Law

The Professional Diploma in Law offers students a choice of modules from our Masters in Law (LLM) programmes, and lectures will be shared with LLM students. In essence, you will ‘build’ your own unique Professional Diploma in Law, concentrating on the areas of law of most interest or relevance to you i.e. Human Rights, IP & IT, Criminology & Criminal Justice, etc.

Applications are accepted from Practising barristers or solicitors Barristers or solicitors actively engaged in legally connected employment, Graduates holding an approved university degree or law-based interdisciplinary university degree, Persons with other academic and/or professional qualifications and/or such experiences as would satisfy the School that they are able to participate on this course. Applicants should take careful note of the following Official references must be submitted as proof of work experience by all applicants or Official Transcripts can be submitted as proof of examination results, where relevant. Students of UCD applying for the Diploma do not need to supply Transcripts but should submit relevant professional references. The personal statement is an important component of the application. It should contain information demonstrating your capability to undertake the course successfully. Thus, you should detail your relevant professional and practical experience. Applicants must nominate two academic referees unless the applicant has been in employment for more than two years, in which case one of the named referees must be an employer. Applicants are required to submit the name, position held, postal address, email address and contact number for the two academic referees. For Further Details Contact: lawdiplomas@ucd.ie or (01) 716 4114 You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme. Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page for further information. Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage. https://www.ucd.ie/registry/prospectivestudents/admissions/rpl/