MSc Finance and Financial Law
On Campus Programme
Duration: One calendar year full-time; two calendar years part-time
Overview
Minimum Entry Requirements: Minimum first degree with good grades in any subject equivalent to a UK upper second class honours. Relevant professional qualifications or experience wll be considered.
Start of programme: September intake only (a three-week pre-sessional course in September is a requirement)
This programme takes an integrated approach to finance and financial law, including risk management, regulation, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, bond issues, and loans. In these fast changing subjects, the MSc Finance & Financial Law provides the specialist knowledge required in international banks and investment firms, legal practice, regulatory institutions and the academic world. The programme relates to both national and international finance, and considers how financial and legal principles are applied in the context of actual case studies.
Graduates from the MSc Finance and Financial Law will be well equipped for a career with a financial institution, a commercial law firm, regulator, government department or indeed in general business. Among the institutions with which our graduates are currently working are: Baronsmead Partners LLP; China Banking Regulatory Commission; Deloitte; JP Morgan Chase; Kleinwort Benson; KPMG; Merrill Lynch; Mograbi Real Estate, Israel; Rivers State Ministry of Finance, Nigeria; Telenor, Pakistan.
Structure
You will study two pre-sessional introductory modules (Introduction to Financial Analysis and Introduction to Law & Legal Method) followed by six modules, five of which are compulsory and one is elective (you will select one of the last five courses listed below), and you will also write a dissertation on finance and financial law.Pre-sessional Introductory Modules
- Introduction To Financial Analysis (Preparatory course) - ( Unit)
- Introduction To Law And Legal Method (Preparatory course) - ( Unit)
Core Modules
- Corporate finance - 15PFMC070 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Finance in the global market - 15PFMC057 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Financial law - 15PFMC058 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Legal aspects of corporate finance - 15PFMC059 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Legal aspects of international finance - 15PFMC060 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
Elective Modules
- Banking and capital markets - 15PFMC056 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Corporate governance - 15PFMC069 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Islamic banking and finance - 15PFMC074 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Regulation of international capital markets - 15PFMC061 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Risk management - 15PFMC071 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
Dissertation
Programme Specification
Teaching & Learning
How to apply
How to apply
- How to Apply
- Online Application
- Funding options
- English language requirements
- Tuition Fees
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Scholarships
For further information visit the Scholarships section
D.G.E. Hall Scholarship
Application Deadline: 2013-03-22 00:00
Felix Scholarships
Application Deadline: 2013-01-31 00:00
SOAS Master's Scholarships - Faculty of Law and Social Sciences
Application Deadline: 2013-03-22 00:00
Standard Chartered Scholarships
Application Deadline: 2013-03-22 17:00
A Student's Perspective
Andre KeuckThe Finance & Financial Law program was fantastic in its ability to blend the relevance of legal constructs with the more technical elements of finance, without sacrificing depth for breadth. This approach was especially useful for those of us who had had exposure to finance and law, but not both at the same time, or in such an integrated manner.
