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Masters in Law (Practitioner) [LLM (Practitioner)]

College of Business and Law
PAC Course Code: CKL23
Qualification: LLM
Duration: 12 months full-time 3 years part-time
EU Fees: €1,200 per 10 credit module for the 2012-2013 academic year.(The thesis fee is €1,800 for the 2011-2012 academic year.)
Non-EU Fees: €16,930 for 2011/2012. Fees for 2012/2013 will be set in March 2012.
Closing Date - EU Applicants: Fri, 22 June 12
Closing Date - Non-EU Applicants: Tue, 01 May 12

Overview of Law (Practitioner) [LLM (Practitioner)] (LLM)

The LLM (Practitioner) is an innovative masters programme developed collaboratively between the Faculty of Law, University College Cork and the Law Society of Ireland.

The programme aims to facilitate practicing legal professionals to gain an internationally recognised masters degree in a flexible manner, individually tailored to their needs and interests. The programme combines UCC’s highly-regarded legal academic experience with the practice-oriented expertise of the Law Society of Ireland.

What will I be Studying?

To secure the masters degree qualification, participants must complete 90 credits of law, over a minimum of 12 months full-time or a maximum of 36 months part-time. This is comprised of six individual modules (10 credits each), including a compulsory clinical practice module. The remaining 30 credits are awarded for the successful submission of a minor thesis to be completed under the supervision of an academic member of the Faculty of Law.

At the commencement of the programme, students must elect whether they wish to study part-time or full-time. In the event that the student is taking the part-time option, the student must at the outset enter into a Learning Agreement which indicates how the student will accumulate the necessary credits over a maximum of thirty six months. This must be agreed with the Programme Director and signed by both the student and the Programme Director (and approved by Faculty). This can be a flexible agreement and modified as necessary as the candidate proceeds.

Students taking Clinical Practice/Reflective Learning must normally be practicing as a solicitor or barrister for the duration of the year in which they take the module. Part-time students must take the LLM Thesis (Practitioner) (30 credits) in their final year.

Clinical Practice/Reflective Learning

This mandatory course has been developed specifically for this programme and aims to encourage practitioners to utilise and reflect upon their clinical practice and experience. It will incorporate discussion-based seminars and reflective learning with the completion of a learning journal documenting the practitioner’s experiences in practice.

LLM Thesis (Practitioner)

The thesis module will require practitioners to research an area of law of particular interest to them. The practitioner will be supported and directed by an academic member of Faculty in completing their written thesis on their chosen area. In addition, as part of this module, practitioners will be provided with IT/electronic resource skills to assist both their learning and practice needs.

Optional Modules on Offer

Challenges in Medical Law and Policy
Child Law (Clinical)*
Children’s Rights
Comparative Perspectives on International Family Property Law
Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law
Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Law
Contemporary Issues in International Law
Criminology
Cybercrime
Disability and the Law
Electronic Commerce Law
Immigration and Refugee Law
Information Rights Law
Intellectual Property Law
International Criminal Law
Intellectual Property and Internet Regulation
Juvenile Justice
Law of Credit and Security
Mental Health Law
Penology
Principles of Environmental Law
Terrorism, Dissonance and Criminal Justice
War Law 1: Ius Ad Bellum
War Law 2: Ius in Bello

*There is a quota of 15 students for this module. Preference will be given to students from the LLM (Child and Family Law) and any remaining places will be allocated on a first come first served basis to students on other LLM programmes.

It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered in any particular session and/or other options may become available. Full details on the LLM (Practitioner) programme are available on the Law Faculty website at: http://www.ucc.ie/en/lawsite/study/postgrad/TaughtProgrammes/llmp/

Entry Requirements

The programme is open to qualified solicitors or barristers. Candidates must have a minimum of two years full-time post-qualification professional legal experience. Admission to the programme will be subject to the approval of the Faculty of Law.

The number of places available in any given year is dependent on resources and all qualified candidates may not be admitted.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent

Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes

Application Procedure

Application for this programme is on-line at www.pac.ie/ucc. For full details of the application procedure click How to apply.

Please note that you will be asked to fill in a supplementary form as part of the application process for this programme. A copy of this form is available here Supplementary Form CKL23 (153kB)

All required documentation must be sent in hard copy to The Postgraduate Applications Centre, 1, Courthouse Square, Galway.

Find out More

Number of Places: 15

Anna O’Sullivan
Faculty of Law
University College Cork
Tel: 021 4205170

E-mail: anna.osullivan@ucc.ie
Web address : http://www.ucc.ie/en/lawsite/study/postgrad/TaughtProgrammes/llmp/

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