近年来，公司治理的知名度和知名度都有了很大的增长。良好的公司治理是公司绩效和问责制的重要组成部分，尤其是在经济不景气时期。该法学硕士课程是为法律和非法律专业的毕业生，执业律师和商业专业人士而设计的，他们希望发展他们对公司治理，风险和合规性的认识和理解，并获得国际公务员协会国际组织（ICSA）的ICS资格，该协会是国际会员和特许秘书以及其他治理专业人员，以及治理，风险和合规方面的世界领先权威。具有相关工作经验的人员可以申请特许秘书资格，并可以使用名义上的ACIS。朴茨茅斯大学是ICSA大学合作伙伴。
Develop your specialist knowledge and understanding of corporate governance, risk management, compliance and liability as you maximise your career potential on this course. Corporate governance is fundamental to corporate performance and accountability, and professionals in this field are in high demand across all sectors of industry. As you study you'll gain the legal foundations you need to make decisions and learn to apply your skills in the workplace. Thanks to our strong connections with industry partners including the Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland (CGI) youll be well placed to pursue your chosen career when you graduate. This LLM Corporate Governance and Law/Grad.CG degree is designed for law and non-law graduates, practising lawyers and business professionals alike. You do not need to have studied law before. If you graduated from a subject other than law, youll be brought up to speed in a compulsory law module to introduce you to some core principles of English law.