Law

This Professional Certificate has been designed to allow individuals the flexibility to study single legal modules from a wide range of subjects on offer in UCD Sutherland School of Law.

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: -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. 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/ Applications will also be considered from the holders of academic and/or professional qualifications and/or proof of such experience as satisfy the School of Law that they are able to participate fully in the course and will be required to study the Introduction to Law module in advance of being admitted to the course.