Master of Laws (LLM) in Commercial Law (Professional Master's degree)

[LM020CML01]

Programme Convener: Professor J Yeats

The curriculum comprises four elective courses and four independent research tasks demonstrating professional expertise. The curriculum consists of 180 credits.

Elective courses [to the value of 120 credits] - Four of the following courses (30 credits each)

Code Course NQF Credits  HEQSF level
CML5601F Advanced Company Law 30 9
CML5613S Collective Labour Law

30

9
CML5619F Law of International Trade 30 9
CML5624F Admiralty Jurisdiction and Practice 30 9
CML5625F Maritime Law 30 9
CML5626S Carriage of Goods by Sea 30 9
CML5641S Commercial Arbitration 30 9
CML5651F Individual Employment Law 30 9
CML5654S Competition Law 30 9
CML5658S Electronic Transactions Law 30 9
CML5664F Law, Regional Integration and Development in Africa 30 9
CML5667S Advanced Corporate Governance 30 9
CML5672S Legal Aspects of Corporate Financing Structures 30 9
CML5673S International Commercial Transactions Law 30 9
CML5676S Workplace Discrimination and Equality Law 30 9
CML5677F Islamic Law and Finance (not offered in 2020) 30 9
CML5687S Chinese Law and Investments in Africa 30 9
CML5692F Company Law, Corporate Governance and Labour Law 30 9
CML5693S Marine Insurance Law 30 9
PBL5602F International Law of the Sea 30 9
PVL5620S Advanced Contract Law 30 9

 

Research Tasks [to the value of 60 credits] - Four of the following courses (15 credits each):
Code Course NQF Credits HEQSF level
CML5601X Advanced Company Law - Research Task 15 9
CML5613X Collective Labour Law - Research Task 15 9
CML5619X Law of International Trade - Research Task 15 9
CML5624X Admiralty Jurisdiction and Practice - Research Task 15 9
CML5625X Maritime Law - Research Task 15 9
CML5626X Carriage of Goods by Sea - Research Task 15 9
CML5641X Commercial Arbitration - Research Task 15 9
CML5651X Individual Employment Law - Research Task 15 9
CML5654X Competition Law - Research Task 15 9
CML5658X Electronic Transactions Law - Research Task 15 9
CML5664X Law, Regional Integration and Development in Africa: Comparative Perspective - Research Task 15 9
CML5667X Advanced Corporate Governance - Research Task 15 9
CML5672X Legal Aspects of Corporate Financing Structures - Research Task 15 9
CML5673X International Commercial Transactions Law - Research Task 15 9
CML5676X Workplace Discrimination and Equality Law - Research Task 15 9
CML5677X Islamic Law and Finance - Research Task (not offered in 2020) 15 9
CML5687X Chinese Law and Investments in Africa - Research Task 15 9
CML5692X Company Law, Corporate Governance and Labour Law - Research Task 15 9
CML5693X Marine Insurance Law - Research Task 15 9
PBL5602X International Law of the Sea - Research Task 15 9
PVL5620X Advanced Contract Law - Research Task 15 9