International Commercial Law LLM

The Brunel International Commercial Law LLM is designed for graduates seeking to gain a solid foundation in the growing discipline of international commercial law.

Our wide choice of elective modules exploring commercial law in both European and international contexts allows you to tailor your programme to focus on your specialist area and career objectives.

You can choose to study 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time (both start in September) or study 15 months full-time or 27 months part-time (both start in January).

As international trade expands and grows, employers are increasingly looking for job candidates with the advanced, specialized training needed to keep abreast with new regulatory realities so your International Commercial Law LLM will make you a sought-after prospect by law firms, businesses and government bodies.

The International Commercial Law LLM consists of optional modules and a 15,000 word dissertation on a legal topic of your choice.

Full-time students should complete four modules per term, excluding the dissertation. Part-time students should complete two modules per term, excluding the dissertation.

Part time students can choose to take any of the optional modules in either your first or second year of study.

This course can be studied 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time, starting in September. Or this course can be studied 15 months full-time or 27 months part-time, starting in January.

You will leave Brunel with a firm grounding in law and with solid legal knowledge, allowing you to be flexible in your future choices. While many of our students specialise to enhance their legal practice work, others are sought after by government agencies, the private commercial sector (such as in-house lawyers) and non-governmental organisations where a background in commercial law is valued.

Brand new work placements and internships: You can now gain valuable work experience while studying postgraduate law at Brunel. New optional work placements (12 months) and internships (6-12 weeks) are available from September 2021 on this course.

• A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree, or equivalent internationally recognised qualification, in Law or a related subject (International Relations, Political Science, Criminology, and Criminal Justice).

Other related disciplines and qualifications will be considered.

• IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
• Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
• BrunELT: 63% (min 58% in all areas)
• TOEFL: 92 (min 20 in all) 

Brunel Law School is research driven and was ranked 14th in the UK for REF Intensity in Law in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2014). Through their research, our lecturers are at the forefront of domestic and international legal scholarship, which means your education will be innovative, inspiring and truly up-to-date.

Your International Commercial Law LLM modules will be delivered through seminars, with two hours of teaching per module a week alongside your own self-directed study. Optional modules have class sizes of 10-12 students, and compulsory modules have class sizes of around 25 on average.

You’ll also learn through:

• research centre activities and research trips
• contributing to newsletters
• making oral presentations
• attending law film screenings
• participating in debating events and reading group sessions.

You will receive your timetable in advance of the course starting. Part-time study is based on a full-time timetable, with one less module per semester.

Should you need any non-academic support during your time at Brunel, the Student Support and Welfare Team are here to help.

Modules are assessed by combinations of coursework, contribution to seminars, oral presentations and examinations. In the final year you are also required to write a dissertation.