Course requirements
Master degree in Law. This course is part of the Advanced Master Law and Finance.
More information: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/law-and-finance
Course information
The Advanced Master Law & Finance curriculum concludes with a master thesis. The thesis addresses and analyses a topic that falls within the subject area of one of the courses offered within the programme. It must include both a comparative perspective (e.g. between the national and the European level legislation) and a substantive perspective (e.g. the potential or actual impact of the relevant rules). The master thesis reflects individual research, but can be done in combination with an internship, if approved by the programme director. The topic of the thesis must mirror the international and academic nature of the advanced master. Therefore topics that deal primarily with domestic law or are descriptive do not qualify. Also subjects that have (largely) been covered in a thesis written by past students of the programme, or by articles published in periodicals etc., or in books are also not available as thesis topics. The thesis should be between fifteen to twenty thousand words, including footnotes (approx. 30 and 50 pages) but excluding cover, personal statement, table of contents, executive summary, overview of main findings and bibliography.
Course objectives
The following learning objectives apply with regard to the Thesis.
Students show their ability to conduct academically sound research on a topic in the area of Law & Finance by presenting a wide range of diverging opinions;
Students present the findings of this research in a clear and structured manner;
Students express their views and arguments on the thesis topic in a clear and readily understandable text that is convincing and stimulates academic debate.
Ideally, the thesis is of publishable quality.
Mode of instruction
In addition to bilateral meetings in the context of the individual supervision of the student by
a professor or lecturer:
November 2021: General information meeting on the Thesis writing and exploring possible Thesis subjects;
End of December 2021: Approval of Thesis topic (subject) and allocation of Thesis Supervisor by Academic coordinator
January 2022: Submission of Thesis Outline
Mid Febuary 2022: Approval by Thesis Supervisor of Thesis Outline
Mid Febuary – Mid May 2022: Thesis writing process
9 May 2022: Deadline final Thesis draft.
May 2022: Feedback of Thesis Supervisor.
June 2022: Finalizing Thesis.
1 July 2022: Final Deadline Thesis submission.
Examination method
Thesis: 100%
Submission procedures:
Via email to the Thesis Supervisor and the Thesis coordinator and via Brightspace (Turnitin, including check on plagiarism)
Brightspace
Submission of Thesis via Brightspace using Turnitin.
Course materials
Not applicable; students have to collect relevant materials themselves.
Contact
Thesis Coordinator:
Ilya Kokorin LLM
Email: i.kokorin@law.leidenuniv.nl
Programme Director:
Prof. Matthias Haentjens
Academic Coordinator
Peggy Bracco Gartner LLM
Programme Coordinator:
Orsolya Kalsbeek-Bagdi
Email address: lawandfinance@law.leidenuniv.nl
Disclaimer: This course has been updated to the best of our knowledge at the current time of publishing. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the fluctuating changes in lock down regulations all information contained within this course description are subject to change up to 1 September 2021.
Due to the uncertainty of the Covid-19 virus after 1 September 2021, changes to the course description can only be made in the event of strict necessity and only in the circumstances where the interests of the students are not impinged. Should there be a need for any change during the duration of the course, this will be informed to all students on a timely basis and will not be to the prejudice of students. Modifications after 1 September 2021 may only be done with the approval and consent of the Faculty Board.