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LLM International Sports Law in Practice

UK

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What will I learn?

Course summary

Engage in online taught learning from anywhere, with continuous training and practice.
Learn from top sports law experts and practitioners.
Gain expertise in sports law procedures at tribunals like CAS, FIFA’s Football Tribunal, and National Anti-Doping Panels.
Improve your employability through placements, internships and real-world sporting disputes.

The course will help you gain clinical expertise in the resolution of sport-related disputes – arming you with the knowledge and confidence to effectively advise and represent clients. You’ll gain expertise in pre-trial behaviour, negotiation, arbitration, and advocacy, engaging with real-life cases in a range of practice areas.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

This course gives you the skills, knowledge and confidence to be able to effectively advise and represent clients in complex sport-related disputes. You’ll gain expertise in the practice and procedure before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), FIFA's Football Tribunal, the National Anti-Doping Panel in the UK and other disciplinary courts and tribunals.

You’ll experience a high quality, supportive and intensive learning environment. The overall approach emphasises knowledge and understanding in policy, procedure and practice in sports law, while enhancing your intellectual and employability skills to postgraduate level.

You learn through:

Lectures
Guided reading
Seminars
Peer support and reflection
Workshops
Student presentations
Independent learning
Reflection and evaluation

This course prepares you for a career in:

Anti-doping law
Football law
Sport governance
Sport administration
Sport agency and consultancy (in marketing and practice in law)
Sports law

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:

Barnsley FC
Celtic FC
Manchester City FC
Nottingham Forest FC
The Football Association
Prosport International (South Africa)
The FA (Football Association)
UK Anti-Doping
UK Golf
The Olympic Games
Harry Drury Solicitors (UK),
Highbridge Law Firm (Denmark)
Sports Law Expert (UK and USA)

Which department am I in?

Sheffield Hallam University

Study options

Online/Distance with attendance (2 years)

Tuition fees
£4,850.00 (US$ 6,263) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected August 2025

Start date

January 2025

Venue

Sheffield Hallam University

City Campus,

Howard Street,

Sheffield,

S1 1WB, NORTHERN ENGLAND, England

Online/Distance with attendance (1 year)

Tuition fees
£9,700.00 (US$ 12,527) per year
This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected August 2025

Start date

January 2025

Venue

Sheffield Hallam University

City Campus,

Howard Street,

Sheffield,

S1 1WB, NORTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Students should have a 2:2 degree or above in Law, Business, Sports Science or a related degree is required. Relevant work experience will be considered. If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS 6.5 score with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other skill areas or equivalent. If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.5 or equivalent we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score. TOEFL iBT (Including TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition) with Overall: 90 in Listening: 17, Speaking: 20, Reading: 18 and Writing: 17

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam has been awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 for outstanding support for student success and progression.

  • Awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
  • One of the most affordable places to live in the UK
  • University of the Year at the 2022 Educate North Awards
  • Three brand new buildings opening in the next year