LLM in International Commercial Law

UK 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).
• Other related disciplines and qualifications will be considered.

EU and International entry requirements

• If you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, you must prove knowledge of the English language so that we can issue you a Certificate of Acceptance for Study (CAS). To do this, you will need an IELTS for UKVI or Trinity SELT test pass gained from a test centre approved by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and on the Secure English Language Testing (SELT) list. This must have been taken and passed within two years from the date the CAS is made.

English language requirements

• IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
• Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
• BrunELT: 63% (min 58% in all areas)
• TOEFL: 92 (min 20 in all)

• The International Commercial Law LLM consists of optional modules and a 15,000 word dissertation on a legal topic of your choice.
• Full-time students should complete four modules per term, excluding the dissertation. Part-time students should complete two modules per term, excluding the dissertation.
• Part time students can choose to take any of the optional modules in either your first or second year of study.
• This course can be studied 1 year full-time, 2 years full-time with placement or 2 years part-time, starting in September. Or this course can be studied 15 months full-time, 27 months full-time with placement or 27 months part-time, starting in January.

Year 1
Compulsory

• LX5500 - Dissertation

Optional

• LX5528 - International Environmental Law
• LX5650 - Contemporary Themes in Intellectual Property Law and Policy
• LX5603 - Corporate Law I
• LX5604 - Corporate Law II
• LX5609 - Theory of International Financial Regulation
• LX5613 - World Trade Organisation (WTO) Law
• LX5616 - Privacy and Data Protection
• LX5617 - Principles of International Commercial Arbitration
• LX5624 - Internet Law I - Substantive Legal Issues
• LX5643 - Patent Law and Practice
• LX5645 - Managing Intellectual Property
• LX5646 - International Intellectual Property Law
• LX5602 - Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
• LX5612 - World Trade Organisation (WTO) and Human Rights Law
• LX5619 - Practice of International Financial Regulation
• LX5653 - European and International Media Law
• LX5625 - Internet Law II - Resolving Internet-related Legal Issues and Disputes
• LX5642 - Copyright, Design and Allied Rights
• LX5652 - Principles of International Investment Arbitration
• LX5649 - International Dispute Settlement
• LX5644 - Trade Marks and Allied Rights
• LX5661 Energy Law
• LX5658 Banking and Tech Law
• LX5655 International Commercial Law
• LX5657 Governance, Regulation and Complianc

• UK
• £10,750 full-time 
• £5,375 part-time 
• £1,385 placement year
• Fees quoted are per year and are subject to an annual increase.
• Fees for EU applicants – For entry in 2021/22 academic year, eligible EU applicants will have the same tuition fees as UK students to support EU students during this transition period. These fees will be applied for the duration of the course. EU fees for 2022 entry are not yet confirmed.