Law and Economics, PG Dip, at Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

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Law and Economics, PG Dip, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

the United Kingdom

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
PG Dip	Full-time	9 months	September	GBP 13200 per year	GBP 21000 per year

About Law and Economics, PG Dip - at Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

The PGDip in Law and Economics is a programme offered by the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS). This specialist programme will train in Law and Economics, an interdisciplinary topic which draws from both arenas. The programme utilises different teaching technics to challenge students. It is designed for anyone with an academic background in Law or Economics.

Master a new discipline. If you are a lawyer, you will consider the legal implication of financial and economic dilemmas. If you are an economist, you will consider the economic impact of new laws and regulations.
Gain the theory, knowledge, and practical skills required to work in any legal, banking, financial, governmental or research institutions.
High-profile guest lecturers have included the General Counsel and Director of the Legal Department (IMF) and the Chief Legal Advisor (Bank of England) and the former Minister of Finance of Greece.
Taught by academics from the Institute for Global Law, Economics and Finance (IGLEF), a forum for interdisciplinary study and research in the areas of law, economics and finance.

The programme involves two core interdisciplinary modules focusing on Law and Economics. These modules are complemented with modules in law, theoretical and applied economics to provide you with the necessary tools to analyse various legal frameworks that shape markets. You will select from taught modules from both law and economics, enabling you to focus on your interest and gear your qualification toward your desired career trajectory. You will select these modules during a comprehensive two-week induction period where the teaching staff will provide you with an overview of their content. If you want to review or gain a broad understanding of financial and legal concepts such as statistical distributions and matrix algebra, you have the option to attend pre-sessional modules and have access to basic statistics and statistical software.

You will also have voluntary access to an excellent series of lectures in Critical Thinking and Writing in Law to help you improve your writing and research in law skills.

Structure

You will need to complete 120 credits in total:

60 credits of compulsory taught modules
60 credits of elective taught modules to be chosen from law or economics

Students have the option to attend the following pre-sessional courses held during induction week:

Pre-sessional course in mathematics and statistics (optional)
Pre-sessional course in law (optional)

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Notes about fees for this course

Full-time study

September 2024 | 9 months

Home: £13,200
Overseas: £21,000
EU/EEA/Swiss students

Conditional deposit

Home: Not applicable

Overseas: £2000
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Entry requirements

Degree requirements

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

Graduates with a 2:2 honours degree who also have other legal qualifications and/or substantial professional legal experience may also qualify.

Find out more about how to apply for our postgraduate taught courses.

Visit the course page for international entry requirements.

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