Employment Law and Practice (Taught)

Explore one of the most dynamic and socially relevant areas of law, all while maintaining your career. Our LLM in Employment Law and Practice is now available via Distance Learning, offering professionals the flexibility to study around their schedule and strike a better work-life balance.

You’ll gain a deep, critical understanding of the legal frameworks that shape HR policies and employment practices — with real-world insights into how law intersects with business strategy, employee rights, and workplace equality.

Key features

• Study While You Work: Designed for professionals, our flexible delivery model lets you learn on your terms without pausing your career.

• Taught by industry experts: Learn from solicitors and practitioners with real-world experience in employment law and industrial relations.

• Focused block teaching: Dive deep into one subject at a time — perfect for Distance Learning.

• Course modules include:

  • Principles of employment law

  • Individual employment rights

  • Collective labour rights and redundancy

  • Equal opportunities and discrimination in the workplace

• End of course dissertation: Conduct in depth research aligned with your career goals and areas of interest.

• Career-boosting skills: Gain the legal knowledge and critical thinking skills to advance in law, HR, business, or academia.

• Supportive learning environment: Access dedicated resources, including a specialist law library and expert tutor support, wherever you are.

Modules

• Block 1: Principles of Employment Law

• Block 2: Individual Employment Rights

• Block 3: Dissertation Preparation

• Block 4: Collective Rights and Redundancy

• Block 5: Equal Opportunities and Discrimination in the Workplace.

• Block 6: Dissertation

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You will be taught via 4 hours online live sessions per module

You will also have access to 4-8 hours of online material per module, which will assist you with your studies. This could include: recorded lectures, online quizzes on Learning Zone Videos/documentaries, Discussion Forums on Learning Zone and an online module handbook.

Assessment is through assignments, essays, presentations and projects. You will undergo two assessments per module.