Study options
- Starting in
- September 2025
- Location
- Lincoln's Inn Fields
- Fees
- Home: £19,800
Overseas: £31,500
EU/EEA/Swiss students
What you'll study
Fashion (and luxury) is a global industry worth over a trillion dollars and rising. It presents a significant growth opportunity for developing countries in terms of domestic output and international enterprise. At the same time, it is one of the highest polluting industries and raises many ethical, cultural, and human rights concerns.
On the Fashion Law LLM, you will examine the industry across a range of legal perspectives including intellectual property, commercial law, transactions and licensing, and technology and media, including artificial intelligence (AI) in fashion. You will engage with important questions of social justice and ethics in fashion, including sustainability and environmental impact, diversity and inclusivity, labour laws, consumer protection, fashion activism, and cultural heritage and appropriation. Our teaching is international in focus, allowing you to gain crucial knowledge and understanding of fashion in established and emerging markets, and how the industry operates across borders and cultures.
You will develop key analytical and practical skills as you explore these areas, with a particular focus on developing research skills in digital resources that are used in the fashion and luxury sector.
You will have voluntary access to an excellent series of lectures in Critical Thinking and Writing in Law to help you to improve your writing and research in law skills.
We also offer Fashion Law as a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) and Certificate (PGCert).
Structure
You will need to complete 180 credits:
- 90 credits from fashion law compulsory modules
- 30 credits from fashion law elective modules (including an elective dissertation)
- 60 credits of free choice modules across a range of more than 150 modules
Modules
Modules for this programme include:
- SOLM313 Fashion, Law and Social Justice
- SOLM315 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Culture and Art
- SOLM316 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Innovation and Technology
- SOLM314 Fashion Enterprise: Ethics, Business and Law
- SOLM318 Fashion, Law and Sustainability
- SOLM321 Fashion Transactions and Licensing
- And an elective dissertation.
Assessment
- You will be assessed by a range of methods combining examinations and coursework which will be fully explained in your student pack available during induction.
- For any elective dissertation, you will undertake self-directed research and writing with the support of an allocated supervisor.
FAQs
You can opt to complete an elective dissertation worth 30 credits.
—Fashion modules never felt like just another academic subject; rather, it felt as if I was discussing pop culture, fashion, and all my hobbies intertwined into one. I was always happy to stay on campus till 9 pm for these classes because they were so engaging.
Through these modules, I was involved in projects and assignments that significantly enriched my intellectual growth.
I just wanted to take a moment to share my best wishes for the upcoming Fashion Law LLM specialization. I only wish it had been introduced two years ago!
Sohini Goswami. Intellectual Property Law LLM 2023
Teaching
You will be taught by a mixture of formal lectures and small group seminars. The seminars are designed to generate informed discussion around set topics and include student presentations and group exercises as well as open discussion. You will gain commercial skills in drafting and analysing documents, project management skills in devising and commercialising a fashion enterprise scenario, and critical skills in investigating and responding to significant social and economic issues in fashion.
You will have a team of advisers to support you, including the LLM and Programme Academic Directors, your module convenors and, for an elective dissertation, your dissertation supervisor.
Where you'll learn
Facilities
- Free access to online databases and collections including: LexisNexis, Westlaw, Justis, Eur-lex, Hein-Online and many more
- The Postgraduate School of Law Centre in Lincoln's Inn Fields and the Graduate Centre at Mile End
- Queen Mary’s excellent Law Library and European Documentation Centre
- Access to the University of London’s Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) and the Library at Senate House
Campus
Teaching is primarily based at the School of Law's postgraduate centre, the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), located in Lincoln's Inn Fields. This area is home to numerous barristers’ chambers and law firms and is a short walk from the Royal Courts of Justice. Our academics and students interact with leading legal professionals, many of whom regularly teach and take part in our seminars and conferences.
Depending on the modules you choose, you may also have classes at the Mile End Campus or at one of the Queen Mary campus locations (Charterhouse Square or West Smithfield).
Administration for this programme is based at Lincoln's Inn fields.
About the School
The School of Law
The School of Law is part of Queen Mary University of London, a member of both the University of London and the Russell Group. The School was ranked 7th in the UK and 32nd in the world by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, and 10th in the UK and 50th in world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 by subject.
The School of Law has consistently been ranked in the top 10 law schools in the UK for the quality of our research and teaching, and many of our internationally recognised staff act as advisers to governments, industry and NGOs, both nationally and internationally.
The School's central focus is on the role of law and its institutions in contemporary international society. The School of Law is divided into two organisational units: the Department of Law and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS). The School of Law hosts the largest and most diverse LLM programme in the UK.
Career paths
This Programme will enhance your career prospects by allowing you to gain specialist legal skills and expertise in one of the most significant international industries.
The School of Law has specialist career advisers who offer 121 advice sessions, organise events, and assist with finding internship opportunities at UK and international law firms and other employers.
You can opt to join our postgraduate law mentoring scheme, where you will be paired with a legal professional to gain a greater understanding of opportunities in the field of law, and gain practical experience working at our pro bono law clinic qLegal.
The Fashion Law LLM is to be accredited with the Thai Judicial Committee.
Find out more about careers services and employability at the School of Law.
- 96% of our graduates are in full time employment/further study 15 months after graduation - Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020/21
Fees and funding
Full-time study
September 2025 | 1 year
- Home: £19,800
- Overseas: £31,500
EU/EEA/Swiss students
Conditional deposit
Home: Not applicable
Overseas: £2000
Information about deposits
Part-time study
September 2025 | 2 years
- Home: £9,900
- Overseas: £15,750
EU/EEA/Swiss students
Conditional deposit
Home: Not applicable
Overseas: £2000
Information about deposits
Part-time study
September 2025 | 9 months
- Home: £6,600
- Overseas: £10,500
EU/EEA/Swiss students
Conditional deposit
Home: Not applicable
Overseas: £2000
Information about deposits
Full-time study
September 2025 | 1 year
- Home: £13,200
- Overseas: £21,000
EU/EEA/Swiss students
Unconditional deposit
Home: Not applicable
Overseas: £2000
Information about deposits
Queen Mary alumni can get a £1000, 10% or 20% discount on their fees depending on the programme of study. Find out more about the Alumni Loyalty Award
Funding
There are a number of ways you can fund your postgraduate degree.
School of Law scholarships
Other sources of funding
- Scholarships and bursaries
- Postgraduate loans (UK students)
- Country-specific scholarships for international students
Our Advice and Counselling service offers specialist support on financial issues, which you can access as soon as you apply for a place at Queen Mary. Before you apply, you can access our funding guides and advice on managing your money:
Entry requirements
UK
Degree requirements
A 2:1 or above at undergraduate level in Law or a degree with substantial law content.
Law graduates with a 2:2 honours degree who also have other legal qualifications and/or substantial professional legal experience may also qualify.
Other routes
Non-law graduates with a minimum second class honours degree, that have also obtained a Merit (or 60 per cent) in the Common Professional Examination (CPE) or Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) recognised by the UK professional bodies, may also qualify. Non-law graduates may also be considered on the basis of exceptional professional experience (of at least five years) in a legal area or an area directly related to their programme of study.
Find out more about how to apply for our postgraduate taught courses.
International
English language requirements
All postgraduate programmes in this school have non-standard English language requirements.
For the English language requirements for this course, see programmes with non-standard English language requirements .
Visas and immigration
Find out how to apply for a student visa.