The Postgraduate Certificate in Children's Rights Law is a part-time programme running for 9 months from the date of first registration for the programme.
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 Certificate in Children's Rights Law.
The number of places available in any given year is dependent on resources and all qualified candidates may not be admitted.
Students choose modules to the value of 30 credits from the following:
Core Modules
Students take core modules to the value of 30 credits as follows:
LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)
LW6549 International Children's Rights (10 credits)
LW6563 Children's Rights Law in Practice (10 credits)
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.
LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) Degree/Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Children's Rights and Family Law)
Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Children's Rights Law may undertake the LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) or the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Children's Rights and Family Law).
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate
in Children's Rights Law (NFQ Level 9, Minor award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to: