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	School Name	Region	Country	2nd Country	No. of programmes^[1]	General LLM^[2]	Banking/Financial Law^[3]	Business Law^[4]	Commercial Law^[5]	Economic Law^[6]	Competition Law^[7]	Intellectual Property^[8]	International Law^[9]	Taxation^[10]	Trade^[11]	Environmental Law^[12]	Study mode	Length full-time (months)^[13]	Length part-time (months)^[14]	Enrollment month(s) - full-time	Enrollment month(s) - part-time	Language^[15]	Numbers full-time 08/09^[16]	Nationalities full-time 08/09^[17]	Numbers part-time 08/09^[18]	Nationalities part-time 08/09^[19]	Degree in law required (Yes/No)^[20]	Employed at three months (%)^[21]	Website
	Wake Forest University	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	14	7	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	www.law.wfu.edu / llm
	Vanderbilt University	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	30	16	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /law.vanderbilt.edu / prospective-students / llm-program- / index.aspx
	University of Virginia	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	38	17	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	www.law.virginia.edu / graduatestudies
	University of Texas	North America	US	-	3	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Full-time	10	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	33	16	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.utexas.edu / law / academics / degrees / llm / index.html
	University of Southern California: Gould	North America	US	-	2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Both	9	24	Aug	Aug	English	95	22	n/a^[22]	n/a^[23]	Yes	n/a	http: / /lawgip.usc.edu /
	University of San Diego	North America	US	-	5	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Both	10	36	Jan, Aug, June	Jan, Aug, June	English	60	20	40	6	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.sandiego.edu / law / academics / llm /
	University of Minnesota	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	10	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	28	21	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	www.law.umn.edu
	University of Michigan	North America	US	-	2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Full-time	8	n/a	Sep	n/a	English	43	23	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.umich.edu / prospectivestudents / graduate / Pages / advanced-index.aspx
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	36	9	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.illinois.edu / academics / llm.asp
	University of Houston	North America	US	-	6	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Both	9	36	Aug, Jan	Aug, Jan	English	50	28	17	4	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.uh.edu / llm
	University of Florida: Levin	North America	US	-	3	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Both	9	18	Aug	Aug	English	107	11	5	1	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.ufl.edu / programs /
	University of Connecticut	North America	US	-	2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Both	9	15	Aug, Jan	Aug, Jan	English	20	18	2	2	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.uconn.edu / content / llm-program-us-legal-studies
	University of Chicago	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Sep	n/a	English	51	25	n/a	n/a	No	n/a	http: / /www.law.uchicago.edu / llm-program
	University of California, Berkeley	North America	US	-	2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Both	9	6	Aug	May	English	96	37	20	12	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.berkeley.edu / 5646.htm
	Tulane University	North America	US	-	6	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Both	10	20^[24]	July, Aug	July, Aug	English	30^[25]	18	5^[26]	5^[27]	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.tulane.edu /
	Tufts University: Fletcher	North America	US	-	1	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	22	12	n/a	n/a	Yes	90	http: / /fletcher.tufts.edu / llm / default.shtml
	University of Pennsylvania	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	10	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	90	30	n/a	n/a	No	n/a	www.law.upenn.edu / prospective / grad /
	Temple University: Beasley	North America	US, Japan, China	-	4	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Both	10	16	Aug, Jan, May	Aug, Jan, May	English	54	23	10	8	Yes	n/a	www.law.temple.edu
	Stanford University	North America	US	-	3	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Sep	n/a	English	26	15	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.stanford.edu / program / degrees / advanced /
	York University: Osgoode Hall	North America	Canada	-	18	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Both	12	24	Aug, Sep	Sep, Jan, May	English	37	14	165	12	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.osgoode.yorku.ca / graduate_studies / index.html
	Northwestern University	North America	US	-	9	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Both	9	10	June, Aug	Aug, Apr	English	157	35	79	14	Yes	85^[28]	http: / /www.law.northwestern.edu / graduate / llm
	New York University	North America	US	Singapore	9	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Both	9	18	Aug, May	Aug, Jan	English	440	55	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.nyu.edu / llmjsd / index.htm
	University of the Pacific: McGeorge	North America	US	-	4	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Both	9	24	Aug, Jan	Aug, Jan	English	41	23	4	2	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.mcgeorge.edu / LLM_and_JSD_Applicants.htm
	Indiana University, Bloomington: Maurer	North America	US	-	2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	70	24	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.indiana.edu / degrees / graduate / index.shtml
	Harvard University	North America	US.	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	10	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	156	60	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.harvard.edu / academics / degrees / gradprogram / llm / index.html
	Georgetown University	North America	US	-	7	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Both	9	18	Sep	Sep	English	293	60	102	14	Yes	n/a	www.law.georgetown.edu
	George Washington University	North America	US	-	9	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Both	9	18	Aug, Jan	Aug, Jan	English	170	32	93	14	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.gwu.edu / Admissions / LLM / Pages / Default.aspx
