Diploma in Law and Finance modules
The Diploma in Law and Finance is available to study full-time for one year (12 months).
Students must take a total of 120 credits to include the core Dissertation - 90% /Group Presentation 10% (30 credits). The remaining 90 credits must be taken as one law module (45 credits) or two law modules (22.5 credits) and three finance module (15 credits).
Please also note that the modules shown here are subject to change.
Pre-sessional course (optional): Mathematics and Statistics (week 0)
Students who want to review concepts such as statistical distributions and matrix algebra have the option to attend modules during induction week (week zero) within the School of Economics and Finance.
Pre-sessional course (optional): Law (week 1): offered within the Centre of Commercial Law Studies
- You will be also presented with basic Statistics and Statistical software (Eviews) - Semester A)
- Quantitative Research methods for Lawyers - optional non-credit bearing (Semester B). Finance modules
Compulsory modules
For information on modules offered by the School of Economics and Finance, please consult the module directory.
A22
- ECOM049 Commercial and investment banking
- ECOM050 Investment management
- ECOM051 Business finance
- ECOM053 Quantitative Methods in Finance
B22
- ECCL023 Law and Finance in Practice
- ECOM026 Financial Derivatives
- ECOM035 International Finance
- ECOM055 Risk Management for Banking
- ECOM058 Principles of Accounting**
- ECOM077 Valuation of Private Equity
- ECOM095 Mergers and Acquisitions
- ECOM098 Islamic Finance
Semester A22 (15 or 30 credits)
- SOLM003 Regulation of Financial Markets
- SOLM005 International Finance Law
- SOLM007 Banking Law International
- SOLM011 Law and Ethics in Business and Finance
- SOLM009 Corporate Finance Law
- SOLM015 Elements of Islamic Law
- SOLM194 International Economic Law
- SOLM224 Compliance Systems in Practice
- SOLM234 Accounting for Lawyers**
- SOLM236 Risk Management in Law
- SOLM245 EU Financial and Monetary Law
Semester B22 (15 or 30 credits)
- SOLM001 Securities Regulation
- SOLM006 International Finance Law Applied
- SOLM008 Banking and FinTech Law
- SOLM010 Mergers and Acquisition (M&As)
- SOLM012 Corporate Governance and Responsibility in Finance
- SOLM016 Islamic Finance and Commercial Law*
- SOLM018 Principles of Regulation
- SOLM019 International Commercial Law
- SOLM038 Strategic Decision Making for Lawyers
- SOLM191 Legal Aspects of Financing Development
- SOLM223 Compliance in Global Markets
- SOLM235 Derivatives in a Legal Context
- SOLM237 Law and Finance in Practice
- SOLM246 International Financial Regulation