Main aim(s) of the module:

The module aims to provide students with a comprehensive appreciation of the legal, theoretical and practical underpinnings of the operation and control of contemporary corporations. It introduces students to the evolving framework that seeks to regulate the intricate relationships between, and often conflicting interests of, the corporation and its board of directors, the management, shareholders and the broader society within which they operate. Whilst the module draws from English law, it is international in focus and exposes students to the evolving global corporate governance regimes.

Learning Outcomes for the module
At the end of this module, students will be able to:

Knowledge
1) Demonstrate a comprehensive appreciation of the nature and structure of corporations
2) Be conversant with contemporary debates and leading research in global corporate governance
3) Demonstrate an in-depth appreciation of the global legal and regulatory corporate governance reform initiatives
4) Appreciate the wider policy underpinnings and context which inform
corporate governance legal and regulatory framework

Thinking skills
5) Undertake critical research in relation to global corporate governance
6) Develop an independent and cogent view point on the legal and regulatory framework of corporate governance issues for discussion and debate

Subject-based practical skills
7) Apply the theoretical precepts of corporate governance best practices to real life situations
8) Develop the analytical skills necessary to analyse international and domestic legal and regulatory instruments

Skills for life and work (general skills)
9) Proffer advice and participate in the formulation of creative and effective
corporate governance regimes