Postgraduate law and criminology courses

Find out how our postgraduate courses can help you develop a successful career in law, criminology or security studies.

Postgraduate conversion and masters courses

You don't need a related undergraduate degree in a law, criminology or security studies to study on our postgraduate courses. We offer a range of courses that you can study with any undergraduate degree, such as:

PGDip in Law
MA Criminology
MSc International Law Enforcement
MA Security Studies

You can also specialise in your undergraduate subject on one of the following masters courses:

MSc Forensic Science
MSc IT Security
LLM Master of Laws
LLM Corporate Law
LLM International Commercial Law
LLM International Financial Law
LLM International Legal Studies
LLM International Environmental Law
LLM Sports Law
LLM Health Law
LLM Human Rights
LLM International Energy Law
LLM Technology Law
LLM Legal Practice Top Up
LLM Legal Practice Course
LLM Barristers Training Course
PGDip Barristers Training Course

Find out more about applying to a postgraduate course

Professional development courses in Law

Take a closer look at Nottingham Law School’s professional development courses, including how we can support you in preparing for the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE):

PGDip SQE 1 Preparation Course
LLM Law and Legal Practice: SQE 1 Preparation Course
LLM SQE 1 Preparation Course
LLM SQE 1 and SQE 2 Preparation Course
PGCert SQE 2 Preparation Course

Find out about our professional development courses

Funding your studies

We offer a range of options to help you fund your postgraduate studies, including generous loans and bursaries.

Learn more about funding your studies

What our students think

I liked the course structure of the Masters study at NTU. I had received an international student scholarship and this was one of the main reasons why I opted to study at NTU.
Aufa Karnalkar — LLM International Trade and Commercial Law

Callum – Postgraduate conversion course in Law

Hear from Callum, who originally studied an undergraduate science degree at NTU, but switched to Law after being inspired during a work placement. He studied a legal conversion course part-time whilst working in NLS Legal.

Letters help you

Let us help you take your next big career step with a postgraduate qualification from NTU.

Our Letters Help You page has everything you need to know about further study as a current student.

Find out about postgraduate study at NTU