LLM in Commercial Law and International Trade

Entry requirements

You will normally be required to have (or to be expecting) a good honours degree, or an equivalent degree awarded by a university outside the United Kingdom. The degree may be in Law or in a related discipline. We welcome applications from both non-Law graduates and work experience-based candidates.

Those of you new to the academic study of law will be advised to read a number of recommended texts by way of induction before you begin the course. You are also encouraged to attend the induction sessions provided in the week prior to the beginning of the course.

Months of entry

September

Course content

On our LLM in Commercial Law and International Trade you will study how the law relates to commercial endeavours within a globalised economy. Particularly from the perspective of the private business.

The course is ideal for students from a commercial law, business, management, or economics background. And who are looking to gain advanced knowledge of the application of legal principles and mechanisms to the world of international commerce.

The course enables you to specialise in areas such as:

• international commercial arbitration
• cross-border transactions
• international investment law
• intellectual property law
• anti-corruption
• corporate governance
• corporate social responsibility.

Your course tutors, fellow students and alumni come from countries around the world. This gives you the opportunity to build a truly international network of contacts.

As well as the LLM in Commercial Law and International Trade, we offer two other specialised LLM courses:

• LLM in International Law
• LLM in Human Rights Law.

Information for international students

Fees and funding

• Funding for Postgraduate students from the UK and EU.

• Funding for Postgraduate students from outside the EU.