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Corporate Governance and Law/Grad.CG at University of Portsmouth - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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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
Careers and opportunities We'll help you to identify internships, voluntary roles and opportunities that will complement your studies – and you'll have the opportunity to participate in our professional mentoring programme. When you finish the course, our Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your corporate governance skills to work. After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

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:

  • Legal Skills
  • Corporate Law and Governance
  • Understanding Strategy
  • Interpreting Financial and Accounting Information
  • Risk Management
  • Company Compliance and Administration
Options to choose from in this year currently include:
  • Corporate Case Study
  • Legal Dissertation Postgraduate
  • Data Protection Law and Policy
  • Introduction to Law
We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module. Work experience and career planning When you graduate from this course, you'll have a thorough knowledge of corporate governance issues and the skills and confidence to advance your career. If you choose to work as a chartered secretary, you can enter senior roles in a number of industries, in both the private and public sectors. Your qualification will give you international recognition, and you'll have the opportunity to work overseas. We'll provide you with as much support as possible in finding employment through close industrial contacts, careers events, recruitment fairs and individual advice. Learning support As well as support by faculty teaching staff and your personal tutor, you can use the University’s Academic Skills Unit (ASK). ASK provides one-to-one support in areas such as:
  • academic writing
  • note taking
  • time management
  • critical thinking
  • presentation skills
  • referencing
  • working in groups
  • revision, memory and exam techniques
Teaching Teaching on this course includes:
  • lectures
  • seminars
  • group problem solving
  • discussion
- debates

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

TestGradeAdditional details
PTE AcademicAn overall score of 61 with a minimum of 54 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing.
Cambridge English AdvancedCambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169.
Cambridge English ProficiencyCambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169.
IELTS (Academic)English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £4000 Year 1
England £4000 Year 1
Northern Ireland £4000 Year 1
Scotland £4000 Year 1
Wales £4000 Year 1
Channel Islands £4000 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £4000 Year 1
International £5970 Year 1

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.
Corporate Governance and Law/Grad.CG at University of Portsmouth - UCAS