Program Overview

LLM International Business and Commercial Law

Overview

The LLM International Business and Commercial Law program is designed to develop your interest in the laws governing international business, commerce, and trade. You will have the opportunity to study topical issues such as the implications of the recent financial crisis and receive professional training for a career in corporate and commercial law.

Entry Requirements

• We require a UK bachelor's degree with a First or Upper Second (2.1) classification or the overseas equivalent in Law.
• Candidates should demonstrate a strong background in Law modules relevant to the course, including Public Law and Contract Law and achieve scores of 2.1 or above in relevant modules.
• When assessing your academic record, we consider the grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

Application and Selection

• Apply online

Course Details

• Degree awarded: Master of Laws (LLM)
• Duration: 1 year
• Full-time: Yes
• Part-time: No
• Full-time distance learning: No
• Part-time distance learning: No

Course Overview

• Develop your interest in the laws governing international business, commerce, and trade.
• Take the opportunity to study topical issues such as the implications of the recent financial crisis.
• Receive professional training for a career in corporate and commercial law.

Fees

• For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
  • LLM (full-time)
    • UK students (per annum): £16,000
    • International, including EU, students (per annum): £29,500
• Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
• The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration, and computational costs during your studies.
• All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry).

Policy on Additional Costs

• All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme.
• Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application.

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• For information on available funding, please see fees and funding or search the University's postgraduate funding database.
• Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships Plan (CSFP) General Scholarship

Careers

• The LLM International Business and Commercial Law program is designed to provide professional training for a career in corporate and commercial law.