IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each individual component score
Pearson PTE: a score of 62 (with no element lower than 58)
Cambridge English Test – Advanced: 176 (with no element lower than 169)
This programme is designed to equip students with a general yet comprehensive education in a range of areas within International Banking Law. The course will enable students to master the following important aspects of the discipline: core attributes of a bank (credit institution), different types of banks (retail, commercial, private, etc), regulatory authorities in the UK (FSA, Bank of England and H.M. Treasury); some of the important EU/international banking entities, e.g. ECB, EIB, EBRD, the IMF, Federal Reserve and the World Bank; Authorisation and ‘passporting’ of credit institution activities within the EEA; Capital Adequacy principles/Basel III; the notion of insider trading and the Market Abuse Directive; the supervision of investment firms within the EU and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID); Money Laundering and the three anti-money laundering Directives; Islamic Finance and, lastly, Conflict of Laws in a banking/financial services context. Students will have a wide range of Banking Law options to choose from, and may therefore acquire broad as opposed to specialised knowledge.
Through carefully designed course work and varied teaching approaches, students will acquire the intellectual open-ness, technical expertise and critical thinking abilities that are necessary for effectiveness in a globalising world. The programme will equip students to respond effectively to the wide range of intellectual and professional challenges facing contemporary Banking Lawyers. The LLM in Law & Banking will equip them to deal with both case work and policy making.
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Year 1 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 2
SXL-4300: Dissertation (60)
SXL-4405: International Banking Law (15)
15 credits from:
SXL-4119: Legal Research Methods (15) (Semester 2)
SXL-4409: Legal Research Methods (15) (Semester 1 + 2)
Students starting this course in January must take SXL-4119. Students starting this course in September must take SXL-4409.
Optional Modules
15 to 30 credits from:
ASB-4125: Invstmt Strat & Portfolio Mgmt (15) (Semester 1)
ASB-4402: Bank Financial Management (15) (Semester 2)
ASB-4411: International Banking (15) (Semester 1)
ASB-4414: Corporate Risk Management (15) (Semester 1)
ASB-4423: Islamic Finance (15) (Semester 1)
ASB-4424: Islamic Banking (15) (Semester 2)
Choose 15-30 credits from Business modules.
60 to 75 credits from:
SXL-4401: Competition Law (15) (Semester 2)
SXL-4403: Marine Insurance (15) (Semester 2)
SXL-4406: Intn'l. Commercial Arbitration (15) (Semester 1)
SXL-4410: Global Trade Law (15) (Semester 1)
SXL-4411: Comparative Corp. Governance (15) (Semester 1)
SXL-4414: Employment Law (15) (Semester 2)
Choose 60-75 credits from Law modules
Employment opportunities for graduates of the programme will include work with international law firms; banks or investment firms (as in-house counsel); specialised banks or central banks e.g. European Investment Bank, EBRD, the ECB (the EU’s central bank), the African Development Bank, the IMF and the World Bank; national financial regulatory authorities and international organisations such as the World Trade Organisation, the European Union, international courts and tribunals, ‘think tanks’ and research centres, and government (eg. Ministry of Finance). Having taken one of our programmes, there will, of course, also be possibilities for academically inclined students to pursue careers in teaching and research.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
