Curriculum
The IUC curriculum is comprised of three categories of courses:
To obtain the MSc CLEF certificate, students must obtain 48 units in two separate academic years. The second year program is tailored according to their special needs and includes significant periods of study at one of the global partner institutions.
MSc CLEF in a Snapshot (Updated on Sep 22, 2009)
The required/core component of the curriculum is aimed at acquainting the MSc CLEF (Master of Science in Comparative Law, Economics and Finance) candidates with the fundamentals of the challenging field of law and finance. Particular emphasis is paid on incorporating the practical considerations, rather than merely familiarizing students with the black letter law.
Accordingly, each course explores law in action, investigating the myriad non-legal factors which influence the course of financial interactions, and the field of law and finance more generally. The second component of the curriculum gives students the choice of specializing on particular theoretical or geographical areas of interest.
The breadth of the IUC course offerings, and especially the IUC's focus on the often-overlooked peripheries of Western-dominated law teaching (Islamic, Asian, African, Latin American law), give students unrivaled preparation for subsequent careers in development or law and finance.
The last component is designed to prepare MSc candidates for the rigorous demands of public or private practice by requiring students to satisfy a legal research and writing course as well as to participate in a clinical course component and/or internship. Completion of the MSc CLEF program requires passing scores in all courses.
Curriculum
