Law

This Professional Diploma in Law has been designed to allow individuals the flexibility to study a selection of legal modules from a wide range of subjects on offer in UCD Sutherland School of Law. It is a 30 credit programme that is ideal for professionals with either a legal qualification or a qualification or experience in an area of relevance to the subjects they wish to study. Students applying for this course will benefit from the option to tailor the Diploma to their own specific needs in terms of the modules they will select and the time those particular modules are offered.



The Professional Diploma in Law offers students a choice of modules from our Masters in Law (LLM) programmes, and lectures will be shared with LLM students. In essence, you will ‘build’ your own unique Professional Diploma in Law, concentrating on the areas of law of most interest or relevance to you i.e. Human Rights, IP & IT, Criminology & Criminal Justice, etc. This is a flexible opportunity to study a selection of LLM modules without the time committment required for a Masters degree.

Stage 1 Options - A) Min 3 of:



Choose 3 of the following:

LAW40120 Foundations of Environmental Law Autumn 10

LAW40150 International Competition Law Autumn 10

LAW40640 Advances in Criminological Theory Autumn 10

LAW40780 Law of the ECHR Autumn 10

LAW41040 Law and Governance of the EU Autumn 10

LAW41270 Data Protection and Privacy: National and International Perspectives Autumn 10

LAW41610 Patent Law Autumn 10

LAW42280 International Refugee Law Autumn 10

LAW40060 International Commercial Arbitration Spring 10

LAW40280 Trade Mark Law Spring 10

LAW40360 Advanced Issues in European Competition Law Spring 10

LAW41090 Climate Change Law and Policy Spring 10

LAW41150 Online Regulation Spring 10

LAW41790 Data Protection Governance Spring 10

LAW42020 Law of Armed Conflict Spring 10

LAW42300 Law & Rationality Spring 10

LAW42310 AI Regulation Spring 10



Stage 1 Options - B)3 of:



Students wishing to specialise in Criminology and Criminal Justice only should choose the 3 modules below.

LAW40640 Advances in Criminological Theory Autumn 10

LAW41270 Data Protection and Privacy: National and International Perspectives Autumn 10

LAW41790 Data Protection Governance Spring 10

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



Official references must be submitted as proof of work experience by all applicants or Official Transcripts can be submitted as proof of examination results, where relevant. Students of UCD applying for the Diploma do not need to supply Transcripts but should submit relevant professional references.



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.



For Further Details Contact: lawdiplomas@ucd.ie or (01) 716 4114



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/

Apply online.



Part Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes

International (Non EEA) applicants: No



Applications for admission to the Programme are invited from practising barristers or solicitors, graduates holding an approved university law degree or law-based inter disciplinary university degree or equivalent.



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.

1 year, part-time, on campus.

B408 Law Professional Diploma Part-Time Commencing January 2026 Graduate Taught



B389 Professional Diploma in Law Professional Diploma Part-Time Commencing September 2026 Graduate Taught