LLM (Master of Laws)
Shenzhen, China
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
CNY 176,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Program Structure
The LLM program structure at Peking University School of Transnational Law (STL) is characterized by diversity and flexibility. Students can pick the courses, timeline, and extra-curricular activities that best foster their academic interests and career goals.
Whether you are a fresh graduate seeking specialized legal training, international experience, and adventure, a mid-career professional ready to earn the credentials to promote your position or transition your field, an ambitious scholar excited to research in new fields, or even a partner at a law firm looking for opportunities to expand your network in China, STL’s LLM program can fit your goals.
Message from the Dean
Peking University School of Transnational Law (STL), which was established in 2008, now has more than 1,000 graduates, many of whom serve in leadership positions in global law firms, multinational enterprises, international organizations, and government; some have founded their own companies. Alongside STL’s dual degree common law Juris Doctor (JD)/Chinese law Juris Master (JM) program, STL offers an LLM program for lawyers and students with a first law degree, taught entirely in English by our multinational faculty of scholars and practitioners.
STL’s LLM program is unique in China and the world. Combining common law and civil law traditions, with coursework that includes Chinese, US, comparative, international, and transnational elements, STL’s LLM program provides students with an opportunity to work alongside students from all regions of China and the world. STL’s LLM graduates form part of a global network of thousands of distinguished Peking University graduates.
STL’s location in China and, in particular, Shenzhen, greatly contributes to the value of the LLM program. China, now the major trading partner for much of the world, and Shenzhen, China’s leading hub for innovation and internationalization, provides an exceptional environment for research and education across legal systems and with a transnational orientation.
Admissions
Curriculum
The curriculum is designed to train lawyers who are comfortable working between multiple jurisdictions and different types of law and can tackle complex and contemporary issues. STL offers the most extensive selection of English-language coursework of any law school in China, with more than 70 English-language courses covering subjects from international and comparative law to Chinese law to American common law. The curriculum includes a wide selection of specialty topics and electives ranging from Traditional Chinese Legal Thought to International Fintech Regulation.
STL is also one of the only law schools in the world where international students can take law courses in both English and Chinese. Additionally, STL offers one of the only LLM programs in China where international students study alongside their Chinese colleagues in nearly all their courses.
Co-Curricular & Extracurricular Activities
In addition to completing LLM coursework during the program, students can participate in a wide range of additional activities for credit and not for credit.
For-Credit Activities:
- Moot court
- Externships
- Law review
- Studying Chinese (through Peking University)
- Taking business law courses (through Peking University PHBS)
- Studying abroad (at one of our many partner schools around the world)
Not For Credit Activities:
- Internships
- Serving as a research assistant
- Studying Chinese (with a tutor or through a language school)
- General education courses (painting, Chinese calligraphy, etc.)
- Travel
- Sports
- Clubs
- Campus events, festivals, and cultural excursions
- Participating in career fairs
- Visiting Chinese companies, law firms, etc.
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarships
STL is committed to making the program accessible to qualified candidates and there are a limited number of international fellowships partial tuition scholarships and other financial awards available to successful applicants. Applicants are also encouraged to consider scholarships for which they are qualified.
- Scholarships from the Chinese Government
- Scholarships from the Chinese government are also available to international students.