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Postgraduate Taught
| UCAS code | 1234 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 year full time 2 years part time |
| Entry year | September 2025 |
| Campus | Streatham Campus |
| Discipline | Law |
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| Typical offer | 2:2 Honours degree (or equivalent) |
|---|---|
Top 200 for Law in the QS World University Rankings 2024
Top 20 in the UK for our world-leading Law research
Based on research impact rated 4* + 3* in REF 2021
Personal tutor support and close contact with academic staff who are leaders in their field
Co-delivered with the Triple Accredited University of Exeter Business School
ACCA, AMBA, EQUIS
Top 200 for Law in the QS World University Rankings 2024
Top 20 in the UK for our world-leading Law research
Based on research impact rated 4* + 3* in REF 2021
Personal tutor support and close contact with academic staff who are leaders in their field
Co-delivered with the Triple Accredited University of Exeter Business School
ACCA, AMBA, EQUIS
We will consider applicants with a high 2:2 Honours degree with at least 57% or above (or equivalent) alongside relevant prior knowledge of finance and/or accounting. This could be gained either through work experience or through the course content of your undergraduate degree.
International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2. Please visit our English language requirements page to view the required test scores and equivalencies from your country.
Studying a Master of Laws in Law and Business: Finance and Accounting offers a rewarding learning experience with opportunities to for students from a non-law and non-business background to gain a firm grounding in a range of law, business, and finance and accounting topics, and to improve skills necessary at all levels of professional engagement with contemporary and future challenges facing businesses around the world. You will be encouraged to critically reflect on the contemporary legal and business challenges that exist in our globalised world while acquiring the solid legal skills required for your professionalisation.
You will take part in interactive seminars, thought-provoking discussions and critical debates with your peers and academics from across the world giving you unique insight and global perspectives into contemporary law.
Alongside the compulsory dissertation, you’ll choose from an array of optional modules across law and business.
In order to enhance your research and learning experiences and to create a vibrant community of postgraduate students enrolled in this programme, you will be affiliated with one of the research centres for the duration of your programme.
The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
Stage 1: 60-credit compulsory dissertation module, 60 credits of core Business modules, 30-60 credits of optional Law modules
In addition to the compulsory modules listed below, you will study 60 credits of Law optional modules chosen from the list of optional Law modules available in your year of academic study. Students with no prior background in Law will study 15 credits of compulsory Law modules in both the Autumn Term and the Spring Term.
To compose your 60 credits of taught Law modules, you may choose to take one 15-credit taught Law module outside of the programme. Students without a legal background would only be able to take a module open to non-Law students. This is subject to availability and approval by the programme director. See https://law.exeter.ac.uk/currentstudents/postgraduatemodules/ for optional Law School modules.
Please note that for this specialism, prior background in finance and/or accounting is required.
A LAWM169 is ONLY CORE if you have no prior background in Law
B LAWM180 is ONLY CORE if you have no prior background in Law; it is not available otherwise.
C These modules requires prior knowledge of finance and/or accounting.
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAWM640 | Dissertation | 60 |
| LAWM169 | Data Protection and Privacy [See note A above] | 15 |
| LAWM180 | Principles of Company Law [See note B above] | 15 |
| BEAM045 | Accounting for International Managers [See note C above] | 15 |
| BEAM047 | Fundamentals of Financial Management [See note C above] | 15 |
| BEAM033 | Banking and Financial Services | 15 |
| BEAM052 | Corporate Governance and Finance [See note C above] | 15 |
| Code | Module | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LAW Term 1 2024-5 optional - LLM Law and Business | ||
| LAWM168 | Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, and Sustainability | 15 |
| LAWM172 | EU Competition Law | 15 |
| LAWM173 | Financial Markets Law and Regulation | 15 |
| LAWM175 | International Commercial Law | 15 |
| LAWM176 | International Commercial Litigation | 15 |
| LAWM189 | Legal Research and Writing Skills | 15 |
| LAWM181 | Regulating AI: Law, Policy, and Ethics | 15 |
| LAW Term 2 2024-5 optional - LLM Law and Business | ||
| LAWM166 | Business and Human Rights Law & Policy | 15 |
| LAWM167 | Blockchain, Policy, Property | 15 |
| LAWM174 | International Arbitration | 15 |
| LAWM177 | International Trade and Society | 15 |
| LAWM183 | International Banking and Fintech Law and Regulation | 15 |
| LAWM191 | Law, Digital Markets & Competition | 15 |
| LAWM193 | Corporate Tax Law | 15 |
| LAWM169 | Data Protection and Privacy | 15 |
£12,500 full-time; £6,250 part-time
£25,300 full-time; £12,650 part-time
We invest heavily in scholarships for talented prospective Masters students. This includes over £5 million in scholarships for international students, such as our Global Excellence Scholarships*.
