The 100% online LLM International Law from the University of Sunderland is ideally suited to professionals wanting to specialise in public international law and provides you with a firm foundation in the fundamentals of the international legal system and international relations. Open to both lawyers and non-lawyers, this online Law Masters develops a comprehensive understanding of international law that will prepare you for, or further your career in a wide range of sectors and professional contexts, both nationally and internationally, including government, trade, law firms, businesses, industry associations and non-governmental organisations.
The University of Sunderland is immensely proud of its leading credentials in the teaching and research of law. Our Department of Law recently received national recognition for its teaching in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020, when its law courses were ranked 2nd in the UK for teaching quality and 3rd for student experience. Its research was described as ‘internationally excellent’ in the latest Research Excellence Framework and our law academics are pre-eminent in important research in their fields.
At an institutional level, we have been ranked internationally as a leading university, receiving five stars for teaching, inclusiveness, employability and facilities in the QS World University Rankings 2023, the highest rating that can be awarded to a university. A special recognition of our practical focus on developing the skills that enable career progression for our students all over the world.
Work and family commitments can often be immensely challenging or even impossible to balance with studying for a Masters degree. The online LLM International Law is very different to other Masters programmes in this respect. The design of the course is flexible and the academic content can be accessed on demand, enabling you to study at times that suit you. This flexibility makes it eminently achievable to complete your Masters without having to make difficult sacrifices.
You can choose to either study this LLM part-time and complete your degree within 24 months, or full-time and complete your degree within 12 months.
As with the online LLM International Law Masters degree, the focus of the University of Sunderland is very much on the international, as well as the national stage. We are a truly global University, with campuses in Hong Kong, Sunderland and London, and many global partnerships including in the Caribbean, Greece, Kenya, Malaysia, Lanka, Oman, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tashkent and Vietnam.
There is a high percentage of international students at University of Sunderland, and we have students studying by distance learning around the world. Sunderland is also one of the UK’s leading widening participation Universities and was awarded The Times/Sunday Times University of the Year for Social Inclusion 2021. We were also shortlisted as University of the Year by the THE – Times Higher Education.
QTop 40 university (Guardian University Guide 2025)
Best in North East (The Times Good University Guide 2024)
More than 70% of Nursing research rated ‘world leading’ or of 'international importance'***
University of the Year for Social Inclusion (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024)