 The demand for professionals with expertise in both finance and financial law has never been higher. If you're a graduate in the subject area, or a finance professional seeking to broaden your expertise or achieve a senior management position, SOAS University of London's MSc Finance and Financial Law by Distance Learning programme is designed to give you a unique and holistic understanding of both disciplines, along with the specialist skills which will make you an invaluable asset to an international bank, investment firm, legal practice or regulatory institution. Taking an integrated approach and incorporating both a national and international perspective, the programme covers risk management, regulation, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, the formation of companies, the bank-client relationship, bond issues and loans. You'll be introduced to how financial and legal principles are applied in practice, as well as in theory, with your knowledge and expertise honed through the course of six modules, three of which are elective. In addition to an introduction to law and to finance, as part of the core programme, you'll study the main issues in modern corporate finance, analysing firms' financial and investment decisions, examining capital structure and policy, and assessing the factors and impacts of mergers and acquisitions. You'll gain an understanding of the essential elements of financial law, its implications for markets, the legal principles underpinning commercial and international banking, and how financial institutions address certain legal challenges and issues. You'll explore the legal aspects of international finance, enabling you to discuss the key features of international capital markets with a specific focus on raising international debt and equity finance. In addition to the core study programme, you'll choose three of 11 specialist module areas, ranging from banking and capital markets to global finance and international regulation. If you aspire to be one of the growing elite of new finance services professionals trained in both finance and law, the MSc Finance and Financial Law programme is your launchpad to this sought-after and rewarding status. Click here for more.