Professional LLM Specializing in Banking and Financial Services

This program is available via Distance Learning

Directors

Benjamin Geva, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School
Stephanie Ben-Ishai, Assocate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School

The two-year, Professional 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].

The Legal Research Methods course is required for all students who wish to complete a Major Research Paper. Please note that this will not count towards the 36 credits required to complete the degree.

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 Professional 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 Service Industry & the Public Interest

Dispute Resolution, Competition and Social Responsibility

 

LLM Admissions Contact


Phone:  416.673.4670

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

 

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