Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences:Law (General) LLM
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Law (General) LLM
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1Year Full-Time OR 2 Years Part-Time
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Overview
The principal objectives of the Master of Laws are to enhance students' legal skills and enrich their knowledge of a variety of legal subjects across a broad spectrum. The range of choice is designed to facilitate students to develop their own unique profile in combining various branches of the law into which they will develop the deeper knowledge and understanding brought about by postgraduate study.
Contact
For academic queries on this programme contact:
Course Director, Margaret Fitzgerald
School of Law,
tel: 353 61 213493
email: margaret.fitzgerald@ul.ie
Graduate Profile
Careers: Law
Programme Content
The Master of Laws programme comprises six substantive modules, 2 research/writing support modules and a 15,000 word dissertation. The modules are delivered through a combination of seminars, tutorials, practical research methodology exercises, occasional presentations by guest lecturers, student presentations, guided reading and written assignments. The dissertation offers the opportunity for sustained independent research and writing under the guidance of an expert supervisor.
| Semester 1 - Contemporar Legal Research Skilss* & 3 electives | Semester 1 Electives may include:
Introduction to Comparative and European Law, Comparative Law of Civil Obligations, Comparative Property Law, European Legal History, International Business Transactions, Criminal Justice Processes and Sentencing, Law of the European Convention of Human Rights |
| Semester 2- Dissertation Methodology* & 3 electives | Semester 2 Electives may include:
Comparative Public Law, Comparative Criminal Justice, European Criminal Law, Comparative International Protection of Human Rights, Comparative Competition Law, Law of Credit and Security, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Selected Topics in Legal History, International Criminal Law, Policing and Human Rights. |
| Semester 3/Summer - Dissertation | |
*These modules are taken on a pass/fail basis. Part time mode consists of two electives in each of semesters one and two, followed by one elective and a research support module in each of semesters three and four, plus the dissertation.
All electives are subject to resourcing and scheduling requirements which may vary from year to year. No commitment is given to offering any specific elective in any year.
Entry Requirements
Second class honours in law or in another primary degree in which the legal component accounts for at least 50% of the whole programme (Primary degree: level 8 NQAI).
English Language Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of either prior successful completion of a degree qualification taught through the medium of English or meet one of the criteria below (no longer than two years prior to application):
Acceptable English Language qualifications include the following:
Matriculation examinations from European countries where English is presented as a subject and an acceptable level is achieved
- Irish Leaving Certificate English –Ordinary Level Grade D or above
- TOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based), 80 (internet based)
- IELTS – Minimum score of 6.5* for Business, Arts, Humanities or Education programmes. Minimum score of 6.0* for Science, Engineering, Informatics or Electronics programmes *with no less than 6 in any one component.
- English Test for English and Academic Purposes (ETAPP) – Grade C1
- GCE ‘O’ level English Language/GCSE English Language – Grade C or above
- University of Cambridge ESOL –Certificate of Proficiency in English - Grade C / Certificate in Advanced English Grade A
- GCE Examination Boards – Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations – Grade C / Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate – School Certificate Pass 1-6 / University of London Entrance and School Examinations Council – School Certificate Pass 1-6
Results in examinations other than those listed above may also be accepted as meeting our English language requirements. Contact the International Education Division for advice.
