Masters Programmes
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.
- Law graduates can choose from the following LLMs: LLM General, LLM Intellectual Property & Information Technology, LLM International Commercial Law, LLM International Human Rights, LLM EU Law and Governance and