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Master
Vergelijk
Law & Finance (LLM)

Study programme

The Master's Law & Finance has the ambition to raise the bar for what may be expected of legal and financial professionals. Courses on financial law and corporate law and regulation are taught from a combined legal-financial perspective, including fundamental financial concepts and contemporary economic topics. This integration of law and finance encourages innovative thinking and provides a unique legal-financial viewpoint while encouraging students to think and practice in a thoroughly interdisciplinary manner.

Programme structure

COURSES SEM 1 SEM 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 EC
  • Accounting and Financial Reporting
    3
  • Business Organisation
    6
  • Financial Economics and Quantitative Methods
    3
  • Foundations of Finance and Corporate Governance
    6
  • Securities and Markets Regulation
    6
  • Insolvency Law and Corporate Finance
    3
  • Money and Central Bank Law
    3
  • Finance: Capital Structure and Corporate Reorganisation
    6
  • Prudential Regulation of Banks and Shadow Banks
    6
  • Financial Contracting
    6
  • Master's thesis
    12
UvA Course Catalogue: Law & Finance

Experience the programme

Semester 1

  • Block 1 (8 weeks)
    • Accounting and Financial Reporting (3 EC)
    • Business Organisation (6 EC)
    • Financial Economics and Quantitative Methods (3 EC)
    • This block and next block: Introductory phase of the LLM thesis programme, which is followed by research for and writing of the thesis in blocks 3–6 (12 EC in total)

    You can find the specific course information in the Course Catalogue.

  • Block 2 (8 weeks)
    • Foundations of Finance and Corporate Governance (6 EC)
    • Securities and Markets Regulation (6 EC)
    • This block and block 1: Introductory phase of the LLM thesis programme, which is followed by research for and writing of the thesis in blocks 3–6 (12 EC in total)

    You can find the specific course information in the Course Catalogue.

  • Block 3 (4 weeks)
    • Insolvency Law and Corporate Finance (3 EC)
    • Money and Central Bank Law (3 EC)

    You can find the specific course information in the Course Catalogue.

Semester 2

Discover the Master’s Honours programme

Are you looking for more challenge and academic depth? In that case the new Honours programme Academic Excellence track could be interesting for you!

More about the Academic Excellence Track
The programme’s challenging curriculum, combining law and finance, sets this Master’s programme apart from other programmes. It gives me a unique position and clear advantage on the job market. Jorrit Posthuma de Boer (Netherlands), Master’s student Law & Finance Read more stories from students
Frequently Asked Questions
  • What makes this Master’s unique?

    The Amsterdam Law School and the Amsterdam Business School joined forces to offer a challenging curriculum. It's unique worldwide because it is offered by 2 faculties and provides truly interdisciplinary education at the intersection between law, economics and finance. The main goal is to educate students in both fields of law and finance.  

    The programme has its own student association ALFA, the Amsterdam Law and Finance Association. You can check their website and socials to see the type of events they organised in the past. Once you have been accepted as a student you can apply to be part of the ALFA board member.

  • What does an academic year at the UvA look like?

    The education days and holidays can be found in the academic calendar. The academic year at the UvA is divided into 2 semesters, each with 3 blocks of classes and exams. Most courses are offered once a year. Check the academic calender.

  • Can I use AI for my studies?

    Generative AI can be a useful tool to support your learning, but it must never replace the independent completion of your academic work. The use of commercial AI tools such as ChatGPT is not permitted in teaching at the UvA, because these tools do not comply with our privacy regulations. To help you learn to work with AI in a responsible way, the UvA has developed its own tool: UvA AI Chat.

    For assignments and assessments, the following applies: you may only use UvA AI Chat if your lecturer or degree programme has given permission. Unauthorised use of AI in assessed work may be treated as fraud or plagiarism.

    At the Amsterdam Law School, we take a careful and critical approach to AI. We also invest in AI literacy: we want you, as a legal professional in training, to learn to work with AI with due regard for academic integrity, professional ethics, privacy and the legal risks of using such systems. Specific guidelines are explained for each degree programme and each course.