Law postgraduate courses

Based at the distinctive One Friar Gate Square building in the city centre, we have a self-contained site, which houses its own cafe, learning spaces and specialist facilities including a replica Crown Court, student legal advice centre, and replica custody suite including interview rooms and cell, making it the perfect environment for innovative and engaging learning. 

Derby Law School also plays a large part in The Social, Cultural and Legal Research Centre based on site. Within the centre, there is a legal and justice research cluster, which conducts research on a wide range of interests; published work includes white collar crime, human rights law, medical law and criminal law.  We also publish our own Derby Law Journal in which students have the opportunity to get their work professionally published if it is of exceptional quality. Many of our postgraduate academics are active within the research centre meaning that you’ll benefit from the research-informed teaching that is up to date with the latest developments and thinking in your subject area.

By studying a postgraduate Law course at the University of Derby, you will be able to upskill, specialise or develop new skills that will help you to progress in the legal sector. 

What opportunities can a postgraduate Law course offer you? 

• Progression to become a solicitor or barrister
• Legal roles in the corporate or public sector
• Research
• Teaching
• Conveyancing