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LLM - Corporate Governance (Robert Kennedy College)

The LLM Corporate Governance meets the current demand for specialist knowledge and skills in the rapidly expanding fields of international commercial law and corporate governance law. It provides students with the opportunity to explore, in-depth, the legal regulation of the world of international business and corporate governance. Academically rigorous, the LLM will expose students to a practical real-world application of the law.

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Course Overview

The overall aims of the Programme are to:

On this course you will...

  • To provide an advanced understanding of the corporate and legal responsibilities and governance in an international business context.
  • To provide opportunities for the systematic development of the skills of objective analysis, evaluation and presentation to enable students to further develop confidence in effectively appraising and implementing market strategies in the context of international business law.
  • To develop an ability to apply knowledge and understanding of business law in relation to complex issues affecting global trade and corporate governance, both systematically and creatively, to improve business and management practice.
  • To provide a stimulating academic environment, rooted in the experiences of the student, but firmly based upon the values of academic openness and critical appraisal.
  • To explore and develop a comprehensive understanding of academic theory in order to inform and improve current business and commercial and legal practice in an international business context.
  • To critically apply ‘action based learning’ in the form of experiential activities and enable students to develop and manage solutions to complex circumstances, whilst analysing the impact this will have on the organisation with an emphasis on the international business context.

Course Structure

What you will learn

The programme provides advanced critical analysis of the key themes and emerging challenges facing businesses, in a global context such as in international/global business environments and innovation and enterprise.

Compulsory modules

Modules

  • Advanced Legal Skills
  • International Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Transnational Business Law and Artificial Intelligence
  • Corporate Governance
  • Dissertation

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