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Masters Degree choices for law and non-law graduates

Whether you are a law graduate looking to deepen your knowledge of a specific area of law or a graduate from another discipline seeking a law qualification, UCD Sutherland School of Law has a Masters to suit you.  Apply by 31st July for entry to any of our ten masters degrees below in September. Email us with questions to: (opens in a new window)lawpostgraduate@ucd.ie.   

Scroll down this page and click through on the icons to individual course pages or download brochures below. Email any queries to (opens in a new window)lawpostgraduate@ucd.ie.

View a selection of information videos about our Masters degrees on the UCD Sutherland School of Law (opens in a new window)YouTube Channel.  They include '(opens in a new window)Law Masters in UCD', 'MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice' and '(opens in a new window)MSc Environmental & Climate Law'.

Ten UCD Law Masters Degrees:

Click on each icon below for further details of the particular programme and how you can apply. A brochure for each programme can also be downloaded from the links below each icon. 

LLM by Research

A two-year LLM by Research is also a further choice for graduate study. We offer supervision by leading researchers of international standing in a wide variety of fields including European Union law, Commercial law, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Constitutional and Administrative law, Governance, Human Rights,  Environmental law and Intellectual Property law. You can apply for the LLM by Research online through the online UCD application process, at www.ucd.ie/apply. For more information, contact Niamh McCabe (niamh.mccabe@ucd.ie or phone +3531 - 716 4111).

Scholarships and Grants:

There are a numbers of scholarships/bursaries available to study Masters programmes in UCD Sutherland School of Law. The closing date to apply is 31st May, all who apply prior to that date are eligible to be included. We are grateful to the following donors who fund two of these generous scholarships: the families of Doreen FitzGerald Caprani and James Healy.  See more scholarship information here. UCD Global also offers a series of scholarships to international students - details here.

Undergraduates who are eligible for government SUSI funding should note that their fees for graduate study may also be covered under the scheme. To check your eligibility please see the SUSI eligibility indicator tool available at this (opens in a new window)weblink.

UCD Sutherland School of Law

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.