Postgraduate Course: Financial Services and Related Skills (LAWS11249)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | To develop knowledge and understanding of the provision and regulation of financial services in a legal context, and (ii) to develop knowledge and understanding of the content and interpretation of accounts, including the regulatory framework of Solicitors' Accounts |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 1,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 28,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 28,
External Visit Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
39 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Classwork - 100% if individual standard of 60% achieved across assignments/both parts
Failure to achieve this - Examination - 100%
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Financial Services and Related Skills | 3:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Mandatory outcomes: (a) understand loan finance; (b) explain the principles of tax as it applies to businesses (including the relevant aspects of corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, NIC, LBTT, capital gains tax and inheritance tax); (c) understand the purpose of the main areas of financial advice for companies and individuals; (d) understand the process of giving financial advice to companies and individuals including the tax elements of this; (e) explain and discuss the various forms of financial services available for clients, with particular reference to investment, mortgages, insurance and pensions, and the regulation of the provision of financial services, including investment protection, complaints procedures and compensation and the tax elements of this; (f) analyse and understand a set of company accounts, and (g) compare sets of accounts by using ratios.
- Core outcomes: (a) Professionalism; (b) Professional communication: (i) Professional relationships and team working, (ii) Writing and drafting; (c) Professional ethics and standards: (i) Duties to the profession, (ii) The client-solicitor relationship
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Laura McBrien
Tel:
Email: Laura.mcbrien@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Charlotte Telfer
Tel: (01316) 508249
Email: ctelfer@ed.ac.uk |
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