The Diploma in Common Law (European) is an excellent one-year, full-time undergraduate course for law students. Core studies covering the legal system here in Ireland, law in the European Union, and legal research and writing combine with a choice of electives including subjects such as criminal law, banking law, IT law and medical law to make this an exciting study choice. This Diploma will not only provide you with a thorough understanding of the common law system as well as law in the EU, but also with a qualification which can be tailored to suit your own personal needs or preferences.

 

It is open to undergraduate and postgraduate degree students in UCC's non-European partner institutions only.

 

Modules

The Diploma in Common Law (European) is a one-year, full-time course open to students, studying at the Faculty of Law UCC, who would like an introduction to law and to the Irish legal system within the European legal context. During the year, Diploma students experience the wide variety of legal subjects on offer at UCC's dynamic Faculty of Law, and gain a taste of what the study and practice of law has to offer. Those pursuing the Diploma select modules totalling 60 UCC credits.

 

During this year, students will register for 60 credits, 25 of which will be core and 35 more from a comprehensive list of elective modules of your choice: