International Commercial Law
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Entry requirements
A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree, or equivalent internationally recognised qualification, in Law or a related subject (International Relations, Political Science, Criminology, and Criminal Justice).
Months of entry
January, September
Course content
The course is designed for graduates seeking to gain a solid foundation into the growing discipline of International Commercial Law.
The LLM in International Commercial Law provides a flexible route for students to focus on areas of their own interest and further explore commercial law in both the European and wider international contexts.
Our wide choice of elective modules enables students to tailor the programme to their specific needs, selecting the areas of commercial law in which they wish to specialise.
On completing the programme graduates will be able to critically analyse legal concepts as well as practical scenarios. Such knowledge is increasingly sought by law firms, businesses and government bodies all over the world in response to the expansion of international trade, commerce and international regulation, resulting from economic, political and technological change.
Aims
- You will gain knowledge and understanding to confidently tackle areas of controversy in the area of international commercial law
- You will be able to assess critically situations and challenges, appreciate the importance of the international boundaries, and the influence of culture on the processes of law.
- You will develop an expertise in the corpus and complexities of commercial, competition, trade law and financial regulations.
- You will gain critical and analytical skills in this complex international field.
- You will be able to demonstrate through original research the application of knowledge, practical understanding and critical appreciation that can contribute to the discourse on both corporate law and the financial regulations in place.
- You will develop the professional skills required to develop a career in commercial law, law practice and the academia.
Information for international students
English language requirements
- IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
- Pearson: 58 (51 in all subscores)
- BrunELT: 65% (min 60% in all areas)
Fees and funding
Learn more at the postgraduate funding page.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- LLM
- part time24-27 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12-15 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
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- Enquiries
- enquiries@brunel.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1895 265599