International Business Law: Digital Innovation in Commerce and Finance (LLM)
Examine the role of lawyers in an environment where new technologies and the call for socially responsible practices change the way in which we conduct business. Become a creative lawyer who operates as a transaction engineer, facilitates new forms of business, negotiates deals and assists start-ups. Learn how to apply human-centered design to prevent or solve legal problems. International Business Law: Digital Innovation in Commerce and Finance (LLM) offers a blend of online and offline learning.
In this program, you examine how lawyers, regulators and other professionals operate in a business environment with new technologies and evolving business practices. Learn how to navigate the digitalization of everything, including law and regulation, by collaborating in dynamic teams, and working with new digital tools in real-world examples. The program incorporates, among other subjects, legal design, LegalTech, and legal sustainability.
With this innovative Master's program, the #1 Law School in the Netherlands (THE, 2023) opens its doors to all students, either in Tilburg or anywhere in the world, and offers you an "open-world" experience. As a working professional you can also attend this academically innovative Master’s program online next to your job.
The program focuses on the following areas
- You learn to think creatively and out of the box. You will analyze complex situations and learn to communicate solutions in presentations or in video format (vlogs, podcasts, etc.).
- The program offers a focus on entrepreneurship, equipping you to tell your own 'brand-story' in a changing work-environment.
- You learn to work as part of a team with diverse national or disciplinary backgrounds.
- This program has an extensive global network of practitioners, lawyers, regulators, policymakers and alumni.
- Choose whether you want to take this program online or on campus. This hybrid structure has been highly rated by current students.
Typical courses
- International Business Law: Contracts and Governance
- International Business Law and Technology
- Banking and Securities Regulation
- International Company Law
- International Competition Law
- Legal Negotiation Workshop
- ECTS transcript – If you are still completing your Bachelor’s degree, upload an ECTS transcript showing the subjects you have studied, your grades, and the number of credits awarded. Your Bachelor’s diploma must be uploaded later, as soon as you receive it.
- Bachelor’s diploma – If you have already graduated, upload your Bachelor’s diploma. A separate ECTS transcript is not required.
Note: Your Bachelor’s degree must be in the same or a related field as the Master’s programme you are applying for. The university will check whether you have completed enough relevant subjects and ECTS credits.
Important! View the full requirements on the university’s official website. Requirements may vary depending where you completed your bachelor education.
Applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or upon previous studies. Usually English language skills can be proved by the following documents:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- Higher education degree completed in English
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
Your International Business Law LLM masters will ready you for the transition from university to your first job and the start of your career. Potential career paths include international roles as a professional business lawyer, an in-house counsel of corporations, or a career in academic research.
Professional skills
A key advantage of the International Business Law qualification is the specific skills you develop throughout the program - qualities valued by future employers.
These skills include:
the ability to critically assess and examine legal phenomena;
discuss legal developments and cases from an analytical perspective;
grounding your assertions in relevant theory, literature, and methodologies;
convey your knowledge persuasively both orally and in written form;
exhibit strong interpersonal skills;
and display a clear understanding of the needs and perspectives of future clients.
