入学要求 Requirement:
学术要求:A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
英语要求: IELTS 7.0 (with at least 6.0 in each section)
学费 Tuition Fee:2011/2012 £13,500
课程特征 Course Features:
The LLM in International Economic Law offers a qualification that combines considerable academic interest with professional utility.
The programme is particularly timely, in light of the ongoing world trade negotiations, the increasing importance of international investment law, the growing need for strengthened international cooperation in relation to banking, finance and other economic issues, as well as the challenges sustainable development and climate change pose for the world economy.
课程内容 Course Content :
Compulsory courses:
•General Principles and Institutions of International Economic Law (20 credits, semester 1)
AND
EITHER
•WTO Law (20 credits, semester 2)
OR
•International Investment Law (20 credits, semester 1)
Optional 40 credit courses (taught over two semesters):
•Fundamental Issues in International Law
• The Law of International Trade
Optional 20 credit courses (taught over one semester):
• International Climate Change Law (semester 1)
• International Commercial Arbitration (semester 1)
• Principles of International Tax Law (semester 1)
• Banking and Finance Law (semester 1)
• International Intellectual Property System (semester 1, distance learning)
• Corporate Social Responsibility and the Law (semester 2)
• EU External Economic Relations Law (semester 2)
Courses offered by other schools (for a maximum of 40 credits):
• International Political Economy (School of Social and Political Sciences, 20 credits, taught over one semester)
• Politics and Theories of International Development (School of Social and Political Sciences, 20 credits, semester 1)
• Economics for Postgraduates (School of Economics, 20 credits, semester 1)
职业展望 Career Prospects:
The LLM Programme in International Economic Law has been conceived as a gateway into a range of employment opportunities and specialised academic work. The Edinburgh University Career Service and the LLM programme teaching staff will be available to support students in identifying employment opportunities. These may include:
• Legal practice
• Government legal service
• Legal advisors to private companies
• International civil servants
• Specialised researchers in academic and think-tank institutions
• Independent consultants.