LLM Commercial Law

Overview

One-year master's examining commercial law challenges across legal systems, taught through seminars and debates, with a dissertation and optional modules. No prior law study is required. Streatham Campus.

Highlights

• Legal research and writing skills
• Dissertation of 60 credits
• Optional modules in corporate law, international arbitration and tax law
• Optional modules on AI regulation, data protection and financial markets law

Entry requirements

Academic

2:2 honours degree or above, or equivalent. No prior study of law is required.

English language

Profile B1: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each section; PTE Academic 67 with at least 59 in each skill; TOEFL iBT 90 overall (tests before 21 January 2026) or 4.5 overall with at least 3.5 in each section (tests from 21 January 2026); Duolingo English Test 120 overall with at least 95 in each integrated subscore.

Applicants from Pakistan

Exeter's Pakistan page for postgraduate taught study accepts 16 years of study: a 4-year bachelor's from a recognised Pakistani institution (minimum 124 credits), a 2 or 3-year bachelor's plus a 2-year master's, or a 5-year law programme such as a 5-year LLB. Stated equivalents: first CGPA 3.5 or above or 80% or above; 2:1 CGPA 3.01 to 3.49 or 70% to 79%; 2:2 CGPA 2.5 to 3.0 or 60% to 69%. Source

Careers

Routes named on the page include private practice, corporate and public employment, international trading companies and further study at PhD level.

Working after you graduate

Bachelor's and master's graduates on a Student visa may apply in the UK for the Graduate visa: two years if applying by 31 December 2026, or 18 months if applying on or after 1 January 2027.

Checked on 10 October 2026. Official source.

Scholarships for this course

• Chevening ScholarshipsTuition fees, monthly living stipend, economy return flight, arrival and departure allowances and visa application cost
• Commonwealth Master's ScholarshipsFull tuition fees, return airfare, monthly stipend of GBP 1,712 (GBP 2,000 in the London area) and a study travel grant
• Exeter Excellence Scholarship 2027/28 (Postgraduate Taught, Round 1)GBP 15,000 off first-year international tuition fees, one year only
• University of Exeter Alumni Scholarship 2027/2820% reduction in first-year tuition fees, one year only
• University of Exeter Postgraduate Taught Scholarship 2027/28 for PakistanGBP 10,000 tuition fee discount applied to the first year only