For more information on scholarships, please visit our scholarships and bursaries page.
*Selected programmes only. Please see the Terms and Conditions for each scheme for further details.
“What I’ve been most impressed about is how invested the lecturers are in teaching us as much as they can about their respective avenues of law. They have opened areas of law to me that I had never considered before, and never thought I would enjoy.
My favourite thing is how enthusiastic and creative our lecturers have been in designing modules, from curating mock proceedings to coming up with cases from our favourite TV shows. They have also showed so much optimism and belief in our abilities, it’s made me feel more confident about my potential future in law”.
Ronna
LLM Law and Business
Formal teaching is delivered via weekly lectures or seminars, depending on group size. Course materials are delivered directly by academic staff, and you are encouraged to actively engage in discussions and debates. You will be in control of your own learning, appropriately supported by peers and staff including a personal tutor.
As well as the dissertation, assessment is comprised almost entirely of extended coursework essays, with written examinations in some modules where appropriate.
In addition to your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to benefit from a stimulating programme of research seminars designed to enable staff and postgraduate students to experience cutting-edge research by members of the academic and legal community both within and outside of Exeter.
Formal learning is enhanced by opportunities to participate in a range of exciting extra-curricular activities including pro bono projects, internships, mooting and networking events.
We have close and active links with Exeter Law School alumni and honorary doctorates, many of whom occupy powerful and prestigious roles in the legal community throughout the world. Where possible, we invite individuals from this community and the broader legal profession to engage with our postgraduate students, whether through research seminars or more informal events, providing you with valuable networking opportunities.
The Lasok Law Library, located in the Forum holds in excess of 40,000 volumes and is open 24 hours a day. You can choose from diverse study spaces to suit your specific learning needs, whether dedicated quiet study, group work, or social learning over a coffee.
Our custom-built Moot Court offers students invaluable opportunities to take part in mooting activities and is equipped with the latest technology, including high-spec video conferencing.
The modules offered include topics you must have knowledge of in order to succeed in senior positions, whether in private practice, corporate or public employment – including international trading companies and law firms, chartering, trade, and marine insurance, the European Commission, the European Court of Justice, or the Governments of EU Member States.
You will gain invaluable experience in finding out the law from the original sources; in preparing and producing extended legal writing; and in presenting a legal proposition briefly and succinctly to an audience.
LLM graduates either continue on the academic path and pursue their studies with a PhD; others go into private practice, corporate or public employment – including international trading companies and law firms, chartering, trade, and marine insurance, the European Commission, the Governments of EU Member States as well as international and regional courts and/or organisations or NGOs.
Students of the LLM Law and Business can also go onto employment or further their careers in the business world. Students will also acquire the necessary tools should they want to set up their own businesses. Overall, the wealth of knowledge and transferable skills gained with the LLM Law and Business will allow students to pursue employment in a wide range of careers including:
When it comes to securing a graduate-level position, we enjoy extremely good relations with members of the legal profession regionally, nationally and internationally. You will be supported by an Employability Officer, the wide range of services offered by Career Zone and have the opportunity to meet potential employers face-to-face through our annual Law Fair, workshops and careers sessions.
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