Each specialization below opens the published courses mapped to it, with the universities and destinations that teach them.
01 Most courses
Ranked by the number of published courses mapped to each.
Commercial Law covers the legal rules behind business dealings: contracts, the sale of goods, banking, companies, insolvency and international trade. It is usually studied as an LLM by law graduates who want to advise businesses or handle commercial disputes.
Master's1 courseExplore specialization View coursesInternational Law covers the rules that bind states and international organisations, from treaties and the use of force to human rights, trade and the sea. Most students take it as an LLM or a research doctorate after a first degree in law.
Master'sPhD1 courseExplore specialization View coursesThe general law degree: contract, crime, property, civil wrongs and the constitution, plus the method lawyers use to apply them. Taught as an LLB, a JD or an LLM, it is the usual academic first step towards legal practice.
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD1 courseExplore specialization View coursesCriminology is the social science of crime: why people offend, how crime is measured, and how police, courts, prisons and communities respond. It draws on sociology, psychology and law, and leads to work in justice, policy, research and crime analysis.
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhDNo courses yetExplore specialization View coursesHuman Rights Law studies the legal rules that protect people's dignity and freedoms against abuse by states and other powerful actors, from UN treaties and regional courts to national constitutions. International students usually take it as an LLM or a specialist master's.
Master'sNo courses yetExplore specialization View coursesIntellectual Property Law covers the rights that protect inventions, creative works, brands and designs, and how those rights are granted, licensed, enforced and balanced against competition and the public interest.
Master'sNo courses yetExplore specialization View courses02 Every focus area
7 published specializations, each with its own course list.
Commercial Law covers the legal rules behind business dealings: contracts, the sale of goods, banking, companies, insolvency and international trade. It is usually studied as an LLM by law graduates who want to advise businesses or handle commercial disputes.
Master's1 courseExplore specialization Explore coursesInternational Law covers the rules that bind states and international organisations, from treaties and the use of force to human rights, trade and the sea. Most students take it as an LLM or a research doctorate after a first degree in law.
Master'sPhD1 courseExplore specialization Explore coursesThe general law degree: contract, crime, property, civil wrongs and the constitution, plus the method lawyers use to apply them. Taught as an LLB, a JD or an LLM, it is the usual academic first step towards legal practice.
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD1 courseExplore specialization Explore coursesCriminology is the social science of crime: why people offend, how crime is measured, and how police, courts, prisons and communities respond. It draws on sociology, psychology and law, and leads to work in justice, policy, research and crime analysis.
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhDNo courses yetExplore specialization Explore coursesHuman Rights Law studies the legal rules that protect people's dignity and freedoms against abuse by states and other powerful actors, from UN treaties and regional courts to national constitutions. International students usually take it as an LLM or a specialist master's.
Master'sNo courses yetExplore specialization Explore coursesIntellectual Property Law covers the rights that protect inventions, creative works, brands and designs, and how those rights are granted, licensed, enforced and balanced against competition and the public interest.
Master'sNo courses yetExplore specialization Explore coursesLegal Practice is the vocational stage of becoming a lawyer: drafting, advocacy, client work, procedure and professional ethics. Abroad it is usually a master's or postgraduate course built around one country's route to qualification.
Master'sNo courses yetExplore specialization Explore courses03 Programmes
A sample of the published programmes mapped to Law.
04 Where to study
Destinations with published course offerings in this subject, most courses first. Each opens Law in that country.
05 Institutions
Institutions with published programmes in this subject.
06 Answers
A specialization is a named strand inside a subject — Artificial Intelligence inside Computer Science, for example. Courses are mapped to one, so filtering by a specialization narrows the catalogue to the programmes that actually teach it.
Not always. Some programmes ask you to declare one at application, others let you choose after a common first year. The course record states which applies.
Yes. Shortlist courses from any specialization and compare them side by side on tuition, duration, intakes and study modes.
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