Program Overview

Introduction to the LLM International Business and Commercial Law Programme

The programme aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework governing commercial and business, both in the context of English and international law. Students will specialise in key subjects, including trade law, international sale of goods, commercial arbitration, and the regulation of transnational business transactions.

Benefits of Studying LLM International Business and Commercial Law

• Opportunities to interact and network with distinguished legal practitioners
• Faculty with extensive experience and expertise in legal research, teaching, and practice
• Opportunities to participate in international mooting and MUN competitions
• Opportunities to participate in field visits to international organisations
• Gain exposure to legal practice through the Department's extensive network of partnerships

Programme Modules

Compulsory Modules

• Legal Research Skills (30 Credits)
• Law of the International Sale of Goods (15 credits)
• International Commercial Litigation and Arbitration (30 credits)
• Comparative Corporate Governance (15 credits)
• Dissertation (60 Credits)

Optional Modules

Optional modules are constantly updated and reviewed. A module may change or may not be offered a particular academic year, for reasons such as too few students choose that particular module or the module requires academic review. Middlesex University reserves the right to vary or withdraw any course or module at any time.

Programme Content

The programme enables students to specialise in subjects related to international business law, equipping them with comprehensive knowledge of the legal processes governing international business, through the systematic and critical understanding of topics relevant to international business transactions such as trade law, international sale of goods, and commercial arbitration.

Course Overview

• Intake: January, September
• Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
• Attendance: Full-time and part-time
• Course Leader: Dr Daphne Demetriou

Entry Requirements

• Academic Requirements: The University's standard entry requirement consists of a Law degree at 2:2 or Graduate Diploma in Law/CPE
• English Language Requirements:
  • IELTS Academic: 6.0 (with 6 in Reading & Writing, min 5.5 in other components)
  • TOEFL Internet-based: 72 (Reading min 18, Writing min 21, Listening min 17, Speaking min 20)
  • Pearson PTE Academic: 59 (with 59 in all components)
  • Dubai Campus MDX Internal English Test: 6.0 (with 6 in Reading & Writing, min 5.5 in other components)
• Students with certain qualifications (e.g., GCSE/IGCSE/O-Level English, International Baccalaureate) may be considered as having met the English language requirements.

Work While You Study

Evening classes are designed to fit around a busy lifestyle, making it possible to work during the day while pursuing studies.

Teaching

You will gain knowledge and understanding through a stimulating combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, professional internships, and self-directed studies, using a variety of resources, including audio-visual media, library books, and e-learning materials.

Faculty

• Dr Daphne Demetriou: Associate Professor, Campus Programme Coordinator – Postgraduate Law and Politics
• Professor Tenia Kyriazi: Deputy Director Teaching & Learning, Law and Social Sciences Head of Law and Politics
• Samantha Jayne Roberts: Associate Professor, Campus Programme Coordinator – Undergraduate Law and Politics
• Lubna Khan: Senior Lecturer
• Navya Pudhukkudi Chanolien: Lecturer in Law
• Yasmin Sebah: Senior Lecturer in Law
• Shahila Deena Bhoyroo: Senior Lecturer in Law
• Mahine Rizvi Ahmad: Senior Lecturer in International Relations (School of Law and Politics)

Future Career and Employment

This programme prepares students for a wide range of careers in public and private sector organisations, multinational companies, and inter-governmental bodies requiring specialist knowledge in private and public international law frameworks regulating commercial and trade transactions, as well as mechanisms involved in the resolution of commercial disputes. Previous graduates have also continued their higher education studies via a PhD.

Tuition Fees

• Yearly Fees - January 26: 74,263 (all tuition fees inclusive of VAT)
• Yearly Fees - September 26: 76,491 (all tuition fees inclusive of VAT)

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