Universities Ireland University College Cork Courses LLM Business Law

LLM Business Law
at University College Cork

Cork, Ireland

Tuition Fee € 17,500
Country Rank#3
Duration12 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

The course combines a focus on realities of business law in practice with a broader discussion of relevant theoretical and policy issues. The course builds on the School’s wide range of expertise and knowledge in a broad range of aspects of business law, including banking, commercial, corporate, financial services, and insolvency, and in regulation and compliance in the business area. Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to engage with the practical operation of business law. Students also complete a research dissertation in their chosen aspect of business law under expert individualised supervision. Students will also benefit from guest seminars with experts from legal and business practice, relevant Government departments, regulatory bodies and legal practitioners and international experts in this field.

Applicants for the LLM (Business Law) Degree also have the option of registering for a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Law. Students take 60 credits of taught masters’ modules from those on offer for the LLM (Business Law). The Postgraduate Diploma can be completed over 9 months full-time or 18 months part-time.

This shorter programme may be attractive to legal professionals and others who may prefer not to make an initial commitment to a full master’s programme. Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma may further progress their studies by completing a 15,000 word research dissertation and graduating with a Masters in Law (LLM).

The course includes a core Business Law in Practice module where students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to engage with business law in practice. Students can choose from a range of postgraduate business law modules, business modules and undergraduate law subjects.

Course Content
Modules: Students take 90 credits in total, including 35 credits of core modules and 55 credits of elective modules.

Core Modules (35 credits)
- LW6594 LLM (Business Law) Dissertation (30 credits)
- LW6595 Business Law in Practice (5 credits)
Elective Modules (55 credits)

Students take elective modules to the value of 55 credits from the list of electives set out below. At least 35 credits must be chosen from List A. Students may choose up to 10 credits from List B and up to 10 credits from List C.

List A: LLM (Business Law) Modules (Choose a minimum of 35 credits)
- LW6536 Intellectual Property Law (10 credits)
- LW6574 Intellectual Property and Internet Regulation (10 credits)
- LW6578 Consumer Rights: Law and Policy (5 credits)
- LW6579 Law of Secured Lending (5 credits)
- LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)
- LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)
- LW6589 Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy (5 credits)
- LW6612 IT Law Clinic (5 credits)
- LW6618 Climate Change Law and Policy (5 credits)
- LW6619 Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution (5 credits)
- LW6636 European Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Rescue (5 credits)
- LW6637 Brexit - Legal and Political Perspectives (10 credits)
- LW6638 Brexit and the Future of Europe (10 credits)
- LW6639 FinTech: Law and Regulation (5 credits)
- LW6640 E-Commerce (5 credits)
List B: Non-Law Modules (Choose a maximum of 10 credits)
- EC6002 Financial Institutions and Money Markets (5 credits)
- FI6001 Treasury Risk Management (5 credits)
- FI6002 Regulation and Compliance in Capital Markets (5 credits)
- FE6601 Co-operatives and the Third Sector (5 credits)
- FE6701 Co-operative and Social Enterprise (10 credits)
List C: Undergraduate Modules (Choose a maximum of 10 credits)
- LW2254 Commercial Law (10 credits)
- LW2269 Privacy and Data Protection Law (5 credits)
- LW3301 Employment Law: Contracts, Rights and Termination (5 credits)
- LW3302 Employment Law: Employee Protection, Equality and Industrial Relations (5 credits)
- LW3316 Financial Services Law and Regulation (5 credits)
- LW3345 Company Law: Fundamental Concepts and Doctrines (5 credits)
- LW3346 Company Law: Management, Finance and Insolvency (5 credits)
- LW3347 Contemporary Issues in Corporate Law (5 credits)
- LW3368 Principles of Revenue Law (5 credits)
- LW3369 Income Tax Law (5 credits)
Entry Requirement
Candidates must be approved by the School of Law and must normally:

(a) hold a Second Class Honours Grade I in a primary honours Law degree (NFQ, Level 8);

or

(b) have such other relevant third level educational qualifications and/or professional experience as, in the opinion of the School of Law, qualifies the candidate under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to undertake the LLM (Business Law) Degree.

If you are an overseas candidate you are welcome to apply and your qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis as above.

*Note: Where appropriate, the Academic Programme Director will identify, in consultation with the candidate, certain elective modules to be taken by a candidate admitted under entry criterion (b) above. The taking of specified modules may be made a condition of acceptance of a candidate’s application.

The number of places available in any given year is dependent on resources and all qualified candidates may not be admitted.

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*
- 6.5 Overall
- 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
TOEFL iBT
- 90 Overall
- Listening 20
- Reading 19
- Speaking 21
- Writing 20
Fees & Scholarships
The EU fee for this course is €7,130; €3,630 (Year 1 Part-time); €3,630 (Year 2 Part-time).

The Non-EU fee for this course is €17,500.

Deposits

If your course required a deposit, that figure will be deducted from your second semester fee payment in January.

EU student fee payment

Fees for EU students are payable in two equal instalments. First payment at registration in August and the second in January.

International student fee payment

International Students can pay in two equal instalments once they have paid the appropriate deposit. The initial payment is due on registration and the balance usually by the end of January.
Career Prospect
Graduates of this degree will be well placed to seek employment in any area of business law, within Ireland, Europe or internationally. Employment opportunities include specialist legal practice in the commercial and corporate fields as well as general legal practice, regulatory bodies, business regulation and compliance, the financial services sector, the insolvency sector, law reform and research. Because of the transferrable knowledge and skills which this programme develops, graduates may also avail of crossover opportunities using their LLM to pursue careers in the business world.

Cost Of Studying At University College Cork

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250K+

Students Assisted

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Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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LLM Business Law at University College Cork