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; Investment & Sustainability; EU Financial Services Law; and Corporate Finance, Company Law and Governance.



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



Finance Electives offered in recent years include: Financial Statement Analysis; Credit and Fixed Income Instruments; Energy Finance and Trading; Financial Markets and Institutions; Trading Psychology and Behavioural Analysis; Private Equity; and Treasury Management and Derivatives.



The research dissertation is designed to enable students to undertake an in-depth individual research study in a particular topic 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.



English Language Requirements

All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements. For more details of qualifications that meet Band B, see the English Language Requirements page

Closing Date: 31 May 2026

1 year full-time

Next Intake: September 2026

Career Opportunities

The M.Sc. in Law and Finance will ensure that graduates are particularly well placed to tackle business challenges with an understanding of both the legal and financial aspects, which is crucially important to organisations operating in an increasingly dynamic and complex world.



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.