	Fordham University	North America	US	-	5	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Both	9	15	Aug, Jan	Aug, Jan	English	120	40	12	8	Yes	n/a	http: / /law.fordham.edu / llm
	Duke University	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	76	39	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.duke.edu / internat / graduatedegrees
	Cornell University	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	64	23	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.lawschool.cornell.edu
	Columbia University	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	224	51	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	www.law.columbia.edu / llm_jsd
	Illinois Institute of Technology: Chicago-Kent	North America	US	-	3	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	60	15	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	www.kentlaw.edu / international
	Boston University	North America	US	-	4	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Both	9	60	Sep, Jan	Sep, Jan	English	180	26	20	1	Yes	n/a	www.bu.edu / law
	Boston College	North America	US	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Aug	n/a	English	12	10	n/a	n/a	No	n/a	www.bc.edu / llm
	American University, Washington	North America	US	-	10	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Both	9	18	Aug, Jan	Aug, Jan	English	260	58	n/a	n/a	Yes	85^[29]	www.wcl.american.edu / ilsp; www.wcl.american.edu / lawandgov
	University of Oxford	Europe	UK	-	2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	10	n/a	Oct	n/a	English	135	25	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.ox.ac.uk /
	University College London	Europe	UK	-	1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Both	12	24	Sep	Sep	English	413	77	13	5	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.ucl.ac.uk / laws / prospective / llm /
	University of Cambridge	Europe	UK	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	9	n/a	Oct	n/a	English	140	39	n/a	n/a	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.cam.ac.uk / courses / llm.php
	King´s College London	Europe	UK	-	15	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Both	12	24	Sep	Sep	English	364	61	27	11	Yes	n/a	www.kcl.ac.uk / llm
	School of Oriental and African Studies	Europe	UK	-	1	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Both	12	24	Sep	Sep	English	95	33	12	4	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.soas.ac.uk / law / programmes / llm /
	Queen Mary, University of London	Europe	UK	-	19	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Both	12	24	Sept, Jan, May	Sept, Jan, May	English	263	53	35	13	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.qmul.ac.uk / postgraduate / llm /
	London School of Economics and Political Science	Europe	UK	-	1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Both	12	24	Sep	Sep	English	229	50	13	5	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.lse.ac.uk / collections / law / programmes / llm / llm-prospective-b.htm
	University of Kent: Kent Law School	Europe	UK	Belgium	13	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Both	12	24	Sep, Jan	Sep, Jan	English	140	44	33	11	No	n/a	www.kent.ac.uk / law / postgraduate
	IE Law School	Europe	Spain	-	6	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Both	10	10	Oct, Feb	Sep, Nov	English and Spanish	210	35	40	15	Yes	90	http: / /www.ie.edu / law
	Esade	Europe	Spain	UK	2	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Full-time	10	n/a	Sep	n/a	English and Spanish	51	12	n/a	n/a	No	80	http: / /www.esade.edu / posderecho / eng / full_time / din
	College of Europe	Europe	Belgium	Poland	1	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Full-time	10	n/a	Sep	n/a	English and French	376	53	n/a	n/a	Yes	40^[30]	http: / /www.coleurope.eu / template.asp?pagename=lawintro
	Bangor University	Europe	UK	-	3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Both	12	30	Sep	Sep	English	29	9	n/a	n/a	No	n/a	http: / /www.bangor.ac.uk / law / postgraduatescourses
	Victoria University of Wellington	Asia-Pacific	New Zealand	-	1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Both	9	36	Feb, July	Feb, July	English	57	10	14	2	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.victoria.ac.nz / law / degrees / LLM.aspx
	University of New South Wales	Asia-Pacific	Australia	-	10	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Both	12	18	Mar, July	Mar, July	English	67	23	244	2	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.unsw.edu.au / future_students / postgraduate
	University of Hong Kong	Asia-Pacific	Hong Kong, China	-	7	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Both	12	24	Sep	Sep	English	100	15	100	10	No	n/a	http: / /www.hku.hk / law / programmes / pp_taught_programmes.html
	University of Sydney	Asia-Pacific	Australia	Off-shore study delivered in the United Kingdom, Germany, China and Japan	2	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Both	12	24	Mar, July	Mar, July	English	200	19	1500	2	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.usyd.edu.au / fstudent / coursework / laws.shtml
	National University of Singapore	Asia-Pacific	Singapore	-	8	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Both	10	22	Aug	Aug	English	170	42	10	4	Yes	n/a	http: / /law.nus.edu.sg / prospective / postgraduate.htm
	Monash University	Asia-Pacific	Australia	-	14	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Both	12	24	Rolling	Rolling	English	340	10	450	10	Yes	n/a	http: / /www.law.monash.edu.au / postgraduate /
	University of Melbourne	Asia-Pacific	Australia	-	11	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Both	12	24	Feb, July	Feb, July	English	300^[30]	46^[30]	1200^[30]	6^[30]	No	n/a	www.masters.law.unimelb.edu.au
	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Asia-Pacific	Hong Kong	-	3	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Both	12	24	Sep	Sep	English	136	10	92	5	Yes	n/a	www.cuhk.edu.hk / law
	Bond University	Asia-Pacific	Australia	-	4	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Both	8	24	Jan, May, Sep	Jan, May, Sep	English	60	8	5	1	Yes	n/a	www.bond.edu.au / law
	University of Pretoria	Africa	South Africa	-	21	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Both	12	24	Jan, July	Rolling	English	482	7	13	3	No	n/a	http: / /www.up.ac.za / law
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1. Number of different LLM programmes run by the school. Degrees run on both a full time and part time basis are counted as just one programme.

