The LLM (Environmental and Natural Resources Law) is a full-time programme running for 12 months or a part-time programme running for 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme. A full-time candidate may not, during the currency of the LLM (Environmental and Natural Resources 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 LLM (Environmental and Natural Resources Law ) Degree
or
(c) have passed the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Environmental and Natural Resources Law)  offered by the School of Law at University College Cork.
Note:  Where appropriate, the Programme Director will identify, in consultation with the candidate, certain elective modules to be taken by a candidate admitted under entry criteria (b) above.  The taking of specified modules may be made a condition of acceptance of a candidate’s application.
The number of places available in any given year is dependent on resources and all qualified candidates may not be admitted.

Exemptions - Professional Diplomas

Candidates in the possession of professional diplomas relevant to the LLM (Environmental and Natural Resources Law) may on application make a request for exemption from up to 20 credits of elective modules. This request will be considered by the Programme Director and the Chair of the Postgraduate Committee and decisions regarding exemptions will be made on the basis of the relevance of the professional diploma to the programme. Exemption forms are available from the School of Law. The Programme Director and the Chair of the Postgraduate Committee will also allocate the distribution of exemptions in line with the programme requirements and reflecting a workload balance over the duration of the degree.

Full-time
Students take 90 credits as follows:

Core Modules:
Students take core modules to the value of 75 credits as follows:

LW6101 Introduction to Planning Law (5 credits)
LW6106 Legal Concepts for Heritage and Environment (5 credits)
LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)
LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6617 International Biodiversity and Ecosystems Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6618 Climate Change Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6627 International Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6628 Marine Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6629 Natural Resources Law (5 credits)
LW6631 LLM (Environmental and Natural Resources Law) Dissertation (30 credits)

List A: Elective Modules:
Students must choose 15 credits from the following:
GG6501 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (5 credits)
GG6502 Introduction to Remote Sensing (5 credits)
LW6541 Electronic Commerce Law (10 credits)
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits)
LW6566 Contemporary Issues in International Law (5 credits)
LW6588 Enforcement and Sanctions in Antitrust Law (5 credits)
LW6589 Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy (5 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6619 Alternative Dispute Resolution (5 credits)
LW6623 Global Maritime Security (5 credits)
LW6624 Port Law (5 credits)
LW6625 Law of the Sea (Clinical) (5 credits)
LW6633 Public International Law (5 credits)
LW6634 Refugee and Forced Displacement Law (10 credits)
LW6635 Environmental Law Clinic (5 credits)
LW6636 European Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Rescue (5 credits)
LW6637 Brexit - Legal and Political Perspectives (10 credits)
LW6638 Brexit and the Future of Europe (10 credits)

List B:  Undergraduate Modules*
LW2211 Principles of Public International Law (5 credits)
LW2212 Public International Law: Application and Selected Issues (5 credits)
LW3371 Sources and Foundations of Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW3372 Environmental Law: Contemporary Issues in Governance, Regulation and Enforcement (5 credits)

It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered each year and/or other options may become available.

Notes:
* Where appropriate, the Programme Director will identify, in consultation with the candidate, whether these modules should be taken by candidates admitted under entry criterion (b) above.  The taking of these and other specified modules may be made a condition of acceptance of a candidate’s application.  Registration for these modules requires the permission of the Programme Director. The maximum number of undergraduate credits that can be taken is 10.

Part-time:
Students take 90 credits, completing a total of 40 credits in Year 1 and 50 credits in Year 2.

Part-time Year 1:

Core Modules:
Students take a minimum of 25 credits from the following:
LW6101 Introduction to Planning Law (5 credits)
LW6106 Legal Concepts for Heritage and Environment (5 credits)
LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)
LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6617 International Biodiversity and Ecosystems Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6618 Climate Change Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6627 International Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6628 Marine Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6629 Natural Resources Law (5 credits)

List A:  Elective Modules: 
Students may choose up to 15 credits from the following:
GG6501 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (5 credits)
GG6502 Introduction to Remote Sensing (5 credits)
LW6541 Electronic Commerce Law (10 credits)
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits)
LW6566 Contemporary Issues in International Law (5 credits)
LW6588 Enforcement and Sanctions in Antitrust Law (5 credits)
LW6589 Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy (5 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6619 Alternative Dispute Resolution (5 credits)
LW6623 Global Maritime Security (5 credits)
LW6624 Port Law (5 credits)
LW6625 Law of the Sea (Clinical) (5 credits)
LW6633 Public International Law (5 credits)
LW6634 Refugee and Forced Displacement Law (10 credits)
LW6635 Environmental Law Clinic (5 credits)
LW6636 European Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Rescue (5 credits)
LW6637 Brexit - Legal and Political Perspectives (10 credits)
LW6638 Brexit and the Future of Europe (10 credits)

List B: Undergraduate Modules*
LW2211 Principles of Public International Law (5 credits)
LW2212 Public International Law: Application and Selected Issues (5 credits)
LW3371 Sources and Foundations of Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW3372 Environmental Law: Contemporary Issues in Governance, Regulation and Enforcement (5 credits)

It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered each year and/or other options may become available.

