The LLM requires students to complete 180 units of study. This is done by:

Dissertation module, which is compulsory for all students, accounts for 60 units.

Taught Modules, which account for 120 units. Taught modules for all courses are assessed by various methods, including essays and or oral presentations.
Students will therefore have to select 120 units of taught Modules.

There are 15 unit Modules and 30 unit Modules. The 15 unit Modules are taught over one term and the 30 unit Modules are taught over two terms.

Students complete the research component by doing a dissertation of 15,000 words, excluding footnotes.

The Programme offers the following pathways and degrees:

Postgraduate Diploma in International & Commercial Law
LLM in International & Commercial Law (General)
LLM in International & Commercial Law (Financial Law Specialist)
LLM in International & Commercial Law (International Trade and Maritime Law Specialist)
LLM in International & Commercial Law (Corporate Law Specialist)

If a Student wishes to specialise in any of the above, they must complete 120 credits in the listed specialised Modules below, to qualify.

A student may be awarded an LLM with a designation as specialising in a certain area provided that such student has at least obtained a pass mark in modules totalling no less than 120 Units from the list of modules qualifying for such specialist designation, with a minimum of 60 Units at merit level of these Modules, and a pass mark in every other subject. A student shall be entitled to count 60 units towards such requirement provided that the LLM Course Director is satisfied that such dissertation is substantially in the specialist area. The modules, which qualify the candidate for such designation, are as follows:

LLM in International & Commercial Law (Financial Law Specialist):
• Banking Law and Fintech *
• Financial Crime, Money Laundering and Market Abuse
• Artificial Intelligence and the Law
• Corporate Law and Corporate Insolvency
• A dissertation on a suitable area of Financial Services Law

LLM in International & Commercial Law (International Trade and Maritime Law Specialist)
• International Trade and Maritime Law*
• Corporate Law and Corporate Insolvency
• Marine Insurance
• Law of World Trade
• International Intellectual Property Law
• A dissertation on a suitable area of International Trade and Maritime Law

LLM in International & Commercial Law (Corporate Law Specialist)
• Corporate Law and Corporate Insolvency *
• Financial Crime, Money Laundering and Market Abuse
• Banking Law and Fintech
• International Intellectual Property Law
• Artificial Intelligence and the Law
• A dissertation on a suitable area of Corporate Law

* Essential module for specialist pathway

The programme will be classified as per the General Regulations for Higher Degrees within the Regulation Handbook, available on the UoB website.

• To develop a systematic and in depth understanding of areas of commercial and international law.
• To develop the critical skills necessary to analyse and evaluate complex legal problems and related issues.
• To give students an opportunity to examine and discuss specialist aspects of commercial and international law, and develop and practise a number of advanced key skills, including research skills.
• To give students the opportunity to undertake substantial independent research projects in areas of international, comparative or commercial law and enable them to evaluate their own decision making.
• To enable students to develop a co-operative approach to problem-solving through seminar discussions.

• Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
• Relevant Subject Benchmark Statement(s)
• Other (list)

Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information on the learning outcomes, content and teaching, learning and assessment methods of each course unit/module can be found in the departmental or programme handbook. The accuracy of the information contained in this document is reviewed annually by the University of Buckingham and may be checked by the Quality Assurance Agency.