Law
Develop advanced legal knowledge, a global perspective, and professional insight. Study at ARU in Cambridge and prepare to make an impact.
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Whether you’re a recent graduate aiming to specialise or a professional seeking to advance your legal expertise, this course offers a flexible and intellectually stimulating route to career progression.
You’ll develop advanced legal knowledge alongside the analytical, research, and practical skills needed to address complex issues in today’s interconnected world, covering contemporary and comparative legal frameworks across established and emerging areas.
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Advance your understanding of law in its global, commercial, and social contexts
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Develop your analytical, research, and strategic skills
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Tailor your degree to your interests with our range of optional modules
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Get hands-on with case studies, moot courts and our Law Clinic
Study at an award-winning university
We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
Careers
Prepare for a career in legal practice, policy development, consultancy, or further research.
On this course, you’ll learn through interactive workshops, discussions, and case-based learning led by expert academics and practitioners. This approach enhances your ability to interpret and apply legal principles, solve problems creatively, and communicate with clarity and confidence.
Graduation doesn’t have to be the end of your time with us. You could choose to continue your academic career with a research programme at ARU, such as our PhD Law. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and save £400 on your fees.
Teaching and modules
Enhance your legal knowledge and skills.
You’ll explore contemporary and comparative legal frameworks across key areas such as international trade, dispute resolution, commercial regulation, and governance, while engaging with emerging fields like digital law, human rights, and sustainability.
Our range of optional modules allows you to tailor your studies to reflect your interests and ambitions, building the expertise and confidence to engage with cutting-edge legal developments and policy debates.
You’ll complete your Master’s with a Postgraduate Major Project – a substantial research project focussed on a relevant topic that interests you.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
- Issues in Transnational Commercial Law
- Commercial Contracts and ECommerce
- International Trade Law
- International Commercial Arbitration
- Research Methods in Law
- Postgraduate Major Project in Law
- Into ARU
- Corporate Governance *
- Banking and Finance Law *
- International Intellectual Property Law *
- Competition Law in the International Context *
- Data Protection, Digital Law and Privacy Law *
- Cybersecurity Law *
- Legal Technology and Practice *
- Artificial Intelligence: Law, Ethics and Regulation *
- Contemporary Issues in International Human Rights and Criminal Justice *
- Environmental Law and Governance *
- Climate Justice *
Facilities
Get hands-on experience at our Cambridge Law Clinic, where you can volunteer to help members of the public. If you choose to study on campus, you’ll have access to Cambridge’s Squire Law Library.
You could join ARU’s student-led Law Society, which takes part in national competitions. Benefit from award-winning learning facilities, including extensive library and IT resources.
You’ll learn from expert staff who will guide your research interests and career development. You can access support, should you need it, with study skills, health and wellbeing, and more. Both while you're studying with us and after you graduate you’ll receive full support from our Employability Service.