Course summary
Overview Develop your specialist knowledge and understanding of corporate governance, risk management, compliance and liability as you maximise your career potential on this course. Corporate governance is fundamental to corporate performance and accountability, and professionals in this field are in high demand across all sectors of industry. As you study you'll gain the legal foundations you need to make decisions and learn to apply your skills in the workplace. Thanks to our strong connections with industry partners including the Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland (CGI) you’ll be well placed to pursue your chosen career when you graduate. This LLM Corporate Governance and Law/Grad.CG degree is designed for law and non-law graduates, practising lawyers and business professionals alike. You do not need to have studied law before. If you graduated from a subject other than law, you’ll be brought up to speed in a compulsory law module to introduce you to some core principles of English law. Once you’ve completed this Master in Laws Corporate Governance degree course you'll be eligible for the Grad.CG qualification from the CGI. If you have relevant work experience, you may also be able to apply for ACIS status (Associate in the Chartered Institute of Secretaries). Course highlights
- Learn the key elements of good corporate governance, and the key elements of corporate law
- Graduate with a Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland (CGI) accredited qualification
- Take advantage of our close connections with industry partners, including the CGI and the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (WCCSA), to position yourself within the graduate job market
- Have the option to study towards a Certificate of Training in Diligent Entities, the corporate secretarial software system
- Learn from our expert staff in a combination of lectures, group problem solving, discussion, debate and independent study
- Join our alumni network and our mentoring service with members of the legal profession
Modules
What you'll study on this LLM Corporate Governance and Law/Grad ICSA degree course Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits. In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. For example, 4 modules worth 20 credits and 1 module worth 40 credits. Modules Year 1 Core modules in this year include:
- Company Compliance and Administration (30 credits)
- Corporate Law and Governance (30 credits)
- Interpreting Financial and Accounting Information (15 credits)
- Risk Management (15 credits)
- Understanding Strategy (15 credits)
- Corporate Case Study (60 credits)
- Data Protection Law and Policy (15 credits)
- Introduction to Law (15 credits)
- Legal Dissertation Postgraduate (60 credits)
- academic writing
- note taking
- time management
- critical thinking
- presentation skills
- referencing
- working in groups
- revision, memory and exam techniques
- lectures
- seminars
- group problem solving
- discussion
Assessment method
You'll be assessed through: exams presentations coursework (including essays and case studies) dissertation
Entry requirements
A second-class honours degree or equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0. |
| PTE Academic | 65 | An overall score of 65 with a minimum of 62 in each skill. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 91 | 91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
| Trinity ISE | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £4200 | Year 1 |
| England | £4200 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £4200 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £4200 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £4200 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £4200 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £4200 | Year 1 |
| International | £5970 | 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 who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship.
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
For further fee information please see the corresponding University of Portsmouth course page or visit https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP