LLM in International Finance and Banking Law

LLM in International Finance & Banking Law

This fully online LLM in International Finance & Banking Law degree will equip you with the skills and knowledge to manage the demands of the global financial industry within a legal context. It provides a firm foundation in commercial law and the opportunity to pursue your interest in specific areas of corporate and regulatory legislation.

The virtual classroom used in this online programme is the ideal environment for both practising lawyers and finance professionals to discover and debate the nature and development of the legal context that guides the world financial industry. Reflecting the cross-border and cross-discipline reality of global markets and organisations, it brings together students from around the world in a dynamic, collaborative environment. Their legal and industry perspectives provide new opportunities for learning that a traditional classroom cannot match.

Core modules cover legal methodology, conflict of laws in business and commerce, aspects of banking law, international finance law, international taxation law, international economic law and international law and foreign investment. You can then personalise your Masters with an elective module chosen from law of business organisations, EU law and the single market, corporate governance and international money laundering regulation. You complete your degree with an original dissertation.

You will graduate with specialist legal expertise that is vital to organisations operating in highly competitive international financial markets. Your familiarity with the language and operational legal detail of international finance – securities, loans, bonds and derivatives – will complement your ability to think strategically and untangle highly complex legal requirements. Your advanced qualification will give you a secure platform on which to develop your career in a range of legal and commercial environments.

Prior to taking the online LLM in International Financial & Banking Law from Laureate Online Education, the following are required:

• Bachelor’s degree equivalent to UK Honours degree.
• English equivalent to minimum of IETS test level 6.5 overall.
• TOEFL 580 paper based test / 88 Internet based test / TEEP 6.5
• 2 years of relevant work experience.

Please note for the International Financial & Banking Law, Laureate Online Education also evaluates applicants on an individual basis.

The fully online International Financial & Banking Law programme comprises six core modules and two electives, culminating in a dissertation.

Your first module will be 9 weeks in length where you begin with a week long brief introduction to the programme, the learning platform and then continue with the module content.

Each following module is eight weeks in length. By taking one module at a time you can explore a specific subject in depth without distractions.

Core LLM modules

• Legal Methodology
• Conflict of Law in Business and Commerce
• Aspects of Banking Law
• International Financial Services Law
• International Taxation Law
• International Law and Foreign Investment

Elective LLM Modules

• Law of Business Organisations
• EU Law and Single Market
• Corporate Governance
• International Money Laundering Regulation
• International Economic Law

LLM Dissertation

You will choose your LLM dissertation topic in conjunction with your personal dissertation advisor, an academic supervisor, who will provide support throughout the study and writing process. Your dissertation will apply your new knowledge and work experience and must have merit beyond the narrower scope of your particular need.