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Law with Commercial Law at Birkbeck, University of London - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

The LLM Law with Commercial Law is a research-led course that focuses on the law governing private economic relations and businesses. Combining theoretical analysis with valuable, practice-oriented approaches, this course gives you the chance to explore the international and interdisciplinary dimensions of commercial law. Why choose this course?

  • You can gain an advanced legal degree in the heart of London with a particular emphasis on critical analysis of this area of law, nationally and internationally.
  • Knowledge of commercial law, a highly relevant area of legal practice, will prove useful in your career in law or in the corporate sector. It is also an area which raises a series of fundamental questions about our economy.
  • This course is led by academic staff with extensive research expertise and publications in their field. They are part of a proud tradition of critical scholarship addressing issues of law through power and inequality and led by principles of social, economic, political, environmental and racial justice.
What you will learn Instead of offering you a purely black-letter analysis, this course is designed to supply you with the necessary tools to critically understand the social relevance of the law of market relations, as well as equipping you with more practical knowledge of this important area of the law. You will:
  • gain an understanding of the intersection between law and other societal challenges, as well as the interaction between multiple areas of law
  • learn how to transfer your understanding of complex problems and regulatory responses to different contexts
  • critically evaluate legal, regulatory and policy proposals regarding challenges related to commercial law.
How you will learn Teaching is via a combination of pre-recorded lectures and seminars. Lectures engage you in an outline or overview of the topic, while seminars are group sessions in which you will have the opportunity to contribute to discussion or group work. You will be able to choose between full- and part-time study on this course. It has an evening timetable with classes taking place in the evening, so you can balance study with work, family or other commitments. Highlights
  • At Birkbeck we understand that law is about more than legal doctrine and legal technique so we have designed a truly interdisciplinary course, taught by world leaders in their various fields.
  • Birkbeck Law School is internationally renowned for its pathbreaking theoretical, political and humanities-based scholarship.
  • You will be able to attend our Law School Annual Lecture and specialist research seminars which feature international scholars speaking on current issues and their interdisciplinary research.
  • We are home to the Birkbeck Law Press which publishes Law and Critique: The International Journal of Critical Legal Thought. You can also take advantage of the rich research collections nearby, including those of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Senate House Library, the British Library of Political and Economic Science (LSE Library) and the British Library.
Careers and employability On successfully graduating from this LLM Law with Commercial Law, you will have gained an array of important transferable skills, including:
  • the ability to work as part of a team
  • high-level oral and written communication skills
  • proficient research skills
  • skills in evaluating and assessing types of information.
Graduates can pursue career paths in the legal profession, advocacy, policy analysis, NGOs, the civil service, academia, research or journalism. Possible professions include:
  • barrister
  • solicitor
  • researcher
  • journalist
  • chartered legal executive
  • licensed conveyancer
  • human resources officer
  • patent attorney.

Modules

For information about course structure and the modules you will be studying, please visit Birkbeck’s online prospectus.

Assessment method

Assessment varies depending on the modules you take but may include short written exercises, essays, quizzes and multiple-choice questionnaires, practical assessments and case studies.

How to apply

International applicants

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this course is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests. If you don't meet the minimum IELTS requirement, we offer pre-sessional English courses and foundation programmes to help you improve your English language skills and get your place at Birkbeck.

Entry requirements

A second-class honours degree (2:2) or above in law, the humanities or social sciences; other honours degrees will be considered. Equivalent international qualifications will also be considered. Other relevant qualifications and appropriate professional training and experience are welcome and will be taken into account. Excellent English language skills are essential. Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £12840 Year 1
Northern Ireland £12840 Year 1
Scotland £12840 Year 1
Wales £12840 Year 1
International £22410 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Students are charged a tuition fee in each year of their course. Tuition fees for students continuing on their course in following years may be subject to annual inflationary increases.
Law with Commercial Law at Birkbeck, University of London - UCAS