International Business Law

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 6.26 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 17.8 k / Year(s)  
200 place StudyQA ranking:3819 Duration:1 year

This LLM addresses some of the key questions we face regarding the regulation and governance of business, international commerce and trade. The School specialises in a range of relevant areas, including:

  • Corporate governance and compliance
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Global business and human rights
  • International competition law
  • International financial regulation.

Drawing from these specialisms, the programme is designed to help you set the legal and regulatory regimes around multinational enterprise and the global economy in a broad socio-legal context.

The programme is delivered through a series of taught modules and culminates in the submission of a dissertation on an original topic.

Compulsory modules

  • Company and Commercial Law from a Comparative Perspective
  • Issues in Corporate Governance
  • Dissertation (15,000-20,000 words)

Optional modules

  • Finance, Competition and Law
  • The Company in Society*
  • Trade, Commerce and the Global Economy

Methodology mini-modules

  • Approaches to Legal Research
  • Making Knowledge Work
  • Legal Issues in the Governance of the Firm
  • Methods of Legislation

*Note: students who take the module 'The Company in Society' may graduate with the award of LLM in International Corporate Governance.

Normally a 2.1 Honours degree or above, or equivalent recognised qualification in Law, Social Science, Humanities or a cognate discipline.Additional Information for International StudentsApplicants who are non-EEA nationals must satisfy the UK Border Agency (UKBA) immigration requirements for English language for visa purposes, normally by providing evidence of one of the following: * IELTS* score of 6.5, with not less than 5.5 in any component, or * TOEFL* score of 92 (Internet-based test) with minimum scores of 21 for Listening, 22 for Reading, 23 for Speaking and 21 for Writing, or * INTO English for Postgraduate Study/Pre-sessional score of 65% with not less than 55% in any component, or * INTO Graduate Diploma English for Academic Purposes score of 60% with not less than 40% in any component*Taken within the last 2 yrs. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test: 92 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. For international students only IELTS UKVI Academic is accepted. Evidence of an IELTS* score of 6.5, with not less than 5.5 in any component.

Vice-Chancelor International Attainment Scholarship for international students, who will be pursuing Master degree full time.

About the Award

All new International applicants holding an offer for a place on a full-time postgraduate taught programme starting in September 2016 have the opportunity to apply for the Vice-Chancellor's International Attainment Scholarship. Exclusions apply, please see below for more details.

This scholarship is awarded each year for up to three years

For more information and guidance on how to apply please see below.

Eligibility

  1. Students must be classified as international fee paying students paying the international tuition fee rate in order to be considered for this scheme. Students paying NI/GB/EU fees are not eligible for international scholarships.
  2. Students must hold and have accepted an offer of a place on a full-time postgraduate taught programme at the Queen’s University Belfast campus, starting in the academic year 2016-17 and meet any academic and language conditions attached to their offer as stated in their offer letter.  
  3. Students studying on a part-time basis or on distance learning programmes are not eligible for these scholarships

Amount

Full tuition fees paid for all years of programme, up to a maximum of three years.

Deadeline:

15 May

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