Dispute Resolution

Join a unique and innovative interdisciplinary programme which focuses on a wide range of non-adversarial dispute resolution processes. The programme provides the understanding, academic knowledge and practical skills to resolve disputes between parties in a non-adversarial manner.

The entry requirements are outlined as follows: Law Graduates: Candidates should have an upper second-class honours degree in law at Level 8 (or equivalent). Students with a lower second-class honours degree will be considered. Qualifications from candidates based outside of Ireland will be assessed using the NARIC International Comparison System. This ensures there are equal opportunities for overseas students. Non-Law Graduates: Candidates should have an upper second-class honours degree at Level 8 (or equivalent). Students with a lower second-class honours degree will be considered. Qualifications from candidates based outside of Ireland will be assessed using the NARIC International Comparison System. This ensures there are equal opportunities for overseas students. Candidates should have a minimum of two years professional experience. Such professional experience will be assessed on the basis of the College’s Regulations on Accredited Experiential Learning which may be defined as learning achieved through experience gained by an individual outside formalised learning arrangements where the learning outcomes are open to assessment by the College. Candidates will be required to complete a “bridging event” prior to the commencement of the programme. The focus of the course will be to provide non-law graduates with grounding in some of the basic concepts of the Irish legal system. Attendance on this course will be compulsory. Candidates who do not hold an honours degree (or equivalent) may be accepted under the College’s Academic Regulations on the basis of Accredited Experiential Learning which may be defined as learning achieved through experience gained by an individual outside formalised learning arrangements where the learning outcomes are open to assessment by the College. English language level equivalent to 6.5 IELTS or Common European Framework C1 equivalent score for students where English is not the applicants mother tongue Cambridge (FCE, CAE, CPE) 184 TOEFL (IBT) 87 TOEFL (CBT) 230 TOEFL (PBT) 570 Duolingo (Before 31st Dec 2022) 110 Duolingo (From 1st Jan 2023) 120 Pearson Test of English (PTE) 58.5 We offer a free online English test which can be taken during the admissions process.