General provisions

​The course is given in Master's Programme in International and European Law and Business.

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Also required is 90 credits in commercial law, legal science or business studies. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. In addition, to be eligible students are required to have been registered on 30 credits within the Master's Programme in International and European Law and Business, of which at least 15 credits must be passed.

Learning outcomes

The course will provide a developed understanding of opportunities and problems related to different ways of operating in international markets, such as cross-border trade, establishment of companies, and international business collaborations.

After completing the course, the student will have acquired

• in-depth insight into current research and developments in the field of international commercial law (especially EU commercial law) with an international business perspective,
• in-depth knowledge of theory formation and methods in the field of international commercial law (especially EU commercial law) with an international business perspective,
• such skills as are required to participate in research and current developments or to work in other qualified activities,
• the ability to, within given time frames, make well-developed assessments with regard to relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects and show awareness of ethical aspects of research and current developments in the field of international and European commercial law with an international business perspective,
• insight into the possibilities and limitations of science, its role in society and people's responsibility for how it is used,
• the ability to identify their need for additional knowledge and to take responsibility for their knowledge development.

Content

The course will provide in-depth insight into research and current developments, on theory formation and methods, and insight into the possibilities and limitations of science, its role in society and people's responsibility for how it is used. The course will also provide the ability to identify one's own need for additional knowledge and to take responsibility for one's knowledge development, make well-developed assessments with regard to relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects and show awareness of ethical aspects of research and current developments.

The course encompasses teaching in commercial law theory and method as well as on scientific, social and ethical perspectives on international business. Moreover, a thesis is written, and this work should preferably be carried out in pairs.

Instruction

The teaching is given in the form of lectures, seminars, and essay guidance. A large part of the course consists of reading course literature, other course material, and in particular of material that is independently identified and studied for the degree project.

The course is taught in English.

Assessment

The student will get one single grade, equivalent to 15 credits.

The course is examined primarily by assessing the final version of the thesis and seminar activities in the form of presentation and defence of the thesis, critically scrutinizing and commenting on the work of other participants, and active participation in discussions. In addition, a mandatory quiz on cheating and plagiarism is carried out. Grading criteria are presented in the study guide that applies to the course section. The grading scale used is pass with distinction (VG), pass (G), and fail (U).

Approved results require active attendance at all compulsory course elements. Lack of attendance is replaced by a written supplementary assignment that the student, if necessary, must request from the examiner of the course within three months after the end of the course. The final grade for the course is not registered unless all parts have been completed. The right to supervision ends at the final seminar.

For students who have completed the seminar series but who have not received a passing grade on the thesis, it is possible to submit a revised version of the thesis for re-assessment at later submission opportunities without re-registration. If the seminar series has not been completed within the course, including any complementary tasks in connection with this, the entire course (with all examination elements) must be redone, which can only be done by re-registering at subsequent course sections.

If there are special reasons, the examiner may make exceptions from the specified examination method and allow a student to be examined in another way. Special reasons may, for example, be information about special pedagogical support from the university's coordinator.

Uppsala University does not accept cheating and plagiarism. Students who are suspected of being involved in some form of cheating and / or plagiarism are reported to the principal. The disciplinary measures are a warning or suspension from studies for a limited time.

NOTE: Only completed courses can be included in the degree.