2. General LLM degree programme offered.

3. Specialist LLM degree offered in Banking/Financial Law.

4. Specialist degree offered in Business Law.

5. Specialist degree offered in Commercial Law.

6. Specialist degree offered in Economic Law.

7. Specialist degree offered in Competition Law.

8. Specialist degree offered in Intellectual Property.

9. Specialist degree offered in International/Comparative Law.

10. Specialist degree offered in Taxation Law.

11. Specialist degree offered in Trade Law.

12. Specialist degree offered in Environmental Law.

13. The minimum number of months required to fully complete the course.

14. The minimum number of months required to fully complete the part time course.

15. The language(s) in which the programme(s) is/are taught

16. Number of students that enrolled in the 2008/2009 academic year of the full-time programme(s).

17. The number of nationalities represented in the 2008/2009 full-time intake.

18. Number of students enrolled in the 2008/2009 academic year of the part-time programme(s).

19. The number of nationalities represented in the 2008/2009 part-time intake.

20. The requirement for students to have an undergraduate degree in law before entering the programme.

21. The percentage of full-time students from the last graduating class that were employed three months after graduation.

22. Not yet launched

23. Degree not yet launched

24. This can sometimes extend to 24

25. Classes more than 30

26. Under

27. Classes are 5 or under

28. Between 85-100; Executive LLM and Part-time LLM in Taxation Programs are aimed at students who are already employed

29. Between 85-90

30. This is an approximation

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