Corporate and Financial Law

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate LLM Full-time 12 Months LawPolicing

About this course

The LLM in Corporate & Financial Law provides a specialist focus on transactions, markets and global regulatory issues. Modern lawyers need to understand the structure and interplay of both corporate and financial law both at domestic and international level.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • You will focus on key areas such as the legal framework for debt and equity finance, corporate governance and financial regulation.

  • The programme covers both the private law focus on the structuring of individual transactions, and the public law focus on the regulation of financial institutions and markets.

  • You will be taught by a team of academics with practical experience of transactions and regulatory issues.

  • You will benefit from the combined experience of a lecturing team representing a rich diversity of professional and international backgrounds. Theorists and practitioners, litigators and consultants, our lecturers come from more than half-a-dozen countries, including Greece, Spain, UK and South Africa.

  • The programme is supported by excellent facilities, including two dedicated law libraries and extensive online resources.

  • The programme covers aspects of UK, EU and international law.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    You are required to take at least five courses from the following list (plus one other) and to submit a dissertation as falling within the area. Courses are delivered through a blend of lectures and seminar style teaching.

    Courses Climate Change Law and Governance Commercial Insurance Law Corporate Governance Finance and Social Justice Project International Capital Markets Law International Financial Regulation International Insolvency Law International Investment Law International Merger Control International Sales and Finance Law and International Development Law and Sustainable Finance The Law of Secured Finance

    One additional course may be chosen from other subjects within the School of Law's LLM portfolio.

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: LLM

    Location: Glasgow

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: LLM

    Location: Glasgow

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    2412 Solicitors and lawyers
    3520 Legal associate professionals
    2419 Legal professionals
    2439 Business, research and administrative professionals
    2482 Quality assurance and regulatory professionals

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    LLM
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Law, Policing

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    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

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