Part-time LLM Specializing in Banking and Financial Services

This program is available via Distance Learning

Director

Benjamin Geva, Osgoode Hall Law School

The two-year, Part-time LLM in Banking and Financial Services Law will give students the opportunity to explore key topics and evolving issues in this increasingly important field. Students will acquire an in-depth and broad knowledge of the policies, principles and business/economic considerations that underlie this dynamic area.

Degree Requirements
There are two options for completing this degree which must equal 36 credits.

Option I


  • The required courses in the Banking and Financial Services Law specialization [18 credits];
  • 12 additional credits of coursework of which a maximum of 6 credits may be from outside the Banking and Financial Services Law specialization*; and
  • A Major Research Paper (70 pages) in the Banking and Financial Services Law specialization [6 credits].
  Enrollment in the Legal Research Writing workshop is highly recommended for students who choose to write the Major Research Paper.

Option II


  • The required courses in the Banking and Financial Services Law specialization [18 credits];
  • 18 additional credits of coursework of which a maximum of 6 credits may be from outside the Banking and Financial Services Law specialization*; and
  • A significant research paper (30 pages) in one of the Banking and Financial Services Law courses as the means of evaluation.

*Credits outside the Banking and Financial Services Law specialization may be taken from other Part-time LLM specializations scheduled during your period of enrollment only.

The Curriculum
Courses will be offered in a combination of intensive (typically three or five consecutive days) and weekly formats. Videoconferencing is available for weekly format courses; attendance in person is required for intensive format courses.

Required Courses

Banking, Negotiable Instruments, Payment Mechanisms and Securities Transfers
Lending, Security and Insolvency Law

Regulation of Financial Institutions

Elective Courses

Banking Documentation I

Banking Documentation II

International Finance

Regulation of International Financial Markets

Regulation of Money and Payment, Clearing and Settlement Systems
The Financial Services Industry and the Public Interest: Customer Protection,

Dispute Resolution, Competition and Social Responsibility

 

Start Date:  Fall 2010


Contact

Sophia Seventikidis, Admissions and Client Services Assistant
Phone:  416.673.4670

Toll free within Canada: 1.888.923.3394
Email: admissions-opd@osgoode.yorku.ca

 

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