| UCAS code | 1234 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 year full time |
| Entry year | September 2025 |
| Campus | Streatham Campus |
| Discipline | Law |
| Contact | . |
| Typical offer | 2:2 Honours degree |
|---|---|
Overview
- Immerse yourself in the ever-evolving world of international commercial law with our LLM programme.
- Delve into the contemporary challenges and problems that businesses face and explore legal and regulatory solutions.
- Customise your course to align with your interests and career goals. Choose from a variety of optional modules, including topical areas such as climate change, artificial intelligence and data protection.
- Develop your research skills by joining one of our research centres and become an active member of our vibrant research community.
- Learn from renowned academics and be a part of a dynamic academic environment that attracts students from all over the world.
Fast Track (current Exeter students)
Contact
Programme Director: Professor Oles Andriychuk
Web: Enquire online
Phone: +44 (0)1392 72 72 72
Top 200 for Law in the QS World University Rankings 2024
Top 20 in the UK for our world-leading Law research
Based on research impact rated 4* + 3* in REF 2021
Personal tutor support and close contact with academic staff who are leaders in their field
Top 15 in the UK for Law
Joint 15th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
Top 200 for Law in the QS World University Rankings 2024
Top 20 in the UK for our world-leading Law research
Based on research impact rated 4* + 3* in REF 2021
Personal tutor support and close contact with academic staff who are leaders in their field
Top 15 in the UK for Law
Joint 15th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
Entry requirements
We will consider applicants with a high 2:2 Honours degree with at least 57% or above (or equivalent) in Law (or a degree with a substantial legal component). While we normally only consider applicants who meet this criteria, if you are coming from a different academic background which is equivalent to degree level, or have relevant work experience in legal professions, we would welcome your application.
Entry requirements for international students
English language requirements
International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2. Please visit our English language requirements page to view the required test scores and equivalencies from your country.
Course content
International Commercial Law is a vast and evolving field of law that governs and regulates the commercial activities of businesses nationally, internationally and across borders. Our programme delivers an in-depth and rigorous curriculum that focuses on international commercial law, regulation and governance.
You will study current issues relating to commercial and corporate law, banking and finance, international economic law, and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG). You will take part in interactive seminars, thought-provoking discussions and critical debates with your peers and academics from across the world, giving you unique insight and global perspectives into contemporary law.
Alongside the dissertation, you’ll choose from an array of optional modules to equip you with the knowledge required for your future career in international commercial law and business. Our modules have been tailored to the contemporary challenges and problems that businesses face and explore legal and regulatory solutions in an ever-changing global economy.
The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
60 credits of compulsory modules, 120 credits of optional modules
The LLM in International Commercial Law is delivered over three terms and is University-based throughout this time. The taught components of the degree are delivered over the first and second terms leaving the third term and most of the summer to research, write and submit your dissertation.
During the programme you will be required to study taught modules and write a dissertation in total 180 credits. The dissertation is worth 60 credits and you must write this in the area of International Commercial Law, but on a topic of your choice. The remaining 120 credits are to be obtained from a combination of the taught modules listed below.
Please note that programme structure and availability of option modules may change from year to year.
Compulsory modules
All students must take LAWM640 Dissertation (60 credits)
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAWM640 | Dissertation | 60 |
Optional modules
All students select 120 credits of option modules
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Law PGT Modules 2024-5 | ||
| LAWM173 | Financial Markets Law and Regulation | 15 |
| LAWM175 | International Commercial Law | 15 |
| LAWM177 | International Trade and Society | 15 |
| LAWM174 | International Arbitration | 15 |
| LAWM168 | Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, and Sustainability | 15 |
| LAWM169 | Data Protection and Privacy | 15 |
| LAWM170 | Digital Copyright Law | 15 |
| LAWM167 | Blockchain, Policy, Property | 15 |
| LAWM181 | Regulating AI: Law, Policy, and Ethics | 15 |
| LAWM166 | Business and Human Rights Law & Policy | 15 |
| LAWM165 | Automated and Autonomous Transport: Cars and Ships | 15 |
| LAWM178 | LLM Law Clinic | 15 |
| LAWM172 | EU Competition Law | 15 |
| LAWM183 | International Banking and Fintech Law and Regulation | 15 |
| LAWM193 | Corporate Tax Law | 15 |
| LAWM176 | International Commercial Litigation Term 1 | 15 |
| LAWM189 | Legal Research and Writing Skills Term 2 | 15 |
| LAWM191 | Law, Digital Markets & Competition Term 2 | 15 |
Professor Andriychuk specialises in Competition Law & Digital Markets and in the Constitutional / Jurisprudential Aspects of Competition Policy. He is engaged in several research and knowledge exchange projects aiming to understand, conceptualise, inform and steer the ongoing regulatory reforms of competition in the digital economy in the UK, EU and some EU Member States. He also contributes to reforming of competition law and policy of Ukraine.
Programme Director
Fees
2025/26 entry
UK fees per year:
£12,500 full-time
International fees per year:
£25,300 full-time
Scholarships
We invest heavily in scholarships for talented prospective Masters students. This includes over £5 million in scholarships for international students, such as our Global Excellence Scholarships*.
For more information on scholarships, please visit our scholarships and bursaries page.
*Selected programmes only. Please see the Terms and Conditions for each scheme for further details.
Teaching and research
Learning and teaching
Teaching will be delivered in large and small group sessions with a mixture of lectures, seminars and workshops. Course materials are delivered directly by academic staff, and you are encouraged to actively engage in discussions and debates. You will be in control of your own learning, appropriately supported by peers and staff including an academic personal tutor.
Assessment
As well as the dissertation, assessment is comprised almost entirely of extended coursework essays, with written examinations in some modules where appropriate.
Research
In addition to your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to benefit from a stimulating programme of research seminars designed to enable staff and postgraduate students to experience cutting-edge research by members of the academic and legal community both within and outside of Exeter.
Extra-curricular activities
Formal learning is enhanced by opportunities to participate in a range of exciting extra-curricular activities including pro bono projects, internships, mooting and networking events.
We have close and active links with Exeter Law School alumni and honorary doctorates, many of whom occupy powerful and prestigious roles in the legal community throughout the world. Where possible, we invite individuals from this community and the broader legal profession to engage with our postgraduate students, whether through research seminars or more informal events, providing you with valuable networking opportunities.
Facilities
The Lasok Law Library, located in the Forum, holds in excess of 40,000 volumes and is open 24 hours a day. You can choose from diverse study spaces to suit your specific learning needs.
Our custom-built Moot Court offers students invaluable opportunities to take part in mooting activities and is equipped with the latest technology, including high-spec video conferencing.
Careers
Employer-valued skills this course develops
The modules offered include topics you must have knowledge of in order to succeed in senior positions, whether in private practice, corporate or public employment – including international trading companies and law firms, chartering, trade, and marine insurance, the European Commission, the European Court of Justice, or the Governments of EU Member States.
You will gain invaluable experience in finding out the law from the original sources; in preparing and producing extended legal writing; and in presenting a legal proposition briefly and succinctly to an audience.
Graduate destinations
LLM graduates either continue on the academic path and pursue their studies with a PhD; others go into private practice, corporate or public employment – including international trading companies and law firms, chartering, trade, and marine insurance, the European Commission, the Governments of EU Member States as well as international and regional courts and/or organisations or NGOs.
Careers support
When it comes to securing a graduate level position, we enjoy extremely good relations with members of the legal profession regionally, nationally and internationally. You will be supported by an Employability Officer, the wide range of services offered by the Career Zone and have the opportunity to meet potential employers face-to-face through our annual Law Fair, workshops and careers sessions.
