* Fee for re-assessment of a dissertation (PGT programme): £360 Submission of thesis after deadline lapsed: £340 Registration/exam only fee: £160
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training):
overall score 6.5
no sub-test less than 6.5
or equivalent scores in another recognised qualification:
Common equivalent English language qualifications
All stated English tests are acceptable for admission for both home/EU and international students for this programme:
ibTOEFL: 92; no sub-test less than:
Reading: 23
Listening:23
Speaking: 23
Writing: 24
CAE (Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English): 176 overall; no sub-test less than 176
CPE (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English): 176 overall; no sub-test less than 176
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English, Academic test): 64 overall; no sub-test less than 62
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English: ISEII at Distinction with Distinction in all sub-tests
For international students, the Home Office has confirmed that the University can choose to use these tests to make its own assessment of English language ability for visa applications to degree level programmes. The University is also able to accept an IELTS test (Academic module) from any of the 1000 IELTS test centres from around the world and we do not require a specific UKVI IELTS test for degree level programmes. We therefore still accept any of the English tests listed for admission to this programme.
Competition laws are being adopted or revised by increasing numbers of states, feature prominently in regional association agreements, and have an extremely significant impact on global and local business.
The programme explores offered by the well-established US and EU regimes, which are being challenged by the emergence of China as a significant jurisdiction wielding considerable influence.
You will engage with the significant international debates about the role of competition law, the difficulties faced by companies complying with different laws, and the possibilities of convergence.
The programme’s teaching team has considerable experience in the field. The programme leader, Professor Mark Furse, is a recognised expert on competition law with a strong interest in the development of competition law. Dr Florence Thepot is an expert in the role which competition law plays in the digital and online economies. Both publish extensively, and maintain strong national and international links.
We offer excellent facilities including our dedicated School of Law library; our main University Library also contains our extensive collection of legal materials and official publications with full access to key databases of US, EU and Chinese materials.
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You are required to take at least four courses from the following list (plus two others) and to submit a dissertation as falling within the area. For this programme your course choices must include the core courses of International Competition Law, and Competition Law Enforcement. Courses are delivered through a blend of lectures and seminar style teaching.
Core courses
COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION LAW
Optional courses
ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION LAW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AND THE MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MERGER CONTROL
LAW AND MARKETS
Pre-Sessional English Course
This depends on your starting level. For students aiming for the standard requirement of IELTS 6.5 and starting a degree programme in September we recommend
The programme provides a thorough academic background in the area of competition law and policy. Competition law has been subject to a dramatic growth in recent years, and the need for properly qualified people has risen correspondingly. This is particularly the case in East Asia, but the trend is part of a wider one. Our graduates work in leading international law firms or prestigious domestic firms in a wide range of countries. Others are placed with regulators and competition agencies around the world, or work directly for industry and commerce.
Former students from the LLM International Competition Law & Policy are in employment in leading law firms in several jurisdictions, in competition agencies around the world, and in relevant Governmental bodies. The LLM offers an up to date and detailed look at key issues in competition law, providing a strong overall background combined with an emphasis on recent (and potentially future) developments.
In addition to the key academic staff – who have between them engaged significantly with professional development programmes in both the private and public sector – students are given the opportunity to attend talks by current academics, enforcers, policy makers and practitioners and to network with them. Sessions on the course Advanced Competition Law have in the past been delivered by leading practitioners.
We have also placed students in internship positions with competition law practices in Scotland (although internships can never be guaranteed as their availability is driven by the needs of law firms).
Insurrance_fee: £300/year
