LLM International Financial Law
Full Time,
Postgraduate Certificate / Master's Degree
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Why choose Herts?
- Work-Related Learning: You will gain client-facing casework experience working in legal services within our award-winning pro-bono Law Clinic providing community-based legal services.
- Teaching Excellence: You will be taught by experts, including practising solicitors and barristers who will train you to work on real-life scenarios at our £10m Law Building inclusive of a full-scale replica Crown Court Room.
- Excellent industry connections: Benefit from our strong employer links with organisations including the FCA, Barclays Bank, and HSBC. Students have access to Law Fairs, employer workshops, and networking events.
- Entry requirements and key information
A first degree in Law (or a subject in a related discipline, such as Business, Political Science or International Relations) at a minimum of 2:2. Or, an overseas qualification which is equivalent to a UK Honours degree, minimum 2:2 classification. You must also satisfy the University’s English language requirement for the course, which is a GCSE grade 4 or above (Grade C or above under the old grading structure), or IELTS at 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band. For country specific qualifications, please visit our Your Country page. Please contact Admissions Tutor at [email protected] to discuss entry requirements further. Please note that the LLM International Financial Law is not offered for 2022-2023.
Institution code H36 School of study Hertfordshire Law School Course length - Full Time, 1 Years
- Part Time, 2 Years
Location - University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield
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Careers
The LLM Inernational Financial Law is the degree for you if you are planning a career in the banking and financial sector. On successful completion of your studies you will be ideally suited for work as an in-house lawyer or in consultancy, in an international organisation of any size and in any sector of industry, or for an academic or research career.
About the course
If you wish to apply for LLM International Financial Law, please apply through the LLM Masters of Law course page. If you are planning to specialise in the financial sector, the LLM International Financial Law is the perfect course for you! Combining two compulsory modules and two optional modules, the course offers everything you need for a solid foundation on which to build your career. The Banking Law module will give you an understanding of the role of banks in our economy, and the relevant regulatory schemes. You will also study the banker–customer relationship, the impact of new electronic payment systems, developments within money laundering regulations and the issue of bank resolution in the light of the global financial crisis. In the International Financial Law module you will examine financial law and approaches to key aspects of it, the regulation and supervision of financial institutions, international financial architecture, the role of credit rating agencies, and the nature of key debt and financial instruments, including International Bonds and Syndicated Loan Agreements. These two compulsory modules are assessed via written coursework, and a practical assessment – a group presentation – also forms part of the International Financial Law module. You will supplement these modules with two optional modules from the wide range that the course has to offer.Why choose this course?
The global financial crisis launched domestic and international finance to the forefront of the world’s consciousness. This course offers a critical analysis of the events, and examines the response of the world’s financial markets, as well as giving you the wider skills and knowledge you will need for a specialist career in the financial and banking sector. As you would expect from the Hertfordshire Law School, the teaching is delivered by specialists in their field, and is underpinned by cutting-edge research and regularly reviewed and updated to ensure it remains relevant and on topic. Our innovative teaching methods are specifically designed to maximise your intellectual, transferable, interpersonal and practical skills. If you wish, you can combine a similar pathway, and graduate with a named joint pathway. In addition, you may wish to complement your degree with our co-curricular programme, which will further enhance your skills. Hertfordshire Law School has helped graduates forge successful careers for 40 years. You’ll benefit from our reputation for being forward thinking, innovative, and responsive to the world around us. Award-winning: Best Contribution by a Team of Students helping vulnerable people at risk of homelessness in Hertfordshire (Law Works Student Pro Bono Awards, 2022).What will I study?
Flexible and innovative teaching methods and focus on current global financial issues and challenges make this a very exciting degree. Teaching is delivered via class seminars and supported by a wide variety of practical work, including group discussions, small-group collaborations, role plays and debates, offering you a range of practice and experience to develop your skills of negotiation, persuasion, debating, presentation, teamwork and leadership. Written assignments require deeper independent study, to consolidate class learning and to enable you to develop the appropriate skills to formulate arguments and seek solutions to contemporary global financial issues. Group oral presentations help you develop and demonstrate teamwork, leadership, public speaking and time management skills, all necessary for any career. Further opportunities to develop your mentoring, teamwork and leadership skills are available through our peer support and mentoring scheme.- Level 7
Module Credits Compulsory/optional Dissertation 60 Credits Compulsory Banking Law 2 30 Credits Compulsory International Financial Law 2 30 Credits Compulsory Research Methods and Skills 0 Credits Compulsory Alternative Dispute Resolution 30 Credits Optional Public International Law 2 30 Credits Optional Intellectual Property 2 30 Credits Optional International Commercial Law 2 30 Credits Optional Legal Risk Management, Governance and Compliance 30 Credits Optional Company Law 2 30 Credits Optional International Environmental Law 30 Credits Optional International Energy Law 30 Credits Optional Medical Law and Ethics 30 Credits Optional International Human Rights Law 30 Credits Optional Islamic Finance Law 30 Credits Optional International Development Law 30 Credits Optional Private International Law 30 Credits Optional Emerging technologies and law 30 Credits Optional Data Protection Law 30 Credits Optional International Electronic Communications Law 30 Credits Optional Corporate Governance 30 Credits Optional Employment law 30 Credits Optional Employability Skills and Career Planning 0 Credits Optional
Further course information
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LLM Masters Degree in Law Semester A Entrants | Download |
LLM Masters Degree in Law Semester B Entrants | Download |
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LLM Masters Degree in Law | Download |
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Sandwich placement or study abroad year | n/a |
Applications open to international and EU students | Yes |
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