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MSc in Law and Accounting

Programme Code: TMLLAC

Department: Law

For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Full-year programme. Students must take four units of courses. The Core course will be examined by Long Essay due in August and a two-hour exam in May/June. Examinations in other courses may be in January or May/June depending on the regulations under which those courses fall.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

Paper 1

LL440 Corporate Law and Accounting (1.0) A

Paper 2

AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5) # and AC417 Corporate Financial Disclosure and Investor Relations (0.5)

 

OR

 

AC490 Management Accounting, Decisions and Control (0.5) and AC491 Financial Accounting, Reporting and Disclosure (0.5) B

Paper 3

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

LL4AA Global Copyright Policy: Contemporary Issues (0.5) #  (withdrawn 2019/20)

 

LL4AH Corporate Governance (0.5) #

 

LL4AJ Insolvency Law: Principles, Rescue and Reconstruction Processes (0.5)

 

LL4AK Insolvency Law: Company Liquidation and Stakeholder Interests (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4AL International Business Transactions: Commercial Litigation (0.5) #

 

LL4AM International Business Transactions: Advanced Procedure and Tactics (0.5) #

 

LL4AN International Business Transactions: Conflict of Laws, Extraterritoriality, and Global Governance (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4AP International Business Transactions: Contracts and Property (0.5) #

 

LL4AT Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5)

 

LL4AU Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4AY International Tax Systems (0.5) #

 

LL4AZ International Tax Systems: Advanced Problems (0.5) #

 

LL4BE Principles of Financial Regulation (0.5)  (withdrawn 2018/19)

 

LL4BF International Financial Regulation (0.5)

 

LL4BK Corporate Crime (0.5)

 

LL4BL Financial Crime (0.5)  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4BQ Trade Mark Law (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4BR Trade Marks, Brands and Branding: Contemporary Issues (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4CD European Company Law (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4CF UK Corporate Law (0.5)

 

LL4CJ Comparative Corporate Taxation (0.5) #

 

LL4CK Taxation of Corporate Transactions (0.5) #

 

LL4CM Law in the Economy (0.5)  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4CO Taxation of Wealth (0.5) #

 

LL4CP Tax Avoidance (0.5)

 

LL4F2 The Law and Practice of International Finance (0.5)

 

LL4F3 Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in Europe (0.5)  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4F4 Takeover Regulation in the UK and the US (0.5)

 

LL4G8 Law of Corporate Finance (0.5)

 

LL4H4 International Financial Law (0.5)

 

LL4H8 Employment Law (0.5)

 

LL4H9 Human Rights in the Workplace (0.5)

 

LL4K8 Law of Corporate Finance: Securities Regulation (0.5)  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4K9 European Capital Markets Law (0.5)

 

LL4N6 Principles of Copyright Law (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

LL4S1 Cyberlaw (0.5) #

 

LL4S2 E-Commerce Law (0.5)

 

LL4S5 Piracy, Content and Ownership in the Information Society (0.5)

 

LL4Z1 Business Taxation (0.5) #

 

LL4Z2 Principles of Taxation (0.5) #

 

LL4Z3 Taxation of Consumption and Income (0.5)

 

LL4Z4 Value Added Tax in the EU (0.5) #  (withdrawn 2018/19)

 

LL4Z9 Banking Law (0.5)

 

Any other LLM course from those offered at LSE subject to approval.

Paper 4

Any of the courses listed in Paper 3 above for which the student is eligible and has not already taken, or one of the following (or two 0.5 units) with approval:

 

AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5)

 

AC412 Accountability, Organisations and Risk Management (0.5)

 

AC415 Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5)

 

AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5) # 1

 

AC417 Corporate Financial Disclosure and Investor Relations (0.5)

 

AC444 Valuation and Security Analysis (0.5) #

 

AC470 Accounting in the Global Economy (0.5) #

 

FM473L Financial Markets (0.5) #

 

FM473M Financial Markets (0.5) #

 

FM474L Managerial Finance (0.5)

 

FM474M Managerial Finance (0.5)

 

An LSE LLM or MSc course not listed here by special permission only.

Paper 3 options list

Paper 3 options list

LL4AA Global Copyright Policy: Contemporary Issues (0.5) #  (withdrawn 2019/20)

LL4AH Corporate Governance (0.5) #

LL4AJ Insolvency Law: Principles, Rescue and Reconstruction Processes (0.5)

LL4AK Insolvency Law: Company Liquidation and Stakeholder Interests (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

LL4AL International Business Transactions: Commercial Litigation (0.5) #

LL4AM International Business Transactions: Advanced Procedure and Tactics (0.5) #

LL4AN International Business Transactions: Conflict of Laws, Extraterritoriality, and Global Governance (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

LL4AP International Business Transactions: Contracts and Property (0.5) #

LL4AT Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5)

LL4AU Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

LL4AY International Tax Systems (0.5) #

LL4AZ International Tax Systems: Advanced Problems (0.5) #

LL4BE Principles of Financial Regulation (0.5)  (withdrawn 2018/19)

LL4BF International Financial Regulation (0.5)

LL4BK Corporate Crime (0.5)

LL4BL Financial Crime (0.5)  (not available 2019/20)

LL4BQ Trade Mark Law (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

LL4BR Trade Marks, Brands and Branding: Contemporary Issues (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

LL4CD European Company Law (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

LL4CF UK Corporate Law (0.5)

LL4CJ Comparative Corporate Taxation (0.5) #

LL4CK Taxation of Corporate Transactions (0.5) #

LL4CM Law in the Economy (0.5)  (not available 2019/20)

LL4CO Taxation of Wealth (0.5) #

LL4CP Tax Avoidance (0.5)

LL4F2 The Law and Practice of International Finance (0.5)

LL4F3 Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in Europe (0.5)  (not available 2019/20)

LL4F4 Takeover Regulation in the UK and the US (0.5)

LL4G8 Law of Corporate Finance (0.5)

LL4H4 International Financial Law (0.5)

LL4H8 Employment Law (0.5)

LL4H9 Human Rights in the Workplace (0.5)

LL4K8 Law of Corporate Finance: Securities Regulation (0.5)  (not available 2019/20)

LL4K9 European Capital Markets Law (0.5)

LL4N6 Principles of Copyright Law (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

LL4S1 Cyberlaw (0.5) #

LL4S2 E-Commerce Law (0.5)

LL4S5 Piracy, Content and Ownership in the Information Society (0.5)

LL4Z1 Business Taxation (0.5) #

LL4Z2 Principles of Taxation (0.5) #

LL4Z3 Taxation of Consumption and Income (0.5)

LL4Z4 Value Added Tax in the EU (0.5) #  (withdrawn 2018/19)

LL4Z9 Banking Law (0.5)


Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

1 : Before taking AC416 you must take AC480

Footnotes

A : To be examined by 10,000-word Long Essay and a two-hour examination.

B : For those without prior knowledge of accounting.

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.