Notes:
*Where appropriate, the Programme Director will identify, in consultation with the candidate, whether these modules should be taken by candidates admitted under entry criterion (b) above. The taking of these and other specified modules may be made a condition of acceptance of a candidate's application. Registration for these modules requires the permission of the Programme Director. The maximum number of undergraduate credits that can be taken is 10.

Part-time Year 2:

Core Modules:
Students take the Dissertation of 30 credits:
LW6631 LLM (Environmental and Natural Resources Law) Dissertation (30 credits)

plus core modules not already taken in Year 1:
LW6101 Introduction to Planning Law (5 credits)
LW6106 Legal Concepts for Heritage and Environment (5 credits)
LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)
LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6617 International Biodiversity and Ecosystems Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6618 Climate Change Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6627 International Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6628 Marine Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6629 Natural Resources Law (5 credits)

List A:  Elective Modules: 
Students choose their remaining credits from the following, if not already taken:
GG6501 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (5 credits)
GG6502 Introduction to Remote Sensing (5 credits)
LW6541 Electronic Commerce Law (10 credits)
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits)
LW6566 Contemporary Issues in International Law (5 credits)
LW6588 Enforcement and Sanctions in Antitrust Law (5 credits)
LW6589 Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy (5 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6619 Alternative Dispute Resolution (5 credits)
LW6623 Global Maritime Security (5 credits)
LW6624 Port Law (5 credits)
LW6625 Law of the Sea (Clinical) (5 credits)
LW6633 Public International Law (5 credits)
LW6634 Refugee and Forced Displacement Law (10 credits)
LW6635 Environmental Law Clinic (5 credits)
LW6636 European Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Rescue (5 credits)
LW6637 Brexit - Legal and Political Perspectives (10 credits)
LW6638 Brexit and the Future of Europe (10 credits)

List B:  Undergraduate Modules*
LW2211 Principles of Public International Law (5 credits)
LW2212 Public International Law: Application and Selected Issues (5 credits)
LW3371 Sources and Foundations of Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW3372 Environmental Law: Contemporary Issues in Governance, Regulation and Enforcement (5 credits)

It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered each year and/or other options may become available.

Notes:
*Where appropriate, the Programme Director will identify, in consultation with the candidate, whether these modules should be taken by candidates admitted under entry criterion (b) above. The taking of these and other specified modules may be made a condition of acceptance of a candidate's application. Registration for these modules requires the permission of the Programme Director. The maximum number of undergraduate credits that can be taken is 10.

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 2019/2020 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2019/2020.

Presentation of Dissertation/Submission Dates:
The dissertation must be submitted for examination at the Winter Board, on a date in September to be specified by the School of Law at the commencement of the programme.

Exit award: Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Environmental and Natural Resources Law) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
Upon successful completion of modules to the value of 60 credits, registered LLM (Environmental and Natural Resources Law) students may opt not to proceed with the programme and exit with a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Environmental and Natural Resources Law)

Programme Learning Outcomes for LLM (Environmental and Natural Resources Law) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of Irish, European and International Environmental and natural Resources Law;
• Demonstrate an awareness of the particular relevance and significance of EU and International Law in this field;
• Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal materials of relevance to Environmental and Natural Resources Law, including legislation, international instruments, case-law and academic commentary;
• Identify and explore interconnections between disparate legal topics in the area of Environmental and Natural Resources Law;
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving legal problems in Environmental and Natural Resources Law;
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking in relation to relevant legal issues;
• Connect changing values and sentiments in society with legal developments in respect of Environmental and Natural Resources Law;
• Formulate research questions and develop appropriate research methodologies;
• Undertake scholarly research exploring legal themes;
• Conduct research on a legal topic in the area of Environmental and Natural Resources Law  and write a masters-level dissertation on that topic;
• Use information technology appropriately for high-level legal research and writing;
• Develop an ability to identify and evaluate relevant social and socio-legal research in the area of Environmental and Natural Resources Law;
• Express complex legal and/or policy analysis in an appropriate legal style, in accordance with legal writing standards.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Environmental and Natural Resources Law) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of Irish, European and International Environmental and natural Resources Law;
• Demonstrate an awareness of the particular relevance and significance of EU and International Law in this field;
• Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal materials of relevance to Environmental and Natural Resources Law, including legislation, international instruments, case-law and academic commentary;
• Identify and explore interconnections between disparate legal topics in the area of Environmental and Natural Resources Law;
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving legal problems in Environmental and Natural Resources Law;
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking in relation to relevant legal issues;
• Connect changing values and sentiments in society with legal developments in respect of Environmental and Natural Resources Law;
• Formulate research questions and develop appropriate research methodologies;
• Undertake scholarly research exploring legal themes;
• Use information technology appropriately for high-level legal research and writing;
• Express complex legal and/or policy analysis in an appropriate legal style, in accordance with legal writing standards.