12 monthsProgramme duration
49,500 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The Law and Finance MSc at UCL is an interdisciplinary course exploring how legal frameworks, financial markets and economic forces shape corporate and financial transactions. It is delivered jointly by the UCL Faculty of Laws, UCL School of Management and UCL Department of Economics.
In today’s global economy, understanding the connections between law, finance and economics is increasingly important. The course brings these perspectives together, enabling you to assess the commercial and financial drivers behind transactions alongside the legal and regulatory frameworks that shape them, and develop the knowledge and skills to operate across legal, commercial and financial domains.
You will develop a rigorous understanding of finance and financial economics alongside the legal and regulatory frameworks governing corporations and financial markets. You will apply these insights to corporate and financial transactions, including corporate financing decisions, mergers and acquisitions, take-public and take-private transactions, and corporate reorganisations and restructurings. You will learn to assess the commercial logic behind transactions and their financial, regulatory and wider implications.
A distinctive feature of the course is the opportunity to apply your learning to real-world transactions through practice-based experiences developed in partnership with leading global law and finance firms. Depending on your interests and eligibility, you can choose between deal simulations based on real transactions and authentic market documentation, or a two-month placement where you can gain experience of working on live transactions. Placements are subject to eligibility, selection and matching.
Teaching combines academic expertise with insights from practitioners and industry experts across law, finance and banking, giving you the opportunity to develop a sophisticated understanding of how these disciplines come together in practice.
In today’s global economy, understanding the connections between law, finance and economics is increasingly important. The course brings these perspectives together, enabling you to assess the commercial and financial drivers behind transactions alongside the legal and regulatory frameworks that shape them, and develop the knowledge and skills to operate across legal, commercial and financial domains.
You will develop a rigorous understanding of finance and financial economics alongside the legal and regulatory frameworks governing corporations and financial markets. You will apply these insights to corporate and financial transactions, including corporate financing decisions, mergers and acquisitions, take-public and take-private transactions, and corporate reorganisations and restructurings. You will learn to assess the commercial logic behind transactions and their financial, regulatory and wider implications.
A distinctive feature of the course is the opportunity to apply your learning to real-world transactions through practice-based experiences developed in partnership with leading global law and finance firms. Depending on your interests and eligibility, you can choose between deal simulations based on real transactions and authentic market documentation, or a two-month placement where you can gain experience of working on live transactions. Placements are subject to eligibility, selection and matching.
Teaching combines academic expertise with insights from practitioners and industry experts across law, finance and banking, giving you the opportunity to develop a sophisticated understanding of how these disciplines come together in practice.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Law and Legal Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The Law and Finance MSc at UCL is an interdisciplinary course exploring how legal frameworks, financial markets and economic forces shape corporate and financial transactions. It is delivered jointly by the UCL Faculty of Laws, UCL School of Management and UCL Department of Economics.
In today’s global economy, understanding the connections between law, finance and economics is increasingly important. The course brings these perspectives together, enabling you to assess the commercial and financial drivers behind transactions alongside the legal and regulatory frameworks that shape them, and develop the knowledge and skills to operate across legal, commercial and financial domains.
You will develop a rigorous understanding of finance and financial economics alongside the legal and regulatory frameworks governing corporations and financial markets. You will apply these insights to corporate and financial transactions, including corporate financing decisions, mergers and acquisitions, take-public and take-private transactions, and corporate reorganisations and restructurings. You will learn to assess the commercial logic behind transactions and their financial, regulatory and wider implications.
A distinctive feature of the course is the opportunity to apply your learning to real-world transactions through practice-based experiences developed in partnership with leading global law and finance firms. Depending on your interests and eligibility, you can choose between deal simulations based on real transactions and authentic market documentation, or a two-month placement where you can gain experience of working on live transactions. Placements are subject to eligibility, selection and matching.
Teaching combines academic expertise with insights from practitioners and industry experts across law, finance and banking, giving you the opportunity to develop a sophisticated understanding of how these disciplines come together in practice.
In today’s global economy, understanding the connections between law, finance and economics is increasingly important. The course brings these perspectives together, enabling you to assess the commercial and financial drivers behind transactions alongside the legal and regulatory frameworks that shape them, and develop the knowledge and skills to operate across legal, commercial and financial domains.
You will develop a rigorous understanding of finance and financial economics alongside the legal and regulatory frameworks governing corporations and financial markets. You will apply these insights to corporate and financial transactions, including corporate financing decisions, mergers and acquisitions, take-public and take-private transactions, and corporate reorganisations and restructurings. You will learn to assess the commercial logic behind transactions and their financial, regulatory and wider implications.
A distinctive feature of the course is the opportunity to apply your learning to real-world transactions through practice-based experiences developed in partnership with leading global law and finance firms. Depending on your interests and eligibility, you can choose between deal simulations based on real transactions and authentic market documentation, or a two-month placement where you can gain experience of working on live transactions. Placements are subject to eligibility, selection and matching.
Teaching combines academic expertise with insights from practitioners and industry experts across law, finance and banking, giving you the opportunity to develop a sophisticated understanding of how these disciplines come together in practice.
Admission Requirements
191+
7.5+
80+
5.5+
A high 2:1 which will normally mean an average of at least 68% (or equivalent in other jurisdictions) across all years of study. We may consider applicants who are close to but have not met this threshold if they have extensive practical experience and where spaces on the programme are available.
25 Jun 2027
1 Year
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
49,500 GBP
International
49,500 GBP
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