About the Courses
WHY INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL AND MARITIME LAW AT SWANSEA?
As a postgraduate student at the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, you will be part of a globally recognised law school, with a thriving academic environment committed to excellence in teaching and research, and offering an exceptional student experience.
The International Commercial Arbitration (LACM17) module offered as part of this degree has been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). This effectively means that LLM students who manage to successfully complete the International Commercial Arbitration module at Swansea will be eligible to apply to be awarded the level of Associate Member of the CIArb
Our maritime law programmes are ranked in the UK top 10 (LLM Guide 2023)
83.3% of our research produces considerable impact in terms of its reach and
WHY INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL AND MARITIME LAW AT SWANSEA?
As a postgraduate student at the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, you will be part of a globally recognised law school, with a thriving academic environment committed to excellence in teaching and research, and offering an exceptional student experience.
The International Commercial Arbitration (LACM17) module offered as part of this degree has been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). This effectively means that LLM students who manage to successfully complete the International Commercial Arbitration module at Swansea will be eligible to apply to be awarded the level of Associate Member of the CIArb
Our maritime law programmes are ranked in the UK top 10 (LLM Guide 2023)
83.3% of our research produces considerable impact in terms of its reach and significance (REF 2021)
Law at Swansea is ranked 67th in the World (THE World University Rankings 2023)
Modules
LLM 1 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 7T)
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
None found.
Optional Modules
Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students are required to select 30 credits from the list of the modules below.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Carriage of Goods by Sea, Land and Air September-June 30 LACM10
International Regulation of Shipping September-June 30 LAGM06
Admiralty Law September-June 30 LAMM01
Charterparties: Law and Practice September-June 30 LAMM02
The Law of Marine Insurance September-June 30 LAMM03
Oil and Gas Law: Contracts and Liabilities September-June 30 LAMM20
AND
Choose Exactly 30 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students are required to select 30 credits from the list of the modules below.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
E-commerce and Regulation of Electronic Transactions September-June 30 LACM03
International Intellectual Property Law September-June 30 LACM14
International Commercial Arbitration September-June 30 LACM17
International Corporate Law and Governance September-June 30 LACM20
Ship and Other Mobile Assets Finance Law September-June 30 LACM21
Law of International Trade September-June 30 LA-M01
Law and Practice relating to International Banking and Commercial Payments September-June 30 LAMM19
AND
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students are required to select 60 credits from the list of the modules below (excluding the modules selected above). Students may also select any of the 0 credit modules listed below.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
E-commerce and Regulation of Electronic Transactions September-June 30 LACM03
Carriage of Goods by Sea, Land and Air September-June 30 LACM10
International Intellectual Property Law September-June 30 LACM14
International Commercial Arbitration September-June 30 LACM17
IP Law in the Context of Creative Industries September-June 30 LACM19
International Corporate Law and Governance September-June 30 LACM20
Ship and Other Mobile Assets Finance Law September-June 30 LACM21
Commercial and Maritime Mooting September-June 0 LACM24
Employability Skills in the Commercial and Maritime Industry September-June 0 LACM31
International Regulation of Shipping September-June 30 LAGM06
Law of International Trade September-June 30 LA-M01
Admiralty Law September-June 30 LAMM01
Charterparties: Law and Practice September-June 30 LAMM02
The Law of Marine Insurance September-June 30 LAMM03
Oil and Gas Law: Contracts and Liabilities September-June 30 LAMM20
Artificial Intelligence in Commerce and Legal Practice September-June 30 LATM01
Distributed Ledger Technology (Blockchain) and Commerce - Law and Regulation September-June 30 LATM02
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
LLM Research Projects June-September 60 LA-M02A