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LLM International Commercial Law

Key Information

Duration & delivery:

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time (September start), 16 months full-time, 27 months part-time (January start)

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £9,500

Overseas: £16,750

Entry requirements: A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent

Our LLM in International Commercial Law focuses on legal regulation from the perspective of a common law jurisdiction, and the challenges presented through membership of the regional and international frameworks. As you develop your studies, you can tailor your learning through your choice of option units.

• Gain a solid understanding of international commercial law and the legal regulation of institutions, attractive to prospective employers as many businesses trade internationally

• Enhance your career prospects, not only within the legal profession. Graduates have gone on to work as consultants, judges' assistants, senior lawyers and associate directors.

Units of study: Regulation & Policy of International Commerce | Law of International Commercial Transactions | Dissertation | Principles of International Law & International Organisations* | Corporate Law: Theory & Practice* | International Cyber Law & Governance* | International & Comparative Intellectual Property Law* | Regulating Informational Interests* | International Law of the Environment* | International Taxation* | Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Property Law* | Corporate Crime & Compliance* | Discourse, Rhetoric & Power* | Social Theory & Political Communication* | Political Communication & Campaigning.

*Optional – see website for details

LLM International Tax Law

Key Information

Duration & delivery:

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time (September start), 16 months full-time, 27 months part-time (January start)

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £9,500

Overseas: £16,750

Entry requirements:

A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent www.bournemouth.ac.uk/llmiclof

This course draws on our academic excellence in international taxation. It includes a good range of tax and law units that are focused on comparative, rather than on UK law, so applications from international students are encouraged. It is aimed at those considering a career in international tax consultancy or within in-house tax departments of multinational companies. It is also highly suitable for staff of foreign government finance ministries and tax authorities who wish to learn more about tax policy.

• Benefit from BU’s subject experts in international taxation, commercial and public law

• Units can be used to prepare for the qualification offered by the Chartered Institute of Taxation, the Advanced Diploma in International Tax (Module 1, Principles of International Taxation)

• The dissertation can be structured to be suitable for submission as an extended essay replacing the Module 2 or Module 3 exams of the same internationally-recognised qualification.

Units of study: Regulation & Policy of International Commerce | Law of International Commercial Transactions | International Taxation | International Indirect Taxation | Dissertation | Principles of International Law & International Organisations* | Corporate Law: Theory & Practice* | International Cyber Law & Governance * | International & Comparative Intellectual Property Law* | Regulating Informational Interests*.

*Optional – see website for details www.bournemouth.ac.uk/llmitlf