International Financial & Commercial Law LLM / PG Dip / PG Cert

King's College London

United Kingdom, London

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King's College London

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Diploma

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 6 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,100 / year

Next Intake September-2023

International Financial & Commercial Law LLM / PG Dip / PG Cert

About

Develop your global legal career with an online Master of Laws (LLM)/PG Dip/PG Cert from The Dickson Poon School of Law, one of the worlds leading law schools. The International Financial and Commercial Law LLM/PG Dip/PG Cert programme will provide students with an in-depth understanding, and expertise in a number of key areas of financial and commercial law, as well as with skills and analytical tools to enable them to apply, analyse and think critically. Today, the world of commerce and finance is dominated by global trading and the free flow of capital and investments. Legal practice is constantly evolving and adapting to new products, new markets and new technologies. Financial innovation flourishes within a constantly expanding framework of financial regulation, resulting in the emergence of new market actors, new financial products and new trading techniques. In order to conceptually capture these phenomena, we need to apply our traditional legal techniques in innovative ways and often invent new legal mechanism that better fit our global economic reality. This requires lawyers to draw on a multitude of legal sources – domestic, international and transnational – as well as the utilisation of an interdisciplinary approach to law, based on the insights of finance and economics. This law masters of law degree/PG Dip/PG Cert is taught 100% online, meaning that you can advance your education without taking a break from work, and you can fit your studies around your life commitments. You can benefit from the world-renowned teaching of Kings College London wherever you are in the world. The course is designed for students who wish to pursue a career within financial or commercial law, and would be ideal for lawyers who wish to enhance their understanding of the world of commerce and finance, which is dominated by global trading and the free flow of capital and investments. It would also be of interest to people working in finance and business whose role has a legal focus.

A course developed from the pioneering research and teaching at The Dickson Poon School of Law.

Study at one of the top 10 UK universities in the world (Times Higher Education, 2021).

Explore the frameworks of financial legal practice.

Learn alongside world-leading academics and lawyers with decades of experience.

Gain a deeper understanding of the legal structures that govern our ï¬nancial world.

Six intakes a year for maximum flexibility (Jan, Mar, May, Jun, Sept, Oct).

Study 100% online, from wherever you are in the world.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Postgraduate taught courses

Applicants who have completed a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution in Jordan will need to demonstrate the following grades to be considered for a Postgraduate course at King's:

UK degree classification	Jordanian equivalency
High 2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree (equivalent to 65% overall)	GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0 Overall score of 80%
2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree	GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 Overall score of 75%
High 2:2 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree	GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 Overall score of 70%

UK degree classification

Jordanian equivalency

High 2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

(equivalent to 65% overall)

GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0

Overall score of 80%

2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0

Overall score of 75%

High 2:2 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0

Overall score of 70%

Postgraduate research courses

A Master's degree from a recognised university with high grades considered for programmes requiring a UK Master's degree.

English Program Requirements

To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate effectively in English and are able to do so in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Career

Employability

King's is ranked seventh in the UK for graduate employability (Times Higher Education's Global Employability University Ranking 2021).

At King's, you'll enter into one of the world's most competitive student bodies and join a legacy of graduates that are sought out by some of the leading employers in the field. The Dickson Poon School of Law has strong connections with some of the world's leading legal firms and international employers. A King's College London LLM will allow you to study alongside other legal professionals around the world and enhance your career prospects.

The International Financial & Commercial Law LLM/PG Dip/PG Cert is designed for students who wish to pursue a career within financial or commercial law. The programme would also be an excellent foundation for students who are considering pursuing legal research.