English-taught Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Publish time:2025-11-13

Start date

September  2026

Duration

2 years

Language of instruction

English


The LL.M. program, offered by the School of Law, is attracting intellectually curious and thoughtful candidates from a variety of cultural backgrounds and with various career plans. The diversity of the participants in the LL.M. program contributes significantly to the educational experience of all students at the School. The international students have the chance to study and live alongside Chinese students, making strong personal and professional relationship that will help in their future lives and careers.

The LL.M. program is rich in courses emphasizing transnational law and practice, Chinese and western law and legal traditions, and cutting-edge courses designed to equip graduates of all nationalities for law practice and leadership in advanced economies. The program will lay a solid foundation of legal theories, law principles, and professional knowledge of economic law, civil & commercial law. Meanwhile, it focuses on practical training in observing, analyzing, and studying legal issues, which cultivates competent professionals in economic law, civil and commercial law, and other related fields upon graduation. LL.M. graduates will go on to distinguished careers in private or public sector, public interest legal work, and legal academia around the world.

Students will learn with high qualified, experienced academics and benefit from their knowledge and experience. The Law School has profound connections with various local government bodies and people’s courts, law firms, securities companies, commercial banks, insurance companies, fund companies and multi-national companies. Students of the LL.M. program, if meeting the requirements, can visit, interview or have an internship in one of the aforementioned institutions with the recommendation of SUFE.

Courses

Common courses: Regional Business Environment, Chinese Economic Law and Regulation, Topics on Chinese Economic Issues, Chinese Language, China Overview

Degree core courses: Law and Society, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Legal Research and Literature Search Methods, Labor Law, International Financial Law, Intellectual Property Law, Administrative Law

Major required courses: EU Law, The Criminal law, Contract Law, International Environmental Law, International Trade Law, International Investment Law, International Law, Moot Court Training 

Distributional electivesProcedural Law, Company Law

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