MSc Law and Finance

Durham University

The MSc in Law and Finance combines two highly technical and evolving sectors into one distinctive study programme. Ideally suited to aspiring financial lawyers or regulatory compliance professionals with a limited background in mathematics and statistics, the course provides an understanding of the fundamental legal and financial concepts needed to work in the modern financial industry.The interdisciplinary course is taught jointly by the Law School and the Department of Finance. Starting out with an intensive induction, you will learn the basics of statistics and mathematics and the fundamentals of UK law.Following the induction, the course takes in key concepts from across the legal financial landscape, including Banking Regulation, Capital Markets Law, Corporate Finance and Fundamentals of Finance.Academic theory is brought to life through the Case Study in Financial Regulation, an innovative module which transports current national and international issues from the financial law/regulation or policy world into the classroom. Much of the case study content is delivered in conjunction with industry professionals from the banking, capital markets, and legal sectors to strengthen the bridge between academic theory and practical industry application.You will extend your real-world knowledge during a two-day London tour, which takes in regulators, financial institutions and law firms. Added to this, our database resources, including Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters, DataStream and Orbis, will develop your practical skills. The dissertation draws together the knowledge and skills gained through the course.By the end of the course, you will be fluent in not only the regulatory aspects that govern the world of finance, but also the core financial theory that underpins capital market and banking transactions and the financing of businesses more generally.