About

Commercial contracts can be difficult to understand. Their general appearance, style of writing, and use of legal terminology is off-putting. Sometimes, they seem to be written in impenetrable code by lawyers for other lawyers. University College London (UCL) offers the Contracts - an Introduction programme.

Overview

University College London (UCL)'s Contracts - an Introduction online course explains why contracts look the way they do.

Key facts

It highlights the useful features of a contract and the unnecessary features that reflect 'tradition'.
It explain the process that lawyers, clients and support staff typically follow when working with contracts.
You'll discuss the different stages in the life of a contract, and some of the activities that are encountered at each stage.
These stages include drafting, negotiating, approving, signing, administering, performing, amending, terminating and litigating contracts.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

What makes a contract a contract
Why contracts are written in this particular way
The process of negotiating and signing contracts
Administering existing contracts, including record-keeping
Amending and terminating contracts
Administering disputes over contracts

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 2 days

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-12 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-27 00:00:00

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Language

English

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Commerce View 16 other Short Courses in Commerce in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

This practical course is designed for people who want to understand contracts better.You don't need to be a lawyer to benefit from the course.

Past participants have included a team of engineering project managers from a water utility company, a team of legal secretaries from a well-known media company, and research contract managers from universities and research funding bodies.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

510 GBP / full

≈ 510 GBP / full
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

510 GBP / full

≈ 510 GBP / full

Additional Details

Cost: £510 to £600

Funding

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