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About Law and Finance, PG Dip - at Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

The Law and Finance PGDip is a programme offered by the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS). This specialist programme will give you professional postgraduate training if you wish to advance your career in the City, government or elsewhere in the private sector. It is designed for students with an academic background in Law who want to learn more about finance and Financial students who want to learn more about financial regulations.

• Gain access to the latest advances of applied research and develop a thorough knowledge of market-based finance and financial law.
• You will be taught by industry experts, many of whom advise and work with institutions including the World Bank, the IMF, the Bank of England, the European Union and the WTO.
• Benefit from the Institute for Global Law, Economics and Finance (IGLEF), a forum for interdisciplinary study and research in the areas of law, economics and finance

You may choose one of three pathways for the Law and Finance PGDip:

• Law and Finance
• Banking Law and Financial Regulation
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Law

You will select from different relevant taught modules from both law and finance. You will also undertake independent original research for your dissertation, which will focus on an analysis of the law and economics and finance.

You will have access to an unparalleled set of optional short courses to equip you with practical training and technical skills that are highly valued in the financial sector.

If you want to review or gain a broad understanding of financial and legal concepts, you can attend pre-sessional modules and have access to basic statistics and statistical software.

You will have voluntary access to an excellent series of lectures in Critical Thinking and Writing in Law to help you to improve your writing and research in law skills.

You will also have access to an unparalleled set of optional short courses to equip you with practical training and technical skills that are highly valued in the financial sector.

You can choose the appropriate level of study for you, as we also offer an MSc in Law and Finance and a Postgraduate Certificate in Law and Finance.

Structure

You will need to complete 120 credits in total:

• 45 credits must be chosen from law; and
• 45 credits must be chosen from finance
• 30 credits must be taken from either law and/or finance

Students have the option to attend the following pre-sessional courses held during induction week:

• Pre-sessional course in mathematics and statistics (optional)
• Pre-sessional course in law (optional)

Please note, if you wish follow a certain pathway, some compulsory modules apply.

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Entry requirements

Contact Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London to find course entry requirements.

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Why study at Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

• Over 20 specialist LLM programmes to choose from
• Over 150 modules to choose from
• Opportunity to study in London, Paris, Singapore or Online