Course details

The LLM (International Business Law) is a dual masters degree offered by Maynooth University Department of Law and the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy). The programme will enable law graduates to further their legal education by gaining a systematic understanding of the critical issues at the forefront of select areas of international business law.

The first semester (comprised entirely of mandatory modules) of this programme is taught in Lyon. During the second semester in Maynooth, students choose from a range of optional modules. Certain modules on the programme are run in partnership with leading law firms, offering students the opportunity to apply for work placements at the end of their studies. Students must complete a dissertation during the summer, which can be supervised by either University.

Entry Requirements

Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree in law (a minimum 2.2 grade, honours (level 8) degree in law (a ‘licence’, an LLB or equivalent)). Acceptance of applicants with other types of diplomas will be determined by the Admissions Committee which may also take into account relevant professional experience. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
  • TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
  • TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
  • PTE (Pearson): 62

Module

Year 1

  • MASTERS IN LAW DISSERTATION
  • INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
  • FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN FRANCE
  • INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT LAW
  • FUNDS LAW
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW
  • INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANISATIONS
  • PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
  • INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
  • ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW
  • INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW (INT)
  • CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
  • MARRIAGE AND THE LAW: AN INTERNATIONAL PROFILE
  • LAW AND RELIGION
  • PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW
  • AIRCRAFT FINANCING
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Maynooth University

This means that students at Maynooth benefit from an international outlook, and those of you who wish to study abroad for a semester or an academic year during yTheir degree have a network of connections to tap in to. During the cTheirse of their academic degree students from Maynooth have studied subjects such as Law at Boston College, Mandarin Chinese at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Music in the University of Vienna.

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  • Historian Dr Tom O Connor is working with colleagues from the University of Alcala and the Irish Colleges in Spain, discovering the hidden stories of Irish people who got caught up in the Spanish Inquisition.
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