University of Greenwich • London
A London LLM under £21,500 — flexible specialisation at the Greenwich riverside campus, with the capital’s legal market on the doorstep.
Our take
Greenwich prices the London LLM at its most accessible: a band capped at £21,375 for a law master’s taught inside the capital — where the SQE route’s qualifying work experience, the legal-technology sector and every specialism’s hiring all concentrate. The elective-driven structure mirrors Kingston’s flexibility (choose your weighting as the year clarifies it), and the riverside campus with DLR links keeps the City’s legal district within practical reach for events, part-time roles and the spring recruitment season. January and September starts; the £3,000 deposit keeps commitment light.
| Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Intake | January & September |
| Accreditation | University of Greenwich — School of Law and Criminology |
| Tuition | Within Greenwich’s 2026/27 international postgraduate band of £18,700–£21,375; exact fee confirmed in your offer. The £3,000 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 Greenwich
A ceiling of £21,375 for a capital LLM — most London law schools open well above it.
The City’s firms and the capital’s paralegal economy — the SQE route’s raw material — sit a DLR ride away.
Build commercial, criminal-justice or international weightings as the year shows you the work.
January and September intakes serve both application seasons.
What you study
Entry requirements
English language
Greenwich expects a formal English test from most international applicants. Greenwich does not list Medium of Instruction (MOI) letters among its accepted English evidence — but it publishes generous school-level waivers instead. Indian students with 65% in Standard XII English are exempt from IELTS (not applicable to Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh or Uttarakhand boards), and Nigerian students with WAEC/NECO SSCE English at C6 or above are also exempt. A full bachelor's or master's degree completed in a majority English-speaking country waives the requirement too. Pakistani and UAE applicants should plan for an approved test.
Also accepted: PTE Academic (scores mapped band-for-band, from 51 for IELTS 5.5 equivalent), Duolingo English Test 95–130 depending on course level, Oxford ELLT 6–7, Indian Standard XII English 65% (most boards), Nigerian WAEC/NECO English C6 or above. Pre-sessional English is available if you fall short.
Careers
Your country
Greenwich publishes Pakistan-specific requirements: FA/FSc/ICom/HSSC with a minimum of around 70% for undergraduate entry, and for taught master's a four-year bachelor's degree with at least 60%, or a two- to three-year degree plus a master's at 55–65% depending on the course. No HSSC English waiver is published, so plan for IELTS 6.5 (5.5 per skill) or an accepted alternative — and note that Pakistani applicants are currently asked to pay 100% of first-year tuition before a CAS is issued, so financial planning matters more here than at most universities.
Full guide for PakistanFor undergraduate entry Greenwich typically asks for Standard XII with a minimum of 65%, obtained within the last two years; taught master's usually require a bachelor's degree with 55% in the final year, reduced to 50% for graduates of Mumbai, Pune, Calcutta, Delhi, Bangalore and Madras universities. Students with 65% in Standard XII English are exempt from IELTS (except Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand boards). Applicants from India currently pay around 50% of first-year fees before CAS — 100% for Punjab and Haryana — so apply early.
Full guide for IndiaGreenwich is one of the most popular London universities with Nigerian students, and it shows in the support: WAEC/NECO SSCE English at C6 or above exempts you from IELTS, there is an in-country representative, and taught master's typically require a four-year bachelor's degree at Second Class Lower (2.2) or above. Undergraduate applicants usually enter via A Levels, IB or a foundation year through Greenwich's international college. Applicants from much of Sub-Saharan Africa are currently asked for around 50% of first-year fees before a CAS, so budget for a larger upfront payment.
Full guide for NigeriaStudents applying from UAE schools with A Levels, IB or Indian/Pakistani board qualifications are assessed against those curricula; holders of the UAE national secondary certificate (Tawjihiyya) typically need a foundation year through the university's international college first. For taught master's, Greenwich asks for a bachelor's degree with a GPA of around 2.8/4.0 or 70% for 2:2-equivalent entry. UAE nationals currently pay only the standard £3,000 deposit before CAS, and both the September and January intakes work well from the Gulf.
Full guide for the UAECompare
FAQ
Among the LLMs we recommend, yes — the band caps at £21,375 where central-London law schools commonly open £5,000–£15,000 higher. Greenwich-area rents also run below central zones, though London budgeting still applies.
Both run flexible general LLMs at accessible bands. Greenwich edges price and City proximity via the DLR; Kingston edges the suburban-London living experience. We split the decision by your qualifying-work-experience targets and budget.
No — qualification runs through the SQE exams plus two years of qualifying work experience. London’s paralegal market is the richest source of that experience, which is the practical argument for studying law in the capital at all.
January or September. A January start places you in London ahead of the spring legal-recruitment season — deliberate timing we use 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; Greenwich runs other intakes for other programmes — see the full Greenwich profile.
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