Degree Requirements for Graduate Coursework Programmes 

Programme

Course

LLM without a specialisation
LLM (Asian Legal Studies)
LLM (Corporate & Financial Services Law)
LLM (Intellectual Property & Technology Law)
LLM (International & Comparative Law)

LLM (Maritime Law)

LLM (International Business Law)

Singapore Common Law of Contract (4 units)

Programme

Total No. of Units

Coursework Requirement

LLM without a specialisation

40-44

No compulsory course.

LLM (Asian Legal Studies)

40-44

At least 24 units of courses must be taken from the Asian Legal Studies grouping, including the compulsory courses – Legal Systems of Asia (4 units) and, for students from civil law jurisdictions, Singapore Common Law of Contract (4 units)

LLM (Corporate & Financial Services Law)

40-44

At least 24 units of courses must be taken from the Corporate & Financial Services Law grouping, including the compulsory course – Elements of Company Law (4 units)
(Students who have read and passed Company Law at NUS or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction are exempted.)

LLM (Intellectual Property & Technology Law)

40-44

At least 24 units of courses must be taken from the Intellectual Property & Technology Law grouping, including the compulsory course – Law of Intellectual Property (8 units) OR Foundations of IP Law (5 units).

(Students who have read and passed a course on Intellectual Property Law at NUS or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction are exempted.)

LLM (International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution)

40-44

At least 24 units of courses must be taken from the International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution grouping, including the compulsory courses
^Compulsory courses –
(Sem 1*/ Sem 2)  International Commercial Arbitration (5 units) ,
(Sem 1) International Dispute Settlement (5 units) AND
(Sem 1) Topics in International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (1 credit).
* preferred semester to take this course as it is fundamental and should be taken before taking advanced courses in Sem 2

In addition to the three compulsory courses, you are required to take at least two of the following super-intensive elective courses that are conducted during the Semester’s Recess Week:
(Sem 1 Recess Week) International Arbitration & The New York Convention
(Sem 1 Recess Week) Current Challenges to Investment Arbitration
(Sem 2 Recess Week) SIAC and Institutional Arbitration
(Sem 2 Recess Week) Complex Arbitrations: Multiparty - Multicontract

These super-intensive electives are taught by top arbitration specialists from around the world who cannot spend more than a few days with us given their busy schedule

LLM (International & Comparative Law)

40-44

At least 24 units of courses must be taken from the International & Comparative Law grouping, including the compulsory course – Public International Law (5 units)

(Students who have read and passed Public International Law at NUS or its equivalent are exempted.)

LLM (Maritime Law)

40-44

At least 24 units of courses must be taken from the Maritime Law grouping, including the compulsory courses – Carriage of Goods by Sea (5 units) AND Charterparties (5 units)

LLM (International Business Law)

40-44

Sem 1: 20-23 units to be read at NUS

Sem 2: 20 units to be read at partner university East China University of Political Science and Law

Classes in ECUPL will be conducted in person only. The commencement date of Semester 2 varies from year to year but typically it starts no later than 2nd week of January. Students should take note of the commencement date for Semester 2 in any given academic year when making personal arrangements for the duration of their stay in Singapore.

^Compulsory course –
(Sem 1) Elements of Company Law (4 units)
(for students who have not read and passed Company Law at NUS or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction)