Coventry University • Coventry
Commercial law with three intakes a year — the schedule-flexible LLM, taught to one of the UK’s most international law cohorts.
Our take
Coventry brings its signature three-intake calendar to the law market — the only LLM on our list where a missed deadline costs a term rather than a year. The commercial-law specialism suits the trajectories we advise most: contracts, trade and cross-border transactions for lawyers whose careers will span the UK and their home jurisdictions. Coventry’s internationally-mixed cohort doubles as a working network across the Gulf, South Asia and Africa, and Birmingham’s legal market — the UK’s second — sits 25 minutes away for the paralegal roles that build SQE qualifying work experience. Region-based deposits (£4,000–£8,000) get confirmed for your country before commitment.
| Duration | 1 year full-time |
| Intake | September & January & May |
| Accreditation | Coventry Law School |
| Tuition | Within Coventry’s 2026/27 international postgraduate band of £18,600–£22,550; exact fee confirmed in your offer. Deposits £4,000–£8,000 by region. |
Where this leads: An academic law degree — no practice rights conferred. England-and-Wales qualification runs through the SQE exams plus qualifying work experience; we sequence that plan alongside the LLM.
Three intakes a year — unique among our LLMs. Confirm May availability for your cycle.
Why Coventry
September, January and May starts — the calendar that rescues law applications delayed by English tests or funds.
Coventry’s international mix means classmates across every market our clients trade with — commercial law’s real currency.
The UK’s second legal centre is 25 minutes away for part-time work and qualifying-work-experience roles.
Trade, contracts and cross-border transactions — the specialism home-market firms and in-house teams hire for.
What you study
Entry requirements
English language
Coventry can consider Medium of Instruction (MOI) evidence for some courses — though clinical and regulated programmes usually still require a formal test. Coventry's central pages publish CEFR levels (B2 for degree study) rather than a blanket MOI policy, but its regional admissions teams do consider English-medium study as evidence case by case — typically for postgraduate applicants whose bachelor's degree was taught wholly in English and awarded within roughly the last two years. Applicants from the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand are generally asked for a test regardless. Treat MOI as a possibility to be confirmed for your profile, not a guarantee — we pre-check this with the university before you apply.
Also accepted: Standard XII English at 60% (UG) or 65% (PG) from approved Indian boards, WAEC/SSCE English at grade C or above for Nigerian applicants, Other reputable English tests (e.g. PTE Academic) considered case by case. Pre-sessional English is available if you fall short.
Careers
Your country
Important: Coventry's own regional entry requirements page lists recruitment from Pakistan as currently paused (checked July 2026), and applicants from Pakistan have in any case been asked to pay the full first-year tuition fee before a CAS rather than a standard deposit. Recruitment pauses are reviewed each cycle, so the position can change between intakes — contact us at /contact/ for the current status, and we can shortlist comparable universities in the meantime (several on /universities/ actively recruit from Pakistan with lower deposits).
Full guide for PakistanCoventry publishes detailed India requirements: typically 60% in Standard XII for undergraduate business courses (65% in maths and a relevant science for core engineering), and for master's entry 60% in a three-year degree or 55% in a four-year degree — with 55% accepted for three-year degrees from select universities. Standard XII English at 60% (UG) or 65% (PG) from approved boards, including CBSE and several state boards, is accepted instead of IELTS. Note that applicants from Punjab, Uttarakhand and Haryana are currently asked to pay the full first-year fee before a CAS is issued.
Full guide for IndiaUndergraduate applicants typically need WAEC/SSCE with grades A-B in five subjects including maths, with English at minimum grade C accepted as English evidence; an OND or a recognised diploma can also be considered. For master's entry Coventry usually asks for a bachelor's degree at 2:2 or 55% and above. Nigeria falls in Coventry's lower £4,000 deposit band — one of the reasons it is consistently popular with Nigerian students — and the £2,000-per-year Group Scholarship applies to self-funded offer-holders.
Full guide for NigeriaCoventry does not publish a separate UAE requirements page, so entry is assessed on your qualification: students with the UAE secondary school certificate typically route through a foundation year, while A Levels, IB or strong CBSE/FBISE grades from UAE schools are considered for direct undergraduate entry. Master's applicants usually need a recognised bachelor's degree at around 2:2 equivalent. The standard deposit for UAE-based applicants is currently £8,000, and the multiple start dates suit working professionals who cannot wait for September.
Full guide for the UAECompare
FAQ
September, January or May — three intakes, unique among the twelve LLMs we list. May cohorts vary by year, so confirm availability before anchoring plans to it.
Fees sit in the £18,600–£22,550 band for 2026/27, exact figure in your offer. Coventry sets deposits by region — £4,000 to £8,000 — which we confirm for your country before you commit.
No LLM does — qualification runs through the SQE exams plus two years of qualifying work experience. The LLM is the specialist credential; Birmingham’s nearby legal market supplies realistic qualifying-work-experience routes, and we plan the sequence together.
Lawyers building commercial practices that span borders — trade, contracts, corporate work between the UK and home markets. Pure human-rights or energy interests fit Bradford’s or RGU’s specialist LLMs better; our compare band links all twelve.
Fees, entry requirements, English-language policies and intake dates are correct to the best of our knowledge at the date shown, but universities review them every cycle and immigration rules change. Always treat figures as a guide — we confirm the exact, current requirements with the university before you apply. Facts on this page last checked July 2026.
Intakes shown are for this course specifically; Coventry runs other intakes for other programmes — see the full Coventry profile.
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