Masters | Postgraduate Course - Comparative Commercial Law LLM Course Details within BPP University College

LLM 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, Holborn (London)

The LLM (Comparative Commercial Law) offers you the unique opportunity to engage with one of the most established and significant areas of legal study. This degree is taught by internationally renowned experts, giving you the theoretical and practical knowledge you need to practise in an ever changing international environment. 

Combining the optimum balance of skills training and academic learning, you'll study the most pertinent issues in trans-national commercial law in a unique mix of jurisdictions, including the USA, Japan, China and Shariah law. What's more, our wide choice of electives lets you specialise in the areas most relevant to your current or future role.

Key Information
•Interact with a mix of academic, judiciary and practitioners from various legal systems
•Develop a deep understanding of how legal systems interact in practice
•Study in the heart of London's financial and legal centre, just minutes from the Royal Courts of Justice
•Enhance your expertise by selecting specialist electives
•School of choice for over 5,500 students each year
•Participate in a unique learning environment designed by practitioners
•Access our specialist careers service before you even start your course
•Work on real cases through our Pro Bono Centre from day one of your course
•Participate in conferences and international symposia
•Meet eminent academics, officials, judges and practitioners through our guest speaker programme

Extend your career to global jurisdictions

The LLM (Comparative Commercial Law) helps you boost you career prospects, giving you familiarity with international systems of commercial law as well as an ability to operate within them.

Designed for law graduates, lawyers, scholars and other practitioners in the justice system, it provides a very practical approach to the analysis of important legal issues in a variety of jurisdictions - including the US, China, Europe, South Africa and Japan. A broad choice of pertinent elective modules lets you focus your career path.

How the course is taught

To ensure you get the most from your Comparative Commercial Law Masters, modules are taught with a mix of lectures and small group seminars - by experienced academics and tutors. Our lecturers are experts in their subject areas, with international reputations and current practical experience.

For each module there are forty hours of teaching over a ten week period, with the emphasis on self-study and independent research. This includes a one hour lecture and a three hour seminar for each module, every week. But you won't be on your own - your dedicated personal tutor will always be on hand to assist with study and research techniques.

Guest speaker programme

We arrange a wide variety of talks and lectures to keep you up to date with the latest thinking in comparative law. Speakers range from eminent professors to experienced practitioners, including judges, regulators and legislators.

Innovative learning materials

Comprehensive course materials can be accessed anytime, anywhere via our virtual learning environment - and most lectures are also available in MP3 and MP4 files.

How the course is structured

The Comparative Commercial Law Masters is designed to fit around you, with one year full-time and two year part-time options, starting in January, and September. The LLM is split into three stages, see the 'Modules' tab for more detail.

With our continued support and encouragement, we're confident that you'll complete your Masters in Comparative Commercial Law. Our tiered award system means that even if you choose not to complete a full Masters you may be eligible for an award:

Successful completion of:

• Stage One only - Postgraduate Certificate
• Stages One and Two only - Postgraduate Diploma
• All three stages - LLM (Comparative Commercial Law)

The LLM in Comparative Commercial Law modules will maximise your understanding of key areas of international business and allow you to specialise in those most relevant to your chosen career path.

This is a one year full-time or two year part-time programme comprising the modules below. You will complete both the compulsory modules, plus at least one from the 'streamed' optional modules and two from either the 'streamed' or 'general' optional module lists.

Compulsory
10,000 word dissertation - 60 Credits

Optional (30 Credits each)
International and Comparative Corporate Securities Regulation 
Islamic Finance Law
UK Corporate Securities Regulation
Corporate Finance Law
Business Organisations Law
Fraud and Financial Crime
Financial Regulation and Compliance
International Business Law
UK and International Banking Law
Commercial Law
 

To apply for the LLM you must meet the following minimum admissions requirements:

•Law degree (minimum lower second class honours) or;
•Degree in law and another subject (minimum lower second class honours) or;
•Non-law degree (minimum lower second class honours) and a pass in the GDL or CPE or;
•Non-law degree (minimum lower second class honours) and appropriate/relevant professional experience
•Non-graduates with appropriate professional experience wil also be considered.

International students
If your first language is not English you should have a minimum of IELTS (min. 6.5) or equivalent.

Scholarships are also available. BPP University College fully supports widening participation in the education sector, so we offer a generous number of scholarships for our degree programmes.

Please contact the Student Finance office for more information.

The method of assessment for each module is made through a combination of:

•Memorandum of advice (30%)
•Written examination (70%)

You must also submit a dissertation of 10,000 (maximum) on Comparative Commercial Law or its streamed modules.

These modules are:

•Chinese Business Law
•Fraud and Financial Crime
•International and Comparative Corporate Securities Law
•Islamic Finance Law
•UK and International Banking Law
You will only select one streamed module and can therefore choose two other modules from a diverse range, including Fraud and Financial Crime and Business Tax Law.

Your dissertation will be supervised by an academic and/or a practitioner from a relevant area of law. And throughout the LLM Comparative Law programme you'll receive feedback and mentoring, ensuring you achieve your full potential.