Oxford Uni launches new law and finance masters course

The University of Oxford's law faculty is launching a new law and finance masters programme.

The Oxford Masters in Law and Finance, which will be taught in conjunction with Oxford University's Said Business School, will commence in October 2010.

The course - led by Lovells professor of law and finance John Armour - will be split into three elements: finance (with modules based on the Said Business School MBA programme); legal (taught by Oxford law faculty staff); and the law and economics of corporate transactions (a combined course jointly designed and taught by Said and Oxford law faculty staff).

It will be taught via practical case studies developed in partnership with industry specialists.

The deadline for applications for the 30 places on the course is 22 January, with offers scheduled to be made in March. To be considered, applicants must have at least an LLB degree, Graduate Diploma in Law qualification or its international equivalent.

According to course administrator Kate Blanshard, applications received so far have been from a mixture of international students, recent graduates and law firm associates with varying amounts of experience.

Fees for the nine-month full-time programme are in the region of £21,000 (including individual college fees). There are no course-specific scholarships available at present, although the Oxford faculty is currently working on putting special funding arrangements in place. A number of general Oxford law faculty graduate scholarships are available for those accpeted onto the new course.

Commenting on the programme, Professor Timothy Endicott, dean of the Oxford law faculty, said: "It is crucial for law schools to make a contribution to understanding the challenges of regulating markets in ways that enable commerce to thrive without allowing unmanaged risks to escalate into disasters."

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