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Corporate and Financial Law – (LL.M.)
Kingston University
Faculty of Business and Law
| Application Deadline: | August 31; January 9; Applicants who require a visa: August 3; January 3 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 8,790 - ≈ € 13,230 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Kingston University
The Corporate and Financial Law LLM provides you with the opportunity to acquire a detailed knowledge and understanding of legal rules relating to business.
Students who successfully complete the Corporate and Financial LLM will have acquired significant research and analytical skills in this area of law. They should therefore have substantially enhanced their prospects of gaining employment as professional or in-house legal advisors, company administrators and in other areas of work where the ability to apply and advise upon business law issues is significant.
What will you study?
You take two core modules; two option modules from an extensive list; plus legal research theory and dissertation modules.
Our LLM courses are accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority for CPD purposes.
What this course offers you
* This course will enable you to meet the challenges of the commercial client by acquiring advanced legal knowledge, as well as practical skills and techniques, in a range of key business areas.
* It will also enable you to acquire significant research and analytical skills, and is designed to enable you to broaden your experience, increase your practising options and enhance your career.
* The programme offers the opportunity for personal Continuing Professional Development for those working in the field of business law, whether in a legal practice or within a business organisation.
* It is accredited by The Law Society as well as the Institute of Legal Executives.
* An extensive choice of elective modules and your dissertation enable you to focus in-depth on a specific area or issue, allowing you to tailor your studies to your career and aspirations.
* The course is delivered in a flexible format, you can choose a full or part-time programme according to what suits you best.
* Kingston Law School provides a supportive study environment and has a reputation for high quality teaching.
* In addition to the School's expert academic team, including National Teaching Award winners and Fellows from the Higher Education Academy, you will be taught by experienced practitioners including Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Chairmen of Tribunals.
* The University's London location provides both a peaceful study setting and easy access to the city centre.
Contents
You take four modules (at least two of which must be selected from the 'core modules' list) plus legal research theory and dissertation modules.
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Core modules (choose at least two, plus the dissertation and research theory module)
* Company Law
* Insolvency Law
* Legal Aspects of Business Finance
* International Sale of Goods and E-Commerce
* Dissertation
* Legal Research Theory and Methodology
Option modules (choose two, which can also be selected from the core module list)
* Advocacy
* Alternative Dispute Resolution
* Arbitration
* Civil Liberties and Human Rights
* Civil Procedure
* Company Law
* EU Competition Law
* Environmental Law and Regulation
* European Union Environmental Law
* EU Immigration Law
* Evidence and Arbitral Awards
* Family Mediation
* Individual Employment Law
* Insolvency Law
* International Economic Law
* International Environmental Law and Sustainability
* International Law and Economic Development
* International Sale of Goods and E-Commerce
* Labour Law in the Global Economy
* Law of International Trade
* Legal Aspects of Business Finance
* Migration Theory, Policy and Legal Practice
* Refugee Law and Forced Migration
* Termination of Employment
* The Single European Market
* UK Immigration Law
IELTS
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Register Now!Requirements
The LLM programmes are open to those who possess one of the following:
* a good honours degree in law (usually a 2:2 degree or above), OR a good joint honours degree (2:2 or above) where the major component is in law eg Accounting and Law or Combined Studies
* a Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course
* a qualification as a solicitor or barrister
We welcome applications from international students. Holders of non-UK degrees or legal professional qualifications will be subject to the University's normal entry procedures with regard to the assessment of the equivalence of qualifications.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 8.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
Accreditation
Many of the courses that we run are accredited and recognised by relevant professional bodies within their respective fields. As part of our commitment to providing quality, relevant courses we seek accreditation and recognition wherever possible. In fact the Higher Education Funding Council of England awarded us a quality rating for 'Excellence in teaching'.
Kingston Business School is also one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate business programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.
To view a full list of our accreditations, please visit our website.
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