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PROGRAMME AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The internationalisation of the national economy and the globalisation of production systems have increased the demand by employers, trade unions, the legal profession and national, European and international organisations for knowledge of the legal framework within which these activities take place. The rapidity of change in the international economy requires continuous learning and adaptability. The LL.M Programme aims to provide a solid knowledge of the fundamental framework within which changes in international business take place. By analysing institutional frameworks and processes of adaptation, the course aims to prepare students to address these changes from a sound basis of knowledge. Students will be able to master the transnational aspects of subjects which they may have encountered only within the framework of national law. For example, corporations, business, labour, taxation, trade and commerce are all studied in their international context. Students are encouraged to develop their awareness of the international legal implications of a global economic system. The courses aim to explore legal techniques specific to transnational business transactions in a global context, and the relations of national, transnational and international laws affecting business. Students are encouraged to undertake problem-solving exercises using these techniques. PROGRAMME CONTENT AND STRUCTURE: The programme is a self-contained one-year training in legal techniques at postgraduate level. It is designed to accommodate both those who wish to specialise in international business law in the European context, (particularly the UK) and those whose interests are focused on the international business economy beyond the EU. The programme's course units cover a broad spectrum, but the LL.M in International Business & Commercial Law will typically offer optional course units in Corporations and International Business Law Conflict of Laws in Business and Commerce Intellectual Property Law International Fiscal Law International Commercial Arbitration Law Commercial & Consumer Contracting International Economic Law International Sale of Goods International Carriage of Goods and Comparative Corporate Governance (along with other course units, based on more generic legal topics). GENERAL INFORMATION The LL.M in International Business & Commercial Law programme requires the study of 120 credits of taught course units, at least 60 credits of which must be within the area of International Business Law. Each individual course unit is of 15 or 30 credits value. Assessment in each subject (usually by unseen written examination or assessed coursework) is held at the end of the semester in which a subject is taken. Students are also required to complete two research papers 8,000 words in length, on an approved subject related to their degree programme, for submission in April and September. Applicants whose first language is not English are required to hold IELTS 7.0 with a minimum writing score of 7, or TOEFL 625 paper-based (with a minimum score on Test of Written English of 5.0) or 263 computer-based, or TOEFL 106 internet-based, or Cambridge Certificate Grade C. It is also recommended that applicants attend pre-sessional English language courses at the University.