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Queen Mary University of London

London , England ,United Kingdom

MSc Law and Finance

The MSc in Law and Finance is a joint program offered by the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) and the School of Economics and Finance. 

This specialist program 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.

  • Study within the Institute for Global Law, Economics and Finance (IGLEF), a forum for interdisciplinary study and research in the areas of law, economics and finance
  • 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

Intakes

  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Application Process

More Information Required 
20 Days
Possible Interview Call from Institution
10 Days
Provisional/Unconditional Offer 
25 Days
Visa Process
30 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Careers support 

The services we offer to support your career development include:

  • one-to-one appointments to help you with your career direction, give feedback on job applications, offer insight into the job market and prepare you for interviews
  • workshops to support your career development and job hunting
  • employer events attracting recruiters and alumni from a rich range of sectors
  • support for finding internships and parttime jobs
  • specialist careers consultants to support PhD students through appointments, events and workshops.

Support for international students

  • We offer a programme of support for international students throughout the year, which involves talks on how to find graduate work in the UK and an International Students Week featuring external speakers.
  • Students can search for jobs across the world with our international jobs database, as well as browse our guides on getting work in particular markets.
  • All students have access to a rich programme of employer events and career development workshops, running across the University year. 

Support after graduation

Our careers support continues after you leave Queen Mary.

  • All graduates have access to our Careers and Enterprise services for two years after graduation.
  • You can have -
    free one-to-one appointments in person, over the phone or via Skype
    Attend our employer events
    use our online psychometric testing and mock-interview software
    access our jobs board – over 3,000 employers uploaded vacancies in 2018/19.

Queen Mary graduates have gone on to work in these organisations:

• Accenture • Allen & Overy • Arup • AstraZeneca • Baker McKenzie • Barts Health NHS Trust • European Central Bank • Fintech Innovation Lab • Google • HSBC • IBM • Institute of Cancer Research • Institute of Dentistry • J.P. Morgan • Jaguar Land Rover • Lloyds Banking Group • Natural History Museum • Penguin • PwC • Queen Mary • Save the Children • Shell • Stella McCartney • Thales • Thomson Reuters • World Economic Forum ...and many more!

Careers success

93% of our postgraduates are in work and/or study six months after graduation. 84% of those in work/study are in highly skilled work/study (most recent DLHE Survey of 16/17 leavers)* 

Enterprise support

Many students and graduates across Queen Mary start or grow their own business or social venture each year. In 2018/19, Queen Mary gave out £45,000 in seed funding to help students start new, or grow existing businesse

PSW Opportunity

  • 2 Years PSW is applicable after the course completing (Bachelors level or above).

 

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Degree requirements

  • A 2:1 or above at undergraduate level in Law or Economics (Finance).

India

We normally consider the following qualifications for entry to our postgraduate taught programmes: Bachelor Degree (minimum 3 years) from selected institutions.

  • UK 1st class degree: 70% to 80%
  • UK 2:1 degree: 60% to 70%
  • UK 2:2 degree: 50% to 60%

Offer conditions will vary depending on the institution you are applying from.  For some institutions/degrees we will ask for different grades to above, so this is only a guide.