入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： To be considered for the LLM programme, candidates should normally have obtained either a Law Degree or a Joint Honours Degree with a major Law component from an approved University or Institution, at the standard of Class 2 Division I or higher (or of an equivalent standard). For advice on the international equivalence of qualifications please contact the LLM Admissions Tutor (see below).
英语要求：All candidates whose first degree was not conducted in English must take either the IELTS or TOEFL tests, and must normally achieve one of the following:
•7.0 or higher on every component of the IELTS test (preferred test system)
•110 or higher, TWE 5.0, on the internet-based TOEFL test
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £11,970
课程特征 Course Features：
The LLM dissertation is carried out under the supervision of one of the Law School’s academic staff, who collectively have the reputation of being some of the very best researchers in the UK. Durham Law School was ranked 4th Law School in the UK in the 2008 RAE, an excellent result, on a par with the 2001 result. The school also returned 100% of its staff in the RAE.
Although not formally part of the LLM, students are encouraged to attend the various research events held within Durham Law School so that they gain experience of highest level of academic research.
课程内容 Course Content ：
•Advanced Law of Obligations (UCU 30)
•Advanced Issues in EU law (UCU 30)
•Commercial Fraud (UCU 15)
•Introduction to Corporate Governance (UCU 15)
•Comparative Corporate Governance (UCU 30)
•Corporate Social Responsibility (UCU 15)
•Current Issues in Company Law (UCU 30)
•EC Competition Law (UCU 30)
•Electronic Commerce (UCU 15)
•The European Union and International Trade (UCU 30)
•International Sales Law (UCU 30)
•International Human Rights Law, Development, and Commerce (UCU 15)
•International Banking Law (UCU 30)
•Introduction to European Law (UCU 15)
•International Commercial Dispute Resolution (UCU 30)
•International and Comparative Insolvency Law (UCU 15)
•International Cooperation in Criminal Matters in Europe (UCU 15)
•International Investment Law (UCU 30)
•International Economic Law (UCU 30)
•Principles of Corporate Insolvency (UCU 15)
•Law of the WTO (UCU 30)
•Selected Issues in EU Law (UCU 30)
•Selected Issues in Competition Law (UCU 15)
•Selected Issues of International Intellectual Property Law (UCU 30)
•Dissertation (compulsory module) (UCU 60 (10,000 words) UCU 75 (15,000 words) or UCU 90 (20,000 words)
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment：
Teaching methods will vary depending on your choice of module, but modules are taught primarily by lectures combined with seminars (i.e. small group teaching).
Taught modules may be examined by way of a written examination in the Easter Term, or an assessed essay written during the course of the programme of studies, or both.