The Masters in Common Law is a unique two-year programme offering non-law graduates the opportunity to obtain a law degree.

 

This conversion degree is for graduates in disciplines other than law who wish to complete a Master's degree in the law of Ireland and acquire a profound understanding of how law works in theory and in practice, both in Ireland and elsewhere. The programme prepares students to proceed to professional training as lawyers in Ireland and elsewhere but also provides knowledge, skills and experience applicable in a wide variety of careers.

 

We aim for students to be highly active, motivated, autonomous learners, conscious of the social, cultural and political dimensions of the law, who combine the academic basis for a successful career in law with more widely applicable knowledge and skills. The programme makes intensive use of teaching, learning and assessment approaches such as seminar-based teaching and legal writing assessments.