Law PgDip is a postgraduate degree at University of Kent, based in Canterbury, taught full-time over 1 year.
About this course
Kent Law School, at the University of Kent, is a leading UK law school with recognised excellence in teaching and legal research. Our distinctive critical approach views the law within the broader social, political and economic contexts in which it operates. You study full-time or part-time and can begin your studies in September or January, so you can set your own pace for your learning and career.
You'll join a dynamic, diverse, and intellectually stimulating environment, working closely with supportive academic staff. You will engage with critical research-led teaching throughout our programmes to ensure that you benefit from the Law School’s world-class research at the forefronts of developments in Law.
Our innovative Master’s in Law degree has an international and contemporary focus. It offers an open choice of modules and pathway enabling you to tailor your LLM study to suit your needs and interests. Your specialism is left open until you arrive and is determined by the modules you choose. This way, your degree accurately reflects your ambitions and interests - making you ready to kickstart your legal career in whatever field you want to make your mark in.
You can develop in-depth expertise by studying one or two specialised subject pathways or study for a general Kent LLM with no specialist pathway.
Specialist pathways include:
- Law (Criminal Justice) LLM, PDip
- Law (Human Rights Law) LLM, PDip
- Law (Intellectual Property Law) LLM, PDip
- Law (International Commercial Law) LLM, PDip
- Law (International Criminal Justice) LLM, PDip
- Law (International Environmental Law) LLM, PDip
- Law (International Law) LLM, PDip
- Law (International Law with International Relations) LLM, PDip
- Law (Law and Health) LLM, PDip
- Law (Law and Society) LLM, PDip
Study Options
This course is available in 11 study options:
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: PgDip
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 20 Months
Qualification: PgDip
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 1.5 Years
Qualification: PgDip
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: LLM
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 2 Years
Qualification: LLM
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 15 Months
Qualification: LLM
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 27 Months
Qualification: LLM
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 10 Months
Qualification: PgCert
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 0.5 Years
Qualification: PgCert
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 1 Year
Qualification: PgCert
Location: Canterbury
Duration: 10 Months
Qualification: PgDip
Location: Canterbury
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations. Click through for salaries, employment rates and other UK degrees that lead there:
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Canterbury
- Scheme
- Postgraduate
- Subjects
- Law, Policing
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