Course summary
Develop your commercial legal expertise and enhance your job prospects with our LLM in International Business. Our LLM in International Business is designed to offer you a deep and critical understanding of the complex issues, rules, and regulations relevant to multi and transnational business operations. You will access cutting-edge research, exposing you to the contemporary issues that affect the law in this area. To personalise your studies, you can choose to focus on an area of law that interests you, with one of our four specially designed pathways. From finance or IT to Entrepreneurship or HR, our pathways give you the choice to delve deeper into your passion and excel in your chosen Business Management career. Whether you're a law graduate or looking to develop your understanding of the law from other fields (such as accounting, business, commercial enterprise, economics, finance, human resources, and marketing) our LLM in International Business is recognised internationally and is delivered both in the UK and at centres overseas. You will learn from legal academics who are actively engaged in research and practice. Emerge with a highly desirable qualification that opens up opportunities across a range of sectors around the world. Alongside the compulsory modules, you can select two specialist optional modules to tailor your studies towards your interests (please note, optional units are subject to availability and student numbers).
- LLM International Business (Finance)*
- LLM International Business (Information Technology and Intellectual Property)*
- LLM International Business (Entrepreneurship)*
- LLM International Business (Employment and Human Resource Management)*
Modules
During your degree, you will study six compulsory modules, regardless of whether you chose a pathway of follow the generic degree. Compulsory modules (140 credits): International Business Law (20 credits) Transnational Commercial Law (20 credits) Business and Crime (20 credits) The Role of Business in Society (20 credits) Legal Research Skills and Reasoning (20 credits) Dissertation (40 credits) Alongside the compulsory modules, you can select two specialist optional modules to tailor your studies towards your interests (please note, optional units are subject to availability and student numbers). LLM International Business (Finance)* LLM International Business (Information Technology and Intellectual Property)* LLM International Business (Entrepreneurship)* LLM International Business (Employment and Human Resource Management)* Options/ Pathway modules (40 credits): LLM International Business (Finance Pathway): Legal Aspects of International Finance (20 credits) Legal Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions (20 credits) LLM International Business Information Technology and Intellectual Property Pathway*: E-Commerce and Security (20 credits) Legal Applications and Intellectual Property in Technology (20 credits) LLM International Business Entrepreneurship Pathway*: Entrepreneurship and Law (20 credits) In Search of Creativity, Innovation and Difference (20 credits) LLM International Business Employment and Human Resource Pathway*: Global People Management (20 credits) Employment Law and Practice (20 credits) *The availability of these pathways is subject to a minimum class size. Should you wish to study modules from different pathways, you can do this under our LLM International Business programme.
Assessment method
Taught modules on the LLM International Business are assessed through a combination of written coursework, assignments, and oral presentations. Your dissertation will comprise of a single piece of work of up to 12,000-words.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Entry requirements
Applicants are required to have at least one of the following: A UK Honours Degree (or the equivalent of a UK Honours Degree) in a subject appropriate to the LLM. OR A postgraduate qualification. OR Appropriate Professional qualifications or experience. If you are unsure whether your current qualifications or experience are relevant, please contact the Programme Director for an informal discussion.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £11000 | Whole course |
| England | £11000 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £11000 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £11000 | Whole course |
| Wales | £11000 | Whole course |
| EU | £17600 | Whole course |
| International | £17600 | Whole course |
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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