Course description

Taught by Manchester's corporate governance and corporate social responsibility experts, this LLM provides you with specialist knowledge about the law of conducting business in today's globalised society.

The course examines the major theories concerning the nature of corporations, the concerns driving corporate governance law and practice, and reform proposals.

You will evaluate the effectiveness of current corporation governance processes in setting and pursuing objectives, both nationally and internationally. In addition, you will define your expertise in this field by examining the evidence for European and global convergence of corporate governance practices and the ways in which this might evolve.

Aims

• To provide you with specialist knowledge about the law of conducting business in today's global society.
• Deliver insights into major theories concerning the nature of corporations, and the concerns driving corporate governance law and practices.
• Understanding the effectiveness of current corporation governance processes in setting and pursuing objectives, both nationally and internationally.
• Exploring the evidence for European and global convergence of corporate governance practices and the ways in which this might evolve.

Teaching and learning

Our taught postgraduate courses include classes and a programme of assessed work. These are particularly suitable if you want to gain specialist knowledge in your chosen subject area.

You may continue your studies in order to pursue an academic career, or go on to pursue your chosen field.

Coursework and assessment

All course units are assessed by either one unseen written examination, or one coursework essay, or a combination of these two methods of assessment.

The course will be 180 credits in total and has a compulsory research component. 120 credits will be taught course units and the remainder 60 credits in the form of a 14,000-15,000 word dissertation.

Your dissertation must be within the area of one unit you have chosen. The research element of the course is supported by weekly research methodology lectures delivered throughout semesters one and two designed to improve your legal writing and research skills. For specialised streams, dissertation topic must be within those streams, and general LLM dissertation topics must be within one of your chosen units.

Career opportunities

This is a rigorous degree which will give you up-to-date and globally applicable expertise for a career in the practice of corporate law.