LLM International Commercial Law
- Study Mode: Full Time
- Location: High Wycombe
- Duration: One Year
- Start Date: September 2025
In an increasingly globalised economy commercial law is a requirement to meet a variety of challenges. Our LLM International Commercial Law degree provides the opportunity to study a range of areas relevant to these challenges.
You will have the opportunity to study specialised areas, including, international commercial dispute resolution, international trade, and competition law. Gain specialised knowledge to pursue a wide range of legal and non-legal careers and grow networks and enhance your employability.
Studying an International Commercial Law Masters at BNU's Business and Law School provides the chance to develop your problem-solving skills that enable you to exercise sound judgement in complex, uncertain and new 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, analyse current developments related to the advancement of society through the legal lens.
On our LLM International Commercial Law course you will have the opportunity to choose optional modules that include intellectual property law and technology, electronic commerce and digital trade, international law, international commercial dispute resolution, competition law, and international trade.
The Law School has 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 BNU Business and Law School lecturers have a wide variety of specialisms. Course Leader Sukhninder Panesa is a leading expert in the field of Property, Trusts and Commercial law. Other expertise in the school include, International Law, European Union Law, Criminal Law, International Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution.
BNU is a student focused and employer led university which means that you are at the forefront of all that we do. We are proud of our high lecturer to student ratio, which means that we see you as a person and for who you are. You are our priority, and our lecturers operate an open-door policy meaning that you can get the staff time, support and contact you need to best suit your learning.
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. ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ 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 first degree in Law (or a subject in a related discipline, such as Business, Accountancy and Finance, Economics, Politics, International Relations) at a minimum of 2:2, or an overseas qualification which is equivalent to a UK Honours degree, minimum 2:2 classification.
- A Postgraduate Diploma in Law or in a cognate discipline, or other international equivalent
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 2025 - 2026: £10,990 per year *
International
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Overseas/International, Academic Year 2025 - 2026: £15,550 per year *
Following the Government’s announcement of 4 November 2024, we will be increasing our full-time undergraduate tuition fees for UK students to £9,535 per year from the start of the 2025/26 academic year. Our part-time fees for UK undergraduate students will increase to £7,145 per annum. Please visit , on the Government’s website, for more information about the changes.
Tuition fees for Home undergraduate students (including with foundation year) may increase in subsequent years for both new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by the Government.  
Tuition fees for both new and continuing international students may be subject to an inflationary increase based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the 12-month period to 31 January each year.  
Tuition fees for postgraduate courses and CPD may be subject to an inflationary increase based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the 12-month period to 31 January each year. This increase will apply to both new and continuing students.  
We understand, and really appreciate, the significant financial commitment our students make when they choose to study at BNU. We take our responsibilities to our students very seriously, and are ambitious for each to reach their full potential and succeed in their chosen career. Our fees help us to continue providing our students with a high-quality education, and to invest in the services and facilities which create an excellent student experience at BNU.
The following factors will be considered by the University when we set the annual fees: measures of inflation such as the retail price indices; projected increases in University costs; and any changes in the level of funding for teaching received from the Government.
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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