MSc in Law and Finance at University of Oxford

Programme overview

The MSc in Law and Finance is a ten-month full-time course taught jointly by the Law Faculty and the Saïd Business School. It gives students with a law background an advanced interdisciplinary understanding of economic and financial concepts and their application to legal topics, combining an analytic academic core with practical applications developed with professional and regulatory organisations.

Faculty: Faculty of Law / Saïd Business School (Social Sciences Division) | Department: Faculty of Law and Saïd Business School | Duration: 10 months, full time | Intake: 27 September 2027 (2027-28 entry) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Oxford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take two core finance courses (First Principles of Financial Economics and Law and Economics of Corporate Transactions) and a core interdisciplinary course, with pre-sessional courses in maths and financial reporting. They then choose the Law stream (two law electives from about ten BCL courses) or the Finance stream (one law elective, Corporate Valuation and one Saïd Business School finance elective).

Career pathways

Over half of each class go on to the legal sector in London or internationally (large corporate law firms and in-house roles); others work in investment banking, private equity, consulting and policymaking, and a small number enter academia.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first-class or very strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in law; equivalents may include a master's in law, a postgraduate diploma in law or a law professional equivalent. Minimum GPA 3.6/4.0 for US degrees. Relevant work experience may be an advantage but is not required. Three referees (at least two academic), transcripts, CV, personal statement (max 300 words) and a written work essay of up to 2,000 words on a legal topic. Interviews not normally held. English language (University higher level): IELTS Academic 7.5 overall with at least 7.0 in each component; TOEFL iBT 110 (minimum Listening 22, Reading 24, Speaking 25, Writing 24); C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency 191 overall and 185 per component; Oxford Test of English Advanced 165 overall and 155 per component. Tests must be taken within two years of the start date. Application deadline: 12:00 UK time, 27 January 2027 (2027-28 entry).

GBP 59,930 a year (2027/28). Same annual course fee for home and overseas students Source

Intake: 27 September 2027

Duration: 10 months full-time

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