You will be required to supply supporting documents with your application, including references and an official transcript. The work must be written in English and on a legal topic. EU applicants should refer to our detailed fee status information and the Oxford and the EU webpage for details of the implications of the UK’s exit from the EU. When planning your finances for any future years of study in Oxford beyond 2021-22, you should allow for an estimated increase in living expenses of 3% each year. The MSc in Law and Finance (MLF) is taught jointly by the Law Faculty and the Saïd Business School. The University will seek to deliver this course in accordance with the description set out in this course page. More information about the transcript requirement is available in the Application Guide. However, it may be necessary to assign a new academic supervisor during the course of study or before registration for reasons which might include illness, sabbatical leave, parental leave or change in employment. Currently, as an alternative to taking two law electives, MLF students can select the Finance Stream, which is taught by interactive classes at the Saïd Business School during the second and third terms. Unless specified in the additional information section below, course fees do not cover your accommodation, residential costs or other living costs. Please note that you may still be required to ensure your third referee supplies a reference for consideration. You should only upload official documents issued by your institution and any transcript not in English should be accompanied by a certified translation. For more information about course fees and fee liability, please see the Fees section of this website. See 'How to apply' for instructions on the documents you will need and how these will be assessed. Typically, over half of each class of MLF graduates go on to employment within the legal sector in London or internationally, usually at large, corporate law firms, at training contract or associate level, as well as in a variety of in-house roles. Finance and First Principles of Financial Economics - Core, Law and Economics of Corporate Transactions - Core, Similar courses at different universities. Your references will support intellectual ability, academic achievement and motivation. These courses may have been suggested due to their similarity with this course, or because they are offered by the same department or faculty. It will provide you with an advanced interdisciplinary understanding of economic and financial concepts and their application to legal topics. This course can be studied as a part of the Oxford 1+1 MBA programme. The library serves a large community of graduate readers and academics in their research requirements. One professional reference is acceptable if this is relevant to the course. The MSc combines a highly analytic academic core with tailor-made practical applications derived from collaboration with professional and regulatory organisations. In accordance with the University’s obligations towards students and staff, we will ask you to declare any relevant, unspent criminal convictions before you can take up a place at Oxford. However, as part of your course requirements, you may need to choose a dissertation, a project or a thesis topic. There are no compulsory elements of this course that entail additional costs beyond fees and living costs. The Oxford Finance Department (at Säid Business School) is also considered to be the UK's second best behind only the LSE (and LBS when we consider Master's degrees for experienced professionals is also considered exceptional), but has been making strong strides in this area. There are two core finance courses, Finance and First Principles of Financial Economics, and a core interdisciplinary course, Law and Economics of Corporate Transactions. The library has 40 reader workstations, which provide access to the internet, legal databases, Microsoft Office applications and Endnote. Additional speaker events are run to compliment the MLF programme, which facilitate contact with senior practitioners of law and finance, and MLF students will be a member of both the SBS and wider University alumni networks. Most law elective subjects are assessed by means of timed examinations at the end of the course but a number use assessed essays written over a longer period. It will provide you with an advanced interdisciplinary understanding of economic and financial concepts and their application to legal topics. Finance, is taught during the first and second terms. Students studying the MLF take two core courses and then choose either to take the law or finance stream. If your ability to meet the entry requirements has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic (eg you were awarded an unclassified/ungraded degree) or any other exceptional personal circumstance (eg other illness or bereavement), please refer to the guidance on extenuating circumstances in the Application Guide for information about how to declare this so that your application can be considered appropriately.