LLM Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability

A Master of Laws (LLM) in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, offered by The University of Law, is a postgraduate degree for law and non-law graduates designed to enhance your academic legal knowledge. This internationally recognised Master’s in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability will provide you with the opportunity to consider the issues of corporate social responsibility from both a theoretical and practical perspective and can open up pathways to careers such as chartered governance professional or company secretary within large organisations, private companies and charitable organisations, governorships, and directorships.

Corporate Social Responsibility plays a vital role in identifying the excesses and exploitative behaviours that can result when firms take advantage of modern globalisation. It also provides solutions. This course focuses on the important themes of environmental social governance, socially responsible investment, sustainable value, and climate governance. It encourages you to think like a professional and requires you to challenge the usefulness of regulation in the context of CSR. The course is focused on problem-solving and will set you up for employment within the corporate governance field specialising in corporate social responsibility and sustainability. It will also assist you if you already work within this sector in taking on a more senior role.

When you study the LLM Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability with us you will:

Be taught by our expert lecturers, including subject matter specialists, former and current practitioners, and research and teaching focused academics.

Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators and accreditation bodies, which inform our programme development.

Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team.

Strengthen your network - connect with other students, faculty and industry professionals on an international scale, and seek out opportunities for future placements and job opportunities.

Increase your earning potential - the 2020 Graduate Labour Market Statistics found that postgraduates earn on average £7,000 more than their graduate counterparts.

Enjoy flexibility - We understand that everyone’s circumstances are different. That’s why we offer a wide range of study modes (full-time, part-time, on campus, online) across our courses to provide you with the greatest choice and flexibility you need to succeed in your studies.

Get ahead of the competition - gain in-depth knowledge of your topic of interest and become a subject expert, which will provide you with a competitive edge in the job market.

Prepare for the future of Legal Technology – study modules in legal technology and gain insight into this emerging area of law.

Please note that, due to Home Office regulations, students who require a Student Route visa to study with us are not permitted to study online and can only choose face-to-face taught modules.