MSc in Financial Law and International Taxation
Limassol, Cyprus
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 8,930
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
The Master of Science (MSc) in Financial Law and International Taxation offers all the necessary know-how for the delivery of sound financial law and tax advice to clients for operations and transactions at both local and international levels.
Rapid and wide-ranging changes are occurring in the financial markets around the world and in the legal, regulatory and international tax environment in which businesses and financial institutions operate. Furthermore, the law of the European Union has an increasing impact on the tax legislation of the Member States and it affects both investors within the EU and outside. These developments have created a demand for people with expertise in both financial law and international taxation and their intersection.
The MSc in Financial Law and International Taxation takes an integrated approach to the subjects of financial law and international taxation by covering: regulation of financial markets, competition law, mergers and acquisitions, money laundering and fraud, as well as the process of international taxation in light of EU law including direct taxation & VAT, EU directives, double taxation treaties intellectual property rights, international trusts.
The course empowers students to master theoretical and practical knowledge and gain in-depth expertise by choosing specifically targeted elective courses such as GDPR, Blockchain Technologies, Fund Structuring, and Compliance, among others.
The program is nationally accredited by CYQAA and recognized by KYSATS.
Admissions
Curriculum
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS in short) is a tool of the European Higher Education Area for making studies and courses more transparent. It helps students to move between countries and to have their academic qualifications and study periods abroad recognized. The credits below are based on the ECTS.
To graduate, students are required to earn 90 credits as follows:
- 75 credits from taught core courses,
- 15 credits from electives courses from the list below, or
- 15 credits by completing a Final Project on Financial Law or International Taxation.
Core Courses
- FB405 – Trust and Ethics in Financial Services
- FB450 – Corporate Law and Taxation
- FL400 – Financial Law & Regulation of Financial Markets
- FL450 – European Competition Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
- FL500 – Money Laundering, Financial Fraud & Market Abuse
- FL550 – European & International Taxation
- FL600 – Indirect Taxation and European VAT Law
- FL700 – Intellectual Property Rights & Taxation
- FL750 – Property Law & International Trusts
- FL800 – Transfer Pricing for Finance & Tax Professionals
- FL850 – Legal Research Methods & Legal Academic Writings
Elective Courses
- MB630 – International Business
- MA565 – Foundations of Accounting & Finance
- FL860 – Tax Transparency
- BI450 Data Protection/GDPR: Legal & Ethical Dimensions
- BI395 – Foundations of Business Information Technology
- FB425 – Fund Structuring
- FB420 – Compliance, Supervision & Financial Reporting
- BI435 – Blockchains Technologies Workshop
- MB405 – Corporate Finance
- Final Project
Program Outcome
- Understand how financial, tax and legal principles are applied in practice.
- Learn the tax rules and the practice of relevant laws needed for doing business within EU member states, and how to apply them in concrete cases.
- Apply domestic EU and international tax and finance rules in concrete cross-border cases.
- Put into practice international financial transactions structuring in an ethically appropriate manner.
- Gain a deeper understanding of the European Union’s legal system and how the financial and tax laws of the
- EU’s internal market operate in a cross-border context.
- Acquire the know-how needed to provide tax advisory services in an international context.
- Learn in what ways national and international financial regulations interact.
- Learn how you structure international financial transactions deliver sound financial and tax advisory services efficiently.
- Develop policy thinking on legal and financial risks for global financial markets operations.
- Acquire mastery of rules to serve high net wealth individuals in confidence and transparency.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.