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LLM Employment Law and Practice (Distance Learning)

Shape the future of work - whilst staying in work

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You deserve a positive teaching and learning experience, where you feel part of a supportive community. That’s why most of our postgraduate taught students will enjoy an innovative approach to learning using block teaching, where you will study one module at a time. You will benefit from more regular assessments and feedback, a better study-life balance, and a simplified timetable that provides more time for work, professional development, caring responsibilities, and everything else that's important to you. Our block-taught courses are informed by industry practice, often accredited by professional bodies, and are delivered by passionate and talented academics, who will help you develop the skills to achieve your goals.

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Overview

Explore one of the most dynamic and socially relevant areas of law, all while maintaining your career. Our LLM in Employment Law and Practice is now available via Distance Learning, offering professionals the flexibility to study around their schedule and strike a better work-life balance.

You’ll gain a deep, critical understanding of the legal frameworks that shape HR policies and employment practices — with real-world insights into how law intersects with business strategy, employee rights, and workplace equality.

Key features

  • Study While You Work: Designed for professionals, our flexible delivery model lets you learn on your terms without pausing your career.
  • Taught by Industry Experts: Learn from barristers, solicitors, and international legal practitioners with real-world experience.
  • Focused block teaching: Dive deep into one subject at a time with our intensive teaching format — perfect for Distance Learning.
  • Core modules include:
    • Critical theories and policies of employment law
    • Individual employment rights
    • Collective labour rights and redundancy
    • Equal opportunities and discrimination in the workplace
  • Capstone dissertation:Conduct original research aligned with your career goals.
  • Career-Boosting Skills: Gain the legal knowledge and critical thinking skills to advance in law, HR, business, or academia.
  • Supportive Learning Environment: Access dedicated resources, including a specialist law library and expert tutor support, wherever you are.

Scholarships:

DMU offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships and bursaries to help you realise your academic ambitions.

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 Programme code: M20092

Start date: TBC

Duration: One year full-time

Fees and funding: 2025/26 fees for UK students: £10,700

Find out more about course fees and available funding.

How to apply

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Entry criteria

Entry criteria

Applicants are expected to have background knowledge of law or a discipline related to the LLM (usually an undergraduate degree or professional qualifications). Applicants will normally hold a degree with a minimum pass of 2:2, or equivalent overseas qualification, or an equivalent professional qualification. A degree in law is preferred but is not essential.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.

English language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.

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Structure and assessment

 
 

Course modules

  • Block 1: Critical Theories and Policies of Employment Law
  • Block 2: Individual Employment Rights
  • Block 3: Collective Rights and Redundancy
  • Block 4: Equal Opportunities and Discrimination in the Workplace.
  • Block 5: Dissertation

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Note: All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will, where reasonable, take steps to inform you as appropriate.

Facilities and features

 
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Hugh Aston Building

You will have access to our purpose-built Hugh Aston Building, equipped with lecture theatres and classrooms, break-out spaces for group work, quiet study zones for individual work and IT labs. Wherever possible, students will be given home access to specialist software.

You’ll also have access to the building’s new £5.5 million extension called The Yard, which provides more than 22,000 square metres of extra space. This is designed to facilitate your learning experience with large and airy breakout spaces, a new Student Advice Centre, and a balcony on the top floor. The Yard also features more comfortable classrooms and self-study spaces, allowing you to carry out independent study as well as group work.

Library services

On campus, the main Kimberlin Library offers a space where you can work, study and access a vast range of print materials, with computer stations, laptops, plasma screens and assistive technology also available. 

As well as providing a physical space in which to work, we offer online tools to support your studies, and our extensive online collection of resources accessible from our Library website, e-books, specialised databases and electronic journals and films which can be remotely accessed from anywhere you choose. 

We will support you to confidently use a huge range of learning technologies, including Learning Zone, Collaborate Ultra, DMU Replay, MS Teams, Turnitin and more. Alongside this, you can access LinkedIn Learning and learn how to use Microsoft 365, and study support software such as mind mapping and note-taking through our new Digital Student Skills Hub. 

The library staff offer additional support to students, including help with academic writing, research strategies, literature searching, reference management and assistive technology. There is also a ‘Just Ask’ service for help and advice, live LibChat, online workshops, tutorials and drop-ins available from our Learning Services, and weekly library live chat sessions that give you the chance to ask the library teams for help.

Learning zones

Our Learning Zones and The Greenhouse also provide space for group or individual work and study.

There are 1,600 study places across all library locations, more than 700 computer stations, laptops to borrow, free wi-fi and desktop power outlets.

You can also book rooms with plasma screens, laptops and DVD facilities for group work and presentations, secure an individual study room with adjustable lighting or make use of our assistive technology.

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Through DMU Global, we offer a wide range of opportunities including on-campus and UK activities, overseas study, internships, faculty-led field trips and volunteering, as well as Erasmus+ and international exchanges.

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Graduate careers

An LLM Employment Law and Practice will open up a wide range of career opportunities as you develop a broad base of skills that are in great demand with global employers.

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