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This fully online International Tax Law LLM program provides you with the legal foundation and analytical skills necessary to navigate cross-border taxation matters involving trade, investments, and global workforce mobility. Renowned for its outstanding instruction and modern expertise, this rigorous yet practical program will both challenge and enhance your intellectual and creative capacities. Key advantages include: Distinguished practitioner-led instruction; exclusive, in-demand knowledge; current industry experience and connections within the global tax and legal community. Identical to our London campus offering but delivered online and tailored to your schedule, allowing optimal balance between studies and professional commitments. A career-boosting chance to master transnational tax matters while honing your legal analysis abilities. Specifically structured for professionals pursuing advancement while maintaining full-time employment. Program fundamentals: We strive to deliver comprehensive understanding of international tax law through comparative national tax systems, international/EU legislation, and the influence of organizations like OECD and UN. The curriculum fosters critical examination of taxation in cross-border scenarios affecting global individuals and corporations. We explore how various entities address international taxation challenges. This program deepens legal expertise while refining your problem-solving skills in global contexts. Combining academic rigor with real-world insights from practicing professionals, required courses establish core principles of cross-border taxation, applying research methodologies to diverse legal scenarios. Electives enable specialization, while simultaneously preparing students for the CIOT Advanced Diploma in International Taxation. Success demands creativity, analytical precision, and dedication to master complex legal and commercial applications. Our diverse student body includes new graduates, seasoned legal/accounting professionals, and government policymakers. This LLM emphasizes our areas of distinction, delivering an elite program with an exceptional learning experience through online delivery. Career prospects: In today's competitive landscape, we provide the advantage to elevate your professional trajectory. Whether advancing or transitioning careers, our LLM serves as a powerful launchpad across multiple sectors. Alumni frequently secure positions with top global firms, governmental agencies, NGOs, and international bodies like the European Commission, OECD, and UN. Graduates pursue diverse paths including tax consultancy, legal practice, accounting, public policy, government roles, and academic research. Program length: Two years standard duration, with flexibility extending to six years maximum.
Standard requirements
A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree
If you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may be considered if you can demonstrate significant relevant work experience, or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a Masters or PGDip).
Programme-Specific Requirements
Undergraduate degree with 2:1 honours in Law. You may also be considered with a non-Law Undergraduate degree or a Law degree below the 2:1 requirement where 1) a comparable academic level has been achieved through other Law graduate studies such as a Graduate Diploma in Law, or 2) you have at least three years’ work experience in the Tax sector.
Bachelor (Honours) degree / Master of Arts (Honours) degree with Upper Second Class Honours and 60% overall from the final two years
IELTS (Academic): 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each skill
TOEFL iBT: 100 overall with a minimum of 25 in writing and 23 in each of the other skills.