The Diploma in Common Law (European) is a one-year, full-time course.  It is open to undergraduate and postgraduate degree students in UCC’s non-European partner institutions. 

Applicants are admitted through the International Education Office.  Candidates whose first language is not English are required to have an IELTS score of 6.5 with no individual section less than 5.5.

WORKLOAD GUIDELINE
Where a programme contains elective modules it is recommended that students do not take any more than 40 credits in any semester. Students are therefore advised to choose their modules so that the workload is evenly spread throughout the year.

The Diploma in Common Law (European) (Hons) consists of core modules to the value of 25 credits and elective modules to the value of 35 credits. In order to be admitted to the University Examination in Law, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

Core Modules
LW1104 Foundations of the Legal System (5 credits)
LW1156 Legal Research and Writing (10 credits)
LW2100 Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union (5 credits)
LW2102 Economic Law of the European Union (5 credits)

and modules to the value of 35 credits to be chosen from the following:

Elective Modules
¹LW1106 Law of Torts I (5 credits)
¹LW1107 Law of Torts II (5 credits)
LW1153 Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW1154 Law of Contract (10 credits)
LW1161 Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights (5 credits)
LW1162 Constitutional Law: Institutions of Government (5 credits)
LW2006 The Law of Evidence I (5 credits)
LW2007 The Law of Evidence II (5 credits)
LW2205 Commercial Law: The Law of Sale and Agency (5 credits)
LW2206 Commercial Law: Intellectual Property Law and Finance (5 credits)
LW2207 International Human Rights Law (5 credits)
LW2208 Law of the European Convention on Human Rights (5 credits)
LW2211 Principles of Public International Law (5 credits)
LW2212 Public International Law: Application and Selected Issues (5 credits)
LW2249 Law of Property I (5 credits)
LW2250 Law of Property II (5 credits)
LW2254 Commercial Law (10 credits)
LW2261 Information Technology Law (10 credits)
LW2263 Law of Public Administration (5 credits)
LW2264 Administrative Law: Grounds of Judicial Review (5 credits)
LW2267 Welfare Law: Social Inclusion and the Law (5 credits)
LW2268 Welfare Law: Poverty and the Law (5 credits)
LW2275 Family Law: Child Law (5 credits)
LW2276 Family Law: Family Relationships (5 credits)
LW3301 Employment Law: Contracts, Rights and Termination (5 credits)
LW3302 Employment Law: Employee Protection, Equality and Industrial Relations (5 credits)
LW3303 Law of Equity: Doctrines and Remedies (5 credits)
LW3305 Law of Equity: Trusts (5 credits)
LW3316 Financial Services: Law and Regulation (5 credits)
LW3317 Banking Law (5 credits)
LW3345 Company Law: Fundamental Concepts and Doctrines (5 credits)
LW3346 Company Law: Finance, Management and Insolvency (5 credits)
LW3347 Contemporary Issues in Corporate Law (5 credits)
LW3357 English Land Law (5 credits)
LW3366 Advanced Legal Reasoning (5 credits)
LW3368 Principles of Revenue Law (5 credits)
LW3369 Income Tax Law (5 credits)
LW3370 Sports Law (5 credits)
LW3371 Sources and Foundations of Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW3372 Environmental Law: Contemporary Issues in Governance, Regulation and Enforcement (5 credits)
LW3404 Medical Law and Ethics (5 credits)
LW3405 Medical Law: Regulation of Healthcare (5 credits)
²LC2000 English Studies for International Students of Law (10 credits)
²LC2001 Legal English Studies for International Students (10 credits)
Note:

1. LW1106 and LW1107 are co-requisites and must be taken together.
2. Students wishing to take LC2000 and/or LC2001 must obtain permission from the Head of Department before registration.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the University Examination in the Diploma in Common Law (European) within three academic years from the date of first registration. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the School of Law, only for very serious reasons.

Programme Learning Outcomes for the Diploma in Common Law (European) (NFQ Level 8, Special Purpose award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Evaluate primary and secondary legal materials including legislation, international instruments, case-law and academic commentary
• Appreciate the interconnections between legal topics discussed
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking
• Engage with academic discourse on legal themes
• Apply their knowledge of legal principles to hypothetical fact scenarios
• Use Information Technology appropriately for legal research and writing
• Demonstrate an ability to review and synthesise law in a lucid and scholarly manner
• Present arguments effectively and comprehensively
• Write clearly and in appropriate legal style, in accordance with legal writing standards.