Program Overview

Business Law and Sustainable Development, LLM

Overview

Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to become a leading lawyer, barrister or civil servant to build commercial structures and enterprises and enable sustainable development. This highly popular LLM provides an education combining Business Law with acumen in Sustainable Development, Ecological Protection, and Corporate Social Responsibility, and has been carefully designed by our first-class teaching staff to ensure that you receive high quality training that will enhance your employability.

Study Information

Study Options

• Learning Mode: On Campus Learning
• Degree Qualification: LLM
• Duration: 12 months or 24 months
• Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
• Start Month: September or January

Programme Fees

Semester 1

Compulsory Courses

• Critical Legal Thinking and Scholarship (LS551T)
• Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD5506)

Optional Courses

• Principles of Environmental Regulation (LS551A)
• Commercial Tax Law and Policy (LS552N)
• Applied Issues in International Economic Law (LS553T)
• World Trade Organisation: Gatt (LS553V)
• International Investment Law and Energy Arbitration (LS555L)
• Corporate Governance (LS5582)

Semester 2

Compulsory Courses

• Master of Laws Dissertation (LS5904)

Semester 3

Compulsory Courses

• Law and Sustainable Development (LS504E)

Optional Courses

• International Energy and Environmental Law (LS501C)
• International Intellectual Property: Framework and Challenges (LS502L)
• Renewable Energy Law (LS504L)
• International Trade and Finance Law (LS508A)

Available Programmes of Study

• LLM Business Law and Sustainable Development
• Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time
• Learning Mode: On Campus Learning
• Study Mode: Full Time or Part Time
• Start Month: January or September

Entry Requirements

• Normally, a 2:2 honours degree (or equivalent) in Law will be required to be accepted onto this programme.
• Relevant practical experience in a related field will also be beneficial.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS Academic: 6.5 with Listening - 5.5, Reading - 6.0, Speaking - 5.5, Writing - 6.0
• TOEFL iBT: 90 with Listening - 17, Reading - 21, Speaking - 20, Writing - 21
• PTE Academic: 62 with Listening - 59, Reading - 59, Speaking - 59, Writing - 59
• Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency: 176 with Listening - 162, Reading - 169, Speaking - 162, Writing - 169

Careers

• The Law School have professional links with industry, government, research centres, international organisations and leading research centres in Europe.
• Industry Links: Our Advisory Board includes individuals from industry, government, research centres, international organisations and leading research centres in Europe.

Features

• Get in Touch: School of Law, University of Aberdeen, Taylor Building, Aberdeen, AB24 3UB
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Why Study Business Law and Sustainable Development?

• As the UN’s Green Fund begins to stimulate investment in sustainable commercial projects around the world there will be a need for lawyers and policy makers who understand both Business Commercial Law, as well as Sustainable Development Policy, Environmental Law, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
• Traditionally, these pathways have been an “either/or” proposition, as Business Law was seen at some disjoint to Sustainability Policy or Environmental Policy.
• However, recent developments have highlighted the need to coordinate these two sets of policy goals for a more sustainable future.
• This programme teaches both aspects to enable students to develop the skills to drive forward policy and legislation where the two can work symbiotically.
• The development of global sustainable development strategies is driving a need for novel legal studies options that combine business and commercial concepts with environmental and social considerations.
• Legal service related to corporate social responsibility is ever more important at major law firms and this LLM serves to provide this sought-after legal specialization.