LLM International Commercial Law with Intellectual Property Law and Management at University of Reading

Programme overview

LLM International Commercial Law with Intellectual Property Law and Management combines international commercial law with core issues in intellectual property law and management.

Faculty: School of Law | Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time | Intake: September or February | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules are Advanced International Commercial Law Issues and a dissertation, with one research methods module; the remaining study follows the intellectual property law and management pathway.

Career pathways

Careers in communications and information technology sectors, law firms, entertainment and media companies, international organisations, and government and non-governmental organisations, including specialised IP legal roles.

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Entry requirements

Normally a good undergraduate honours degree (2:1 or above) in Law, Economics, Finance and Business Finance, or equivalent from a university outside the UK. Applicants with a 2:2 plus three years' relevant work experience, or who have passed the Bar exam, are also considered; applicants with a 2:2 and less experience and/or higher marks in some law modules may also be considered. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no element below 5.5 (or equivalent).

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,050 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee; part-time study over two years is charged at 50% of the annual full-time fee in each year. Source

International applicants: GBP 26,450 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee; part-time study over two years is charged at 50% of the annual full-time fee in each year. Source

Intake: September or February entry

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time

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