MSc Finance and Financial Law
On Campus Programme
Duration: One calendar year full-time; two calendar years part-time
Overview
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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.
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.
Pre-sessional Introductory Modules
- Introduction to Financial Analysis (Pre-sessional)
- Introduction to Law and Legal Method (Pre-sessional)
Core Modules
- Corporate Finance
- Finance and the Global Market
- Financial Law
- Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance
- Legal Aspects of International Finance
Elective Modules
- Banking and Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance
- Islamic Banking and Finance
- Regulation of International Capital Markets
- Risk Management: Principles and Applications
