This LLM is designed primarily for law graduates and lawyers who want to explore how contemporary challenges are addressed in the corporate and commercial law field. It provides you with an excellent opportunity to evaluate and critique the existing legal responses to these challenges. You'll also be encouraged to reflect on how these existing responses can be improved.
We offer a variety of modules, and the teaching is informed by the research of renowned academics from the Sheffield Institute of Corporate and Commercial Law.
Alongside courses in specific areas of corporate and commercial law, we run a series of workshops on legal skills. Those workshops also introduce you to different methodologies. You will develop and hone your critical skills and research expertise. You will use these skills to write a dissertation during the second half of your LLM, with expert supervision from our staff.
Teaching is informed by the research of renowned academics from the Sheffield Institute of Corporate and Commercial Law.
This course is just one of the pathways offered on the Sheffield LLM. You can also choose to study the LLM International Law and Global Justice option.
If you’re not sure which specialist pathway you want to follow, don’t worry, you can take the Sheffield LLM without specialising, or opt to follow one of the pathways on arrival. The choice is yours.
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject.
Core modules
Legal Research & Writing Skills
Dissertation (LLM in Law)
Optional modules - examples include:
Core Issues in International Dispute Settlement
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law
International Law and the Use of Force
WTO Law: Foundations, Institutions, Challenges
Trade Law and Government Procurement
Introduction to Company Law and Corporate Governance
Current Issues in Company Law and Corporate Governance
Principles of International Law
Principles of International Organisations Law
International Law and the Protection of Foreign Investment
International Trade Law: Advanced Issues
International Law of the Sea
Data Privacy and Governance
International Environmental Law
Law and AI
Law, Technology and Finance
International Criminal Law
International Humanitarian Law
Legal Tech and Lawyering in the Digital Age
International Cyber Law
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