Master's in Law and Financial Markets
Education objectives
This Program aims to deepen law graduate¿s mastery of the law, particularly in those fields that have the closest bearing on financial markets and investments, as well as providing an insight into the organization and functioning of the general financial system, and the three main financial markets: banking, insurance and capital markets. The Program offers an opportunity to acquire key financial analysis and evaluation skills of the main financial instruments traded on the capital markets and to identify intervention strategies in capital markets. The Program aims to stimulate a critical and interdisciplinary approach to knowledge, providing lawyers with the necessary tools to solve complex problems or issue judgments on situations of incomplete information.
General characterization
DGES code
M859
Cicle
Master (2nd Cycle)
Degree
Master
Access to other programs
Access to the PhD Program
Coordinator
DOCENTE TESTES NSL,Margarida Lima Rego,Margarida Lima Rego,Joana Farrajota,Joana Farrajota,Fernando Bação (IMS),Pedro Simões Coelho,Pedro Simões Coelho
Opening date
September.
Vacancies
40
Fees
National student Annual Tuition Fees for the Academic Phase: 4200,00 Euros National student Annual Non-Taught Phase Tuition Fee: 2000,00 Euros National student Tuition Fees for Additional Non-Taught Semester: 1000,00 Euros International student Annual Tuition Fees for the Academic Phase: 7000,00 Euros International student Annual Non-Taught Phase Tuition Fee: 3000,00Euros International student Tuition Fees for Additional Non-Taught Semester: 1500,00 Euros
Schedule
This course is taught during post-labor hours. Some optional Course Units may be taught during daytime hours.
Teaching language
English.
Degree pre-requisites
A master¿s degree is awarded to students who have passed all the course units that make up the taught part of the course, for a total of 60 credits; and the dissertation, project work, or internship report.
Conditions of admittance
Candidates with a background in law will be given preference in admission. However, holders of any bachelor¿s degree or equivalent are eligible to apply. We are keen to attract talented current or future professionals with an international focus who wish to prepare for a wide range of careers in the highly competitive finance sector.
Evaluation rules
The final assessment of the curricular units consists, as a rule, of a written exam with a maximum duration of three hours, under an anonymous regime, designed to assess the extent to which students have achieved the curricular goals and learning objectives of such curricular units. Other complementary elements of assessment may be used, as long as they are announced to the students orally and in writing at the beginning of the semester.
Structure
| 1 year - Mandatory | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 33157 | Banking Law | 6 |
| 33159 | Financial Instruments Law | 4 |
| 33158 | Insurance Law | 4 |
| 33162 | Risk Management in Financial Contracts | 4 |
| 33163 | Introduction to Data Analytics | 6 |
| 33165 | Introduction to Financial Derivatives and Risk Management | 6 |
| 33160 | Financial Markets and Investments | 6 |
| 33164 | Banking and Insurance Operations | 6 |
| 33161 | Principles of Corporate Finance | 6 |
| 33145 | Regulation and Supervision of Financial Markets | 4 |