Law & Finance

Course Overview

This interdisciplinary masters is jointly offered by the School of Law and Trinity Business School. The programme is structured to include foundational and advanced material to build students’ knowledge and understanding of law and finance. It will provide you with the capacity to embrace current and future changes such as financial regulation, EU law and financial innovation, and develop both students’ technical skills in understanding financial and legal concepts and analytic skills to apply these skills.



Is This Course For Me?

Anyone who is interested in learning more about the legal and financial aspects of business and organizations would benefit from studying the M.Sc. in Law and Finance. This programme is also for those who are interested in becoming legal and financial advisors, advisors to businesses, or entrepreneurs. We aim to produce graduates who will become future change-makers and who seek to shape and transform business for good.



Course Structure

This MSc Law and Finance is a full-time programme and is delivered in-person at Trinity College and consists of 90 ECTS delivered over one academic year. There are 5 mandatory modules worth 30 ECTS, elective modules worth 30 ECTS and a research dissertation worth 30 ECTS.

Students take five mandatory modules, which include: Business Ethics; Corporate Finance; Corporate Finance, Company Law and Governance;; EU Financial Services Law; Investment & Sustainability.



Students can choose from a range of elective modules in both Law and Finance. Law Electives offered in recent years include: Aviation Law; International Business Tax Law; International Economic Law; International Trade Law; Law and Risk; Legal Issues in Sustainable Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulation of Alternative Investment Funds.



Finance Electives offered in recent years include: Financial Statement Analysis; Financial Econometrics; Financial Markets and Institutions; International Finance; Private Equity, Treasury Management and Derivatives..



The research dissertation is designed to enable students to undertake individual research and undertake an in-depth individual research study of a particular issue within the field of Law or Finance. Students will write a 12,000-word dissertation under the guidance of academic leaders at the School of Law or School of Business.

Admission Requirements

An undergraduate honours Bachelor's degree of II.1 grade or higher in Business, Economics or Law.



The above is the starting point for applications and does not guarantee admission. Admission to this highly-subscribed programme is at the absolute discretion of the review panel, who will decide on admissions with regard to a range of academic criteria, including the quality of the individual application and the objectives of ensuring a diverse class of the highest possible academic calibre.



This programme is academically rigorous and requires students to have a high level of English language and legal English competency. It is expected that students will be able to effectively and proficiently participate in classroom discussions.

Closing Date: 31st May 2025.



Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. We advise students to apply for the course as early as possible as admission is competitive. The programme is subject to early closure.

1 year full-time

Next Intake: September 2025

Career Opportunities

Our dedicated Careers & Community team is dedicated to supporting our students and alumni in exploring career options, preparing effectively for their next career move, and making informed career decisions that will develop and shape their futures through workshops and tailored individual career sessions.



Specialised in career development, the team can help you to identify suitable career paths and provide tailored advice on how best to achieve your career goals through workshops, one-to-one coaching, and psychometric assessments. They deliver a wide range of career sessions with defined learning outcomes and arrange company and recruitment consultancy presentations, job fairs, and networking events.