Introduction to law and to finance

M438

This module is designed to introduce you to the basic concepts of finance and law. It is recommended that you study this as your first module. This module intends to be an entry point in the world of finance and the law upon which finance is based.

Study as an individual module

Topics covered

Unit 1 Introduction to Law
Unit 2 Sources of Law and How to Use Them
Unit 3 Introduction to Contract Law
Unit 4 Introduction to Property Law
Unit 5 Introduction to Tort Law
Unit 6 Returns and Time – the Price of Time
Unit 7 Returns and Risk – the Price of Risk
Unit 8 Interpreting Financial Sector Data

Assessment

one three-hour unseen written examination (70%)
two tutor marked assignments (30%)