The Law (LLB) at University College Cork (UCC) is a postgraduate law degree designed for both law and non-law graduates seeking to deepen their legal expertise or pivot into the legal profession. This programme offers a flexible pathway to enhance your understanding of complex legal areas, from commercial and corporate law to human rights and medical law. You will engage with critical legal scholarship and develop sophisticated analytical skills, preparing you for advanced legal practice or further postgraduate study in a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment at UCC.
You will study this Masters Degree full-time on campus over one year, with the flexibility to tailor your learning through a wide range of elective modules. Law graduates will focus on 60 credits, with Property Law as a compulsory subject and the opportunity to explore up to 10 credits of LLM modules with permission. Non-law graduates will also undertake 60 credits, allowing you to build a comprehensive legal foundation. You will graduate with a robust understanding of diverse legal fields, ready to pursue careers in legal practice, policy, or related professional sectors.