LLM International Commercial Law and Practice (Online Learning)

These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.

A minimum UK 2:1 honours degree from a UK university, or its international equivalent, in law.

We will also consider candidates with a degree in a related discipline which includes relevant prior study.

In evaluating your application for postgraduate study, greater emphasis may be placed upon results of prior learning in subjects relevant to the intended degree programme.

Entry to this programme is competitive. Meeting minimum requirements for consideration does not guarantee an offer of study.

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Core courses
You must study between 80 and 120 credits from the following courses:

Banking and Financial Law: Case Studies (20 credits)
Contract Law in Europe (20 credits)
Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law and Ethics (20 credits)
Comparative and International Corporate Governance (20 credits)
Dispute Resolution Methods (20 credits)
European Competition and Innovation (20 credits)
International Law, Human Rights and Corporate Accountability (20 credits)
International Commercial Arbitration (20 credits)
Option courses
You can choose between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses:

EU Data Protection Law (20 credits)
International and European Law of the Media (20 credits)
Mental Health Law (20 credits)
Regulation of Autonomous Systems: the Law of Robotics (20 credits)
Space Law and Policy (20 credits)
Software and the Law (20 credits)
You can choose between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses (with the approval of your Programme Director):

The Fundamentals of Law and Medical Ethics (20 credits)
Fundamentals in Bioethics (20 credits)
Law and Ethics at the Start and End of Life (20 credits)
Ethics of Health Technologies (20 credits)
Electronic Commerce Law (20 credits)
Public Health Ethics (20 credits)