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Studying commercial law abroad

Studying Commercial Law as an international student offers the opportunity to explore global trade, corporate governance and business negotiation while gaining legal expertise that opens doors to careers in law, commerce and international business.

Commercial law is concerned with the rules that govern international and regional trade, the protection of commercial interests and will give you an understanding of how businesses operate within legal frameworks. You will learn about corporate governance and how decisions are made at a corporate level.

To study Commercial law at university level, you should have a strong interest in legal framework and have a strong interest in commerce.

By studying in this field, your modules are likely to cover topics such as:

  • Commercial Transactions
  • International Corporate Governance
  • Business Negotiation
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Trade Law
  • Corporate Law

Graduates of degrees in Commercial Law go on to work in a variety of fields across commercial law, commerce, finance and business.

Postgraduate programmes in Commercial Law are most commonly offered at universities as:

  • Master of Law (LLM degree), which can typically take between 1-2 years to complete, depending on whether you wish to study Full-time or Part-time.
  • Postgraduate Diplome (PG Dip), which will typically take 1 year to complete when studied Full-Time.

All commercial law courses

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International Commercial Law Master Degree

University of Groningen Netherlands

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Law (International Commercial Law) LLM, PG Dip

University of Kent United Kingdom

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Commercial Law Dual (London and Singapore) LLM

Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London United Kingdom

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International Commercial Law LLM

Swansea University United Kingdom

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International Commercial and Economic Law LLM

SOAS University of London United Kingdom

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Laws (LL.M) Master

University of Antwerp Belgium

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Management MSc

The University of Edinburgh Business School United Kingdom

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International Commercial Law LLM

University of Nottingham United Kingdom

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International Business and Commercial Law LLM

University of Manchester United Kingdom

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International Commercial Law LLM

Cardiff University United Kingdom

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Postgraduate Diploma in International and Commercial Law PG Dip

University of Buckingham United Kingdom

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International Commercial Law (LLM/PG Dip) LLM, PG Dip

University of Warwick United Kingdom

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LLM European Union Commercial Law LLM

University of Essex United Kingdom

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European Trade and Commercial Law LLM

Durham University United Kingdom

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LLM Corporate and Commercial Law LLM

University of Sheffield United Kingdom

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