LLM Mental Health Law
This LLM focuses on the law, policy and regulation surrounding mental health care and mental capacity. It may suit graduates who want to develop specialist knowledge of the legal issues affecting people living with mental disabilities. The course combines core study in mental health law and research methods with elective modules and a dissertation. It is available full time, part time and online, with a stated duration of one to two years.
About this course
This LLM examines the legal frameworks that affect people living with mental disabilities and the services involved in their care. It considers how mental health law operates alongside housing, employment, criminal and civil law, and the English legal system.
You will explore the application of the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act in practice, including questions around access to services, the regulation of mental health care providers and the relationship between society and people living with mental disabilities. The course also introduces legal technology and research methods, leading to a dissertation in mental health law.
Study is available full time, part time or online, with a stated duration of one to two years.
What you will study
Core study includes Mental Health Law, Research Methods Training and a Dissertation in Mental Health Law. You will also choose elective modules.
Topics include the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act in practice, availability of services, regulation of mental health care providers, housing and society, employment law, criminal and civil law, legal technology, and the English legal system.
Modules
Terms 1 & 2 (full-time) or 1-4 (part-time online)
- Mental Health Law (core)
- Research Methods Training (core)
- Elective modules
Term 3 (full-time) or 5 & 6 (part-time online)
- Dissertation in Mental Health Law (core)
Assessment
Assessment includes a three-hour unseen written examination, coursework assignments and a thesis.
Entry requirements
Applicants need a minimum second-class honours degree.
Careers
The course may support progression into work related to expert witnessing, clinical governance, bioethics governance, healthcare management, policy advice and regulation. It may also be relevant for those seeking specialist legal work in clinical negligence, personal injury, mental health law or Court of Protection matters, as well as health and care professional roles.
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