LLM International Business Law
Flic en Flac, Mauritius
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 5,800
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Why study at Middlesex University Mauritius
Middlesex University Mauritius Campus offers a gateway to global prospects through a UK degree. Our campus in Mauritius blends rigorous academic standards with a culturally immersive environment, positioning graduates uniquely within the competitive international arena. Renowned for providing a world-class learning experience, internationally qualified faculty members guide students through state-of-the-art teaching spaces, fostering engagement, collaboration, and innovation. The academic achievements of our graduates underscore this commitment to excellence; for instance, in 2023, 73% attained a good award (First Class and Upper Second Class). We are committed to accessibility, offering affordable tuition fees that make quality education attainable for all. International graduates benefit from opportunities such as the Young Professional Visa, which facilitates post-graduation employment prospects. Moreover, Mauritius, renowned for its welcoming atmosphere, safety, and robust connectivity, boasts a well-developed air network and data infrastructure, ensuring a seamless experience for students from around the world.
We align our programmes with the demands of international employers, with over 95% of our graduates securing full-time employment or pursuing further studies within six months of graduation. Our International Foundation programmes (IFP) serves as an ideal pathway for students seeking a smooth transition into their undergraduate studies, equipping students with essential academic skills, and preparing them for success in their undergraduate studies. Accredited by Middlesex University (UK) and the Mauritian Higher Education Commission, our undergraduate programmes offer the opportunity to obtain a UK Honours degree in just three years, opening doors to many global opportunities or direct entry into our Master's programmes. Our postgraduate offerings, characterized by flexible delivery modes, including evening classes and hybrid teaching, cater to professionals seeking career advancement and skill enhancement, ensuring that every student's educational journey is marked by excellence and relevance.
Introduction
This degree aims to enable students to specialize in subjects related to international business law, equipping them with comprehensive knowledge of the legal processes governing international business, through the systematic and critical understanding of topics relevant to international business transactions such as trade law, international sale of goods, and commercial arbitration.
Overview - Why Sign Up?
You will deepen and broaden your knowledge of law as an academic subject; acquiring a systematic understanding of legal processes, methods, and concepts, of the social and political context in which legal processes take place, and of appropriate theoretical conceptions of law.
Ultimately, by maximizing your academic potential and refining your problem-solving skills in a transnational context through the acquisition of a systematic and critical understanding of complex legal, economic, cultural, ethical, and political issues informing international trade relations and transnational business you will enhance your professional development and horizons.
The research and writing skills you gain will be transferable to a variety of professional sectors, including the legal profession, policymaking, corporate sector, governmental bodies or academia.
In the School of Law at Middlesex University we have assembled a team of globally respected academics who provide not only insight and practical direction but access to a considerable network of contacts and connections, notably for internship opportunities within international and domestic organisations.
Course Highlights
- Advance your knowledge of international business law in a fast-changing global marketplace and an ever-globalized world.
- Study with teaching staff who are engaged in major research across relevant fields of law, from international sale of goods to law and policy of the WTO and international commercial litigation and arbitration.
- Learn alongside students from across the globe in one of the world's greatest cities.
- By combining a core legal skills module with the research Dissertation and self-selected optional modules, you will gain a thorough grounding in advanced legal knowledge and research.
What will you study in the LLM International Business Law programmes?
There are two different awards available for this course:
Full-time LLM (1 year, 180 credits)
- Four core plus two optional modules are completed over terms one and two, with a Dissertation period in term three.
Part-time LLM (2 years, 180 credits)
- Four core plus two optional modules are completed over four taught terms, plus a Dissertation period.
- Two modules in term one, two modules in term two, and two modules in the first term of the following academic year.
PG Diploma (1 year, 120 credits)
- Four cores plus two optional modules completed over four taught terms
- Two modules in term one, two modules in term two, and two modules in the first term of the following academic year.
For both pathways, attendance may be required depending on your choice of modules.
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Curriculum
- Legal Research Skills (20 Credits) - Compulsory
- Law of the International Sale of Goods (20 Credits) - Compulsory
- Law and Policy of the World Trade Organisation (20 Credits) - Compulsory
- International Commercial Litigation and Arbitration (20 Credits) - Compulsory
- Dissertation (60 Credits) - Compulsory
Plus two optional modules from the list below:
- Comparative Corporate Governance (20 Credits) - Optional
- English Commercial Law (20 Credits) - Optional
- Foundations and Principles of International Law (20 Credits) - Optional
- International Maritime Law (20 Credits) - Optional
- International Organisations and the International Dispute Resolution (20 Credits) - Optional
Program Outcome
What will you gain
You will gain knowledge and understanding through a stimulating combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, professional internships and self-directed studies and use a variety of resources, including audio-visual media, library books and e-learning materials.
Skills training, particularly through our Legal Research Skills module, will equip you with the intellectual tools necessary for postgraduate work, including the identification and location of appropriate materials, critical and analytical reading, writing skills and conventions.
Several sessions within each module and a substantial part of the Dissertation are designed to provide guidance on identifying a suitable research question, carrying out research, writing a literature review and planning and writing a dissertation.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
This programmes prepares students for a wide range of careers in public and private sector organizations, multinational companies, and inter-governmental bodies. Previous graduates have also continued their higher education studies via a PhD.
Students have access to specialist advice offered by Module Coordinators and other contributors to the programmes, including guidance on how to enter and pass recruitment processes for national and international organizations. Career-focused workshops, skills sessions, and events can also be looked forward to.