University of Limerick - Law (General)
Qualification Type : Masters - Degree
Qualification Letters : LLM
Attendance Options : 1 Semester Full-Time OR 2 Semesters Part-Time
Course Overview/Contact:
The LLM is designed to enhance students' legal skills and enrich their knowledge of a variety of legal subjects across a broad spectrum from criminology to competition law, from regulatory crime law to human rights law. It is suited to those looking for an advanced legal education but who do not wish to focus on a single branch of law. The range of choice is designed to facilitate students in developing their own unique profile in combining various branches of the law into which they will develop the deeper knowledge and understanding brought about by postgraduate study. Upon completion candidates will provide added value to their employer and clients, whether in a traditional law firm, as a practicing barrister, in private industry or with governmental agencies. Experts in the relevant areas of law will assist students in developing a deeper understanding of of the law on a wide range of specialised and advanced topics.
Contact
For academic queries on this programme contact:
Course Director, Dr Kathryn O'Sullivan
School of Law,
Tel: 353 61 202533
Email: kathryn.osullivan@ul.ie
Graduate Profile:
Our graduates are very attractive to employers not only throughout Europe—including the institutions of the European Union and the Council of Europe—and North America, but around the world. The programme’s balanced and comprehensive curriculum ensures that graduates bring added value to both employers and clients. This is true whether they wish to pursue a career as a practising solicitor or barrister or seek employment in academia, governmental agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), or private industry.
'Deciding to study for the LLM General at the University of Limerick was one of the best decisions I have ever made. What I particularly liked about the LLM General was the flexibility of being able to choose what subjects to study, from a whole range of areas within the legal field.
I was particularly attracted to studying law in an international context and I wanted to build on what I had already learnt when studying for my LLB. I chose a number of international commercial areas such as Comparative Property Law, International Business Transactions, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, the Law of Credit and Security as well as Policing and Human Rights and International Criminal Law.
The LLM General allowed me to deepen my understanding in a whole range of areas and enabled me to build on the experience I gained from studying for my LLM. It also helped me to move forward in my legal studies and motivated me to prepare and successfully pass the entrance exams to the Kings Inn College in Dublin where I am currently studying to qualify as a barrister at law. My educational experience in studying for the LLM General has been hugely positive and has been enhanced by the commitment, expertise and support of the law lectures at the university.’
Owen O’Doherty, (LLB, LLM) Class of 2015
Programme Content:
This degree can be taken on a full time or a part time basis. Full time students complete the programme over a period of 12 months by taking four modules in both the autumn and spring semesters, before completing a dissertation during the summer semester. Part- time students complete the programme over a 24 month period by taking two modules in both the autumn and spring semesters of each year, before completing a dissertation in the summer semester of the second year. The module selection for each semester will be by agreement with the Course Director.
The topic for a student’s dissertation is determined during the spring semester, supervised by a faculty member, and submitted at the end of the summer semester.
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Content of modules can be found by using the search option on the book of modules.
Entry Requirements:
A second class honours in an undergraduate law degree or in another primary degree in which the legal component accounts for at least 50% of the whole programme (Level 8 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) will be required for enrolment on this Masters programme. In exceptional circumstances an applicant who cannot satisfy the undergraduate requirement may be accepted on the basis of relevant professional experience
English Language Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of either prior successful completion of a degree qualification taught through the medium of English or meet one of the criteria below (no longer than two years prior to application):
Acceptable English Language qualifications include the following:
- Matriculation examinations from European countries where English is presented as a subject and an acceptable level is achieved
- Irish Leaving Certificate English –Ordinary Level Grade D or above
- TOEFL – 580 (paper based) or 90 (internet based)
- IELTS – Minimum score of 6.5 with no less than 6 in any one component.
- English Test for English and Academic Purposes (ETAPP) – Grade C1
- GCE ‘O’ level English Language/GCSE English Language – Grade C or above
- University of Cambridge ESOL –Certificate of Proficiency in English - Grade C / Certificate in Advanced English Grade A
- GCE Examination Boards – Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations – Grade C / Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate – School Certificate Pass 1-6 / University of London Entrance and School Examinations Council – School Certificate Pass 1-6
Results in examinations other than those listed above may also be accepted as meeting our English language requirements. Contact the International Education Division for advice.
