LLM International Commercial Law
- Study Mode: Full Time
- Location: High Wycombe
- Duration: One Year
- Start Date: September 2026 and January 2027
An increasingly globalised economy has witnessed a significant increase in cross-border transactions. These transactions have introduced complex legal challenges for lawyers working in international business disputes. Our LLM in International Commercial Law explores large international business transactions and the legal, political, economic, and social factors combined with the skills that you need to know.
You’ll examine how international business operates through trade, licensing of technology, and foreign direct investment. This course also offers the chance to specialise in areas such as dispute resolution, international trade, and intellectual property. You’ll develop advanced legal insight and a global perspective to support your career ambitions and strengthen your professional network.
Studying an International Commercial Law Masters at BNU provides the chance to develop your problem-solving skills and enable you to exercise sound legal judgement in complex, uncertain new legal environments.
Our LLM International Commercial Law degree has been specially designed to provide you with the opportunity to understand domestic commercial transactions with international law elements, as well as allowing you to explore contemporary legal issues and debates, you'll be able to analyse current developments related to the advancement of law.
On our LLM International Commercial Law course you will have the opportunity to choose optional modules that include intellectual property law and technology, international law, international commercial dispute resolution, and international trade.
We have a dedicated moot room, where you can practice your advocacy skills in a realistic courtroom setting. We also have wigs and gowns to add to the experience. Additionally, the Students' Union has a Mooting Society, where you can get involved in mock trials and may even be able to compete in national competitions.
Our lecturers have a wide variety of specialisms. Course Leader Professor Sukhninder Panesar is a leading expert in the field of Property, Trusts and Commercial law. Other expertise include International Law, European Union Law, Criminal Law, International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution.
BNU is a student focused and employer led university, focused on training the future workforce, in contrast to many other universities which focus on doing new research. This means that you are at the forefront of all that we do, and never an afterthought. We see you as a person, with goals and hopes, and for who you are. Our lecturers operate an open-door policy meaning that you can get the staff time, support and nurturing you need to achieve your dreams and pursue your own path.
What will I study?
We are focused on providing you with the tools needed to progress your career to the next level through enhancing your professional development, academic potential and problem-solving skills by acquiring a critical understanding of the complex legal, economic, cultural and political issues informing English and international regulations.
You'll study core module on commercial law and contemporary legal issues, and analyse current developments related to the advancement of society through a legal lens. You'll examine the political and legal framework that large commercial interests and states use to negotiate their political and legal commitments and how these are enforced.
A key part of the courses is legal research on a topic of your choosing at an advanced level. In addition to this, you will be able to further tailor the course to your interests by choosing from a selection of optional modules. You could delve into intellectual property law, EU competition law, or policies around international trade. Explore the challenges of regulating electronic commercial activities, or dispute resolution processes.
How will I be taught and assessed?
At Buckinghamshire New University we like to foster an interactive and student-focused teaching style where we blend lectures, seminars, workshops, and individual and group oral presentations. You’ll be expected to undertake prior preparation, read widely and to engage with a variety of legal sources, including case law reports, statutes, academic and professional journals, and other legislative, government and institutional documents.
Throughout your studies you will carry out the following assessment activities:
- written coursework
- essays
- reflective reports
- dissertation
What are the course entry requirements?
- A Bachelor's degree in Law (or a related subject, such as Business, Accountancy and Finance, Economics, Politics, International Relations) at a minimum of a 2:2.
- Or, a Bachelor's degree in any subject alongside a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (or a related subject, such as Business, Accountancy and Finance, Economics, Politics, International Relations).
If you do not meet the entry requirements you may, if you have relevant professional experience, still be invited for interview, where you will be required to demonstrate the necessary knowledge and understanding for entry onto the course.
Previous study, professional and / or vocational experiences may be recognised as the equivalent learning experience and permit exemption from studying certain modules in accordance with our accreditation of prior learning (APL) process.
Modules
This provides a guide of the modules that make up your course. You can find more information about how your course is structured on our Academic Advice section.
What are the tuition fees
Home
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Home, Academic Year 2026 - 2027: £11,420 per year *
International
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Overseas/International, Academic Year 2026 - 2027: £16,280 per year *
Please note all of the 2026/27 academic year fees stated are subject to parliamentary procedure. Tuition fees are expected to increase each academic year in line with the maximum permitted value set by the Government for that academic year. The expected rise for Home undergraduate students (including those on a foundation year course), may impact both new and continuing students.
What are my career prospects?
Graduating with in LLM International Commercial Law provides you with a detailed insight to the political and legal framework in which States and large commercial interests negotiate their political and legal, contractual, commitments and the process by which these are enforced at the domestic level. You’ll be able to gain a competitive advantage when applying for jobs with a postgraduate degree that reflects an in-depth knowledge of a niche area of law.
Law related careers are highly sought after across the globe. Having the foundation of having studied a degree in this subject the world becomes your oyster. The topics you will study on this programme and the transferrable skills you will have developed will make international careers easily accessible.
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