MSc in Law and Accounting
Programme Code: TMLLAC
Department: Law
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
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LL440 Corporate Law and Accounting (1.0) A (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
Paper 2 |
AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5) # and AC417 Corporate Financial Disclosure and Investor Relations (0.5) | |
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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: | |
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LL4AA Global Copyright Policy: Contemporary Issues (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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LL4AJ Corporate Rescue and Reorganisation (0.5) | |
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LL4AL International Business Transactions: Commercial Litigation (0.5) # | |
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LL4AM International Business Transactions: Advanced Procedure and Tactics (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
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LL4AN International Business Transactions: Conflict of Laws, Extraterritoriality, and Global Governance (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
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LL4AP International Business Transactions: Contracts and Property (0.5) # | |
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LL4AT Regulation: Strategies and Enforcement (0.5) | |
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LL4AU Regulation: Legal and Political Aspects (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
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LL4AZ Taxation of Multinational Enterprises: Transfer Pricing (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
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LL4BE Principles of Financial Regulation (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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LL4BF International Financial Regulation (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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LL4BK Corporate Crime (0.5) | |
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LL4BL Financial Crime (0.5) | |
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LL4BR Trade Marks, Brands and Branding: Contemporary Issues (0.5) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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LL4CF UK Corporate Law (0.5) | |
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LL4CJ Comparative Corporate Taxation (0.5) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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LL4CK Taxation of Corporate Transactions (0.5) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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LL4CM Law in the Economy (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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LL4CP Tax Avoidance (0.5) | |
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LL4F2 The Law and Practice of International Finance (0.5) | |
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LL4F3 Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in Europe (0.5) | |
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LL4F4 Takeover Regulation in the UK and the US (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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LL4G8 Law of Corporate Finance (0.5) | |
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LL4H4 International Financial Law (0.5) | |
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LL4H8 Employment Law (0.5) | |
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LL4H9 Human Rights in the Workplace (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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LL4K8 Law of Corporate Finance: Securities Regulation (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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LL4K9 European Capital Markets Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S2 E-Commerce Law (0.5) | |
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LL4S5 Copyright Law (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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LL4Z2 Principles of Taxation and Tax Disputes (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
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LL4Z3 Taxation of Consumption and Income (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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LL4Z4 Value Added Tax in the EU (0.5) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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LL4Z9 Banking Law (0.5) | |
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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: | |
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AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5) | |
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AC412 Accountability, Organisations and Risk Management (0.5) | |
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AC415 Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5) | |
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AC417 Corporate Financial Disclosure and Investor Relations (0.5) | |
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FM474L Managerial Finance (0.5) | |
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FM474M Managerial Finance (0.5) | |
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An LSE LLM or MSc course not listed here by special permission only. | |
Paper 3 options list
LL4AA Global Copyright Policy: Contemporary Issues (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
LL4AJ Corporate Rescue and Reorganisation (0.5) | |
LL4AL International Business Transactions: Commercial Litigation (0.5) # | |
LL4AM International Business Transactions: Advanced Procedure and Tactics (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
LL4AN International Business Transactions: Conflict of Laws, Extraterritoriality, and Global Governance (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
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 2020/21) | |
LL4AZ Taxation of Multinational Enterprises: Transfer Pricing (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
LL4BE Principles of Financial Regulation (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
LL4BF International Financial Regulation (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
LL4BK Corporate Crime (0.5) | |
LL4BL Financial Crime (0.5) | |
LL4BR Trade Marks, Brands and Branding: Contemporary Issues (0.5) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
LL4CF UK Corporate Law (0.5) | |
LL4CJ Comparative Corporate Taxation (0.5) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
LL4CK Taxation of Corporate Transactions (0.5) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
LL4CM Law in the Economy (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
LL4CP Tax Avoidance (0.5) | |
LL4F2 The Law and Practice of International Finance (0.5) | |
LL4F3 Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings in Europe (0.5) | |
LL4F4 Takeover Regulation in the UK and the US (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
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) (not available 2020/21) | |
LL4K8 Law of Corporate Finance: Securities Regulation (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
LL4K9 European Capital Markets Law (0.5) | |
LL4S2 E-Commerce Law (0.5) | |
LL4S5 Copyright Law (0.5) (not available 2020/21) | |
LL4Z2 Principles of Taxation and Tax Disputes (0.5) # (not available 2020/21) | |
LL4Z3 Taxation of Consumption and Income (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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.
