The Postgraduate Diploma in Law is a full-time programme running for 9 months or a part-time programme running for 18 months over two academic years from the date of first registration for the programme. A full-time candidate may not, during the currency of the Postgraduate Diploma in Law, simultaneously pursue any other form of education, training or employment, without the advance permission of the School of Law.
Candidates must be approved by the School of Law and must normally:
(a) hold a Law Degree with at least Second Class Honours Grade 1
or
(b) have such other relevant third level educational qualifications and/or professional experience as, in the opinion of the School of Law, qualifies the candidate to undertake the Postgraduate Diploma in Law.
The number of places available is dependent on resources and not all qualified candidates may be admitted.
Full-time
Students take 60 credits from the list of Elective Modules offered.
Part-time
Year 1: Students take 30 credits in each year from the list of Elective Modules offered.
Year 2: Students take 30 credits in each year from the list of Elective Modules offered.
Elective Modules
LW6107 Legal Aspects of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare (5 credits)
LW6507 Comparative Family Property Law (5 credits)
LW6525 Terrorism, Dissonance and Criminal Justice (10 credits) (not running in 2015/16)
LW6529 Information Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6530 Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law (10 credits)
LW6531 EU Health Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6536 Intellectual Property Law (10 credits)
LW6541 Electronic Commerce Law (10 credits)
LW6544 Criminology (10 credits)
LW6545 Penology (10 credits)
LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)
LW6549 International Children's Rights (10 credits)
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6560 Cybercrime (10 credits)
LW6563* Child Law in Practice (10 credits)
LW6568 The Family and the Law (10 credits)
LW6572 Contemporary Issues in International Law (10 credits)
LW6574 Intellectual Property and Internet Regulation (10 credits)
LW6576 The Rights of Persons with Disabilities in International Law (10 credits)
LW6578 Consumer Rights: Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6579 Law of Secured Lending (5 credits)
LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)
LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6584 Refugee Law (5 credits)
LW6585 Migration Law and Human Rights (5 credits)
LW6588 Enforcement and Sanctions in Antitrust Law (5 credits)
LW6589 Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy (5 credits)
LW6590 International Trade and Transport Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6592 Mental Capacity Law (5 credits)
LW6593 Contemporary Issues in ECHR Law (5 credits)
LW6600 Cultural Representations of Crime (5 credits) (not running in 2015/16)
LW6603 Legal Regulation of Cohabitation and Emerging Family Form (5 credits)
LW6605 European and International Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Rescue (10 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6607 Gender Sexuality and Human Rights (5 credits) (not running in 2015/16)
LW6609 Mental Health Law (5 credits)
LW6612* IT Law Clinic (5 credits)
It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered each year and/or other options may become available.
* LW6563 - there is a quota of 20 students for this module. Preference will be given to Child and Family Law students and any remaining places will be allocated on a first come first service basis.
* LW6612 - Students will only be admitted to LW6612 based on application and interview. Further details available from the School of Law.
In order to ensure a reasonable distribution of workload, when choosing modules for all programmes, students should take a balance of credits between Semester 1 and Semester 2. Students who wish to deviate from this rule must seek permission from their Programme Director.
Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.
Examinations
Full details and 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.
LLM (Taught) Degree
Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Law may undertake the LLM (Taught) Degree.
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Law (NFQ Level 9, Major award)
On successful completion of the programme students should be able to: