European and Transglobal Business Law

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We have designed this new LL.M programme to reflect the modern business context and to give professionals a solid grasp of the theory and practice of the implications of the global marketplace. The LL.M. programme will enable students to better develop and implement legal strategies in major organisations.

The programme offers a unique and innovative blend of core legal subjects ranging from European Union business law to the legal aspects of investment in emerging economies with which Portugal has historic and cultural ties, giving the programme a truly transglobal dimension. In addition to the core curriculum, students will have the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of specialized seminars, allowing them to tailor their studies to their interests.

As the demand for professionals with a firm academic background in business law continues to grow, we believe that the LL.M programme will dramatically improve the career opportunities not only of recent graduates, but also of legal practitioners and aspiring middle to senior level managers with some legal experience, background or interest.

The programme consists of 90 ECTS credits
To complete the programme successfully, students must (a) earn 60 credits by taking with passing grades subjects and seminars offered by the programme and (b) earn 30 credits with a required dissertation.

Courses will be taught in a modular, sequential manner; that is, courses will not be taken simultaneously but consecutively. Students will begin a course only after successfully completing a prerequisite courses exam.

Degree Awarded
* Master in European and Transglobal Business Law;
* Equivalent to Mestrado in Portugal and Brazil.

Fall Term
* Comparative Legal Systems
* European Union Law

* International Economic Law
* Fundamentals of International Taxation

Winter Term
* European Corporate Law
* European Contract Law

* European Competition Law
* European and International Tax Law

Spring Term
Essay Writing Skills

Elective courses taken in the Spring Term

* Legal Aspects of Investment In Brazil
* Legal Aspects of Investment In China

* Legal Aspects of Investment In Angola
* Legal Aspects of Investment In India

Seminars which can be taken in the Spring
Term*

* International and Economic Criminal Law
* Investment Protection Arbitration
* Electronic Contracting
* Space Law and Private Space Activities
* Private International Law Related Issues
* European Labour Law
* Electronic Communications Law
* Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law
* International Intellectual Property Law
* Legal Systems in Latin America and Promotion of Foreign Investment

* Portuguese-Speaking African Countries Constitutional Systems
* Legal Aspects of Investment in Portuguese-Speaking African Countries
* Diplomacy
* Maritime Law
* Investment and Human Rights;
* Foreign Investment in East Timor
* International and European Public Procurement
* Time Management

*Please note that a minimum of 5 students must enrol in a seminar before that seminar will be given.

In the spring term, students must choose two elective courses and optional seminars (up to 5 credits units), in order to complete 30 credit units

External students, who are not enrolled as full-time students in the programme, may register and pay for individual curricular units or seminars.

Summer Term
Dissertation

Admission to the programme to obtain the Masters Degree in European and Transglobal Business Law (LL.M.) is highly selective and based upon stringent requirements. Those admitted should possess a strong academic and/or professional background.Applicants are required to hold a first Degree in Law, or in Economics, Management or International Relations that include substantial legal content; and for applicants whose first language is not English, or who did not have English as the language of instruction to obtain their previous degree(s), such applicants must provide acceptable evidence of a good command of the English language.

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Scholarships for Regular Students

Economically disadvantaged students can obtain social support by applying to a study grant. This support provided through the Social Services (SAS) is exclusively focussed on degree seeking students (national or from EU member states) regularly enrolled at Universidade do Minho, in a 1st or 2nd cycle degree course, and is not available for exchange students.

Research Scholarships

Students from all study cycles can also apply for a research scholarship, financed by many national and international bodies. For further information, please consult Universidade do Minhos Projects Support Office (GAP).

Mobility Grants

In the framework of the exchange programmes UMinho students can receive financial support according to the mobility programme involved.

In Europe, students can have grants within the LLP/Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus framework and graduates can apply under the Leonardo da Vinci Programme.
Universidade do Minho also aims at increasing the mobility with third countries through many Cooperation

Agreements established.

Scholarships can be awarded in the case of exchange periods with Brazilian Universities through the SANTANDER Scholarship Programme and the ISAC Project within the Erasmus Mundus - External Cooperation Window Programme.

Unfortunately, Universidade do Minho does not provide any institutional financial support for foreign students.
However, some 2nd and 3rd cycles international study programmes can offer specific grants.