LLM Banking and Debt Finance
This specialist LLM focuses on the legal, regulatory and practical issues involved in banking and debt finance. It covers bank supervision, risk management, lending, debt transactions, derivatives and the relationship between banks and customers under English law. The course may suit those seeking deeper knowledge of financial services law, regulation and related professional areas.
About this course
This LLM examines the legal and regulatory framework surrounding banking and debt finance, with a focus on applying complex rules to practical financial-sector problems. It is suited to law graduates and professionals who want to develop specialist knowledge of banking relationships, lending, financial regulation and debt transactions.
You will consider the regulation and supervision of banks, risk management and international banking standards developed by the Basel Committee. The course also explores UK banking regulation in the period following the 2007–2009 financial crisis, alongside the relationship between banks and their customers under English law.
The programme covers debt finance and derivative transactions, as well as legal technology and research methods. You will complete independent dissertation research in Banking and Debt Finance. Study is available full-time, part-time or online.
What you will study
Core study includes:
• Banking and Debt Finance • Research Methods Training • Dissertation in Banking and Debt Finance
Topics include banking and debt finance in practice; bank regulation and supervision; risk management; Basel Committee standards; UK banking regulation after the 2007–2009 financial crisis; bank–customer relationships under English law; debt finance; derivative transactions; legal technology; and dissertation research.
Modules
Terms 1 & 2 (full-time) or 1-4 (part-time)
- Banking and Debt Finance (core)
- Research Methods Training (core)
Term 3 (full-time) or 5 & 6 (part-time)
- Dissertation in Banking and Debt Finance
Assessment
Assessment includes a three-hour unseen written examination, a 4,500-word coursework assignment and a thesis.
Entry requirements
A minimum second-class honours degree is required.
Careers
The course may support progression into roles or further specialisation in banking, insurance, wealth and asset management, and compliance and regulation.
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