International Trade Law, LLM
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our LLM in International Trade Law at Swansea University provides a rigorous, specialist education in the legal frameworks that underpin the global economy. The programme is designed for legal professionals and graduates seeking to build high-level expertise in the complex and politically charged field of international trade, investment, and commerce. As a student within the School of Law, you will be taught by internationally recognised academics and experts from the research-focused Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law.
This unique environment ensures your learning is anchored in world-leading scholarship and informed by real-world commercial and regulatory practice. You will engage with critical issues ranging from WTO Dispute Settlement and Free Trade Agreements to the Law of the International Sale of Goods, Trade Finance, and the Intersection of Trade with Environmental and Social Policy. As a graduate, you will leave with deep, applicable knowledge and the professional skills to pursue leadership careers.
You will be well equipped to become a specialist trade lawyer, legal advisor or policy analyst; roles which are highly valued by elite international law firms, multinational corporations, governmental agencies, and global institutions.
Key highlights
- Taught by experts from the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law
- Covers WTO Dispute Settlement and Free Trade Agreements
- Modules on international sale of goods and trade finance
- Explores trade's intersection with environmental and social policy
- Learning informed by real-world commercial and regulatory practice
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — 2:2.
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- Trade lawyer
- Legal advisor
- Policy analyst
- In-house counsel
- Trade compliance specialist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,200 per year | International: £20,150 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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