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International Commercial Law - LLM Entry requirements

Enhance your career prospects and broaden your global job opportunities with a specialisation in international commercial law.

Key information

NFQ Level NFQ Level 9 Major
Duration One or two years
Attendance Full-time or Part-time
Programme type Taught, Professional / Flexible
Delivery In-person
Start date September
Award Masters

Requirements

  • Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8) with at least a second-class honour, grade 2 (2:2) in in law
  • In exceptional circumstances, applicants who cannot satisfy the undergraduate requirement may be accepted based on their relevant professional experience.
  • The university may shortlist and invite you to an interview.  

Other entry considerations

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme. 

At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.  

International students

International study visas

International study visas are only available to students studying full-time in Ireland. Only the full-time version of this programme qualifies for a study visa. 

Checklist of documents  

  • *Academic transcripts and certificates
    • UL graduates only need to provide their student ID.
  • Copy of your birth certificate or passport
  • English translation of your qualifications and transcripts
  • Copy of your CV  

English language

Guidelines on completing your application   

  • To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
    • Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist. 
    • Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc. 
  • *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to
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