LLM in General Law

You can upload your CV and detail any relevant work experience that may be beneficial to your application. There is also space for details of any professional or other qualifications that you may want to include.

Scanned transcripts and certificates need to be uploaded

On your application, you will have been asked for contact details of one or two references. The reference is on official headed paper with the organisation or university’s logo and address It includes the date, your details and the details of the referee A summary of how they know you and confirm your suitability for studying on the course you have applied for It should be signed by the referee with their official contact details.

Personal statement, approximately 5,000 characters, explaining why you are interested in studying on your chosen programme. This can be uploaded to the personal statement section in PDF or Microsoft Word format. Alternatively, you can type this within the application portal. 1) Passion for your subject – Demonstrate your academic interests, eg, further reading, favourite modules, related events like exhibitions, conferences and workshops. 2) Person – Why you? Give evidence of your previous experiences, motivations, career goals. 3) Preparation – Apply your skills to the skills listed in the entry requirements and course description. Always give evidence to prove you have these skills. These skills could be from academic work, employment, research placements, internships, societies or other roles. 4) Place – Why here? Tailor the personal statement to the particular course: you can apply to more than one Masters course but each personal statement should be slightly different so that it is relevant to the individual course. Demonstrate that you have researched the course and the University. What do you like about Birmingham: staff interests, modules, resources, the postgraduate community?

IELTS/TOEFL/PTE