The first lectures of the LLM Corporate Governance course delivered by Professor Brian Cheffins which form an introduction to the Cambridge LLM Masters Degree Course in Corporate Governance Law. These introductory lectures cover the following topics: a) Corporate Governance as a topic for study; b) Defining Corporate Governance; c) Corporate Governance's Emergence as a Prominent Issue; d) Tiers of Regulation; e) The Separation of Ownership and Control in the UK; f) Agency Costs; g) Practical Constraints on Managerial Conduct.