recognised university at a strong second-class-equivalent level is usually expected — four-year degrees are the most straightforward. IELTS 6.5 (5.5 per band) is the standard postgraduate requirement; an MOI letter can be considered for fully English-taught degrees, and we check yours against the current policy before you apply.
Full guide for PakistanFor undergraduate entry Kingston typically asks for around 70% in CBSE/CISCE Class XII, or around 80% from some state boards; strong two- or three-year bachelor's results can also be considered for advanced entry. For taught master's, a bachelor's degree with around 60% or CGPA 6.0/10 is the usual benchmark. PTE Academic 59 is accepted alongside IELTS 6.5, and MOI letters from fully English-taught degrees are considered case by case.
Full guide for IndiaKingston publishes Nigeria-specific entry requirements: WAEC/NECO SSCE with good credit passes (typically five subjects including English and Maths) supports undergraduate entry, often via a foundation year for competitive courses. For taught master's, a bachelor's degree at second-class level from a recognised university is usually expected. English evidence is assessed individually — IELTS 6.5 is the standard postgraduate route, and we confirm whether your degree qualifies for an MOI-based waiver before you commit to a test.
Full guide for NigeriaStudents applying from UAE schools with A Levels, IB or Indian/Pakistani board qualifications are considered against those curricula; holders of the UAE secondary school certificate (Tawjihiyya) typically need a foundation year first. For master's, a recognised bachelor's degree at second-class-equivalent level is the usual expectation. The September and January intakes both work well from the UAE, and many of our Dubai- and Abu Dhabi-based applicants choose Kingston for its London location and business school accreditation.
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FAQ
Not if you use it deliberately. Undecided lawyers who pick a named specialism too early buy the wrong label; Kingston’s elective structure lets the year decide with you, and your dissertation plus module transcript still evidence a focus to employers.
Qualifying work experience. The capital’s paralegal market dwarfs every other city’s, and candidates living there fill those roles first. An LLM year in London doubles as a job-market beachhead for the two years of experience qualification requires.
Fees sit in the £19,300–£25,000 band for 2026/27, exact figure in your offer, with the £5,000 deposit deducted and zone-6 rents keeping the year financeable.
Both run. January starts position you in London ahead of the spring recruitment season — a timing play we use deliberately with law clients.
Fees, entry requirements, English-language policies and intake dates are correct to the best of our knowledge at the date shown, but universities review them every cycle and immigration rules change. Always treat figures as a guide — we confirm the exact, current requirements with the university before you apply. Facts on this page last checked July 2026.
Intakes shown are for this course specifically; Kingston runs other intakes for other programmes — see the full Kingston profile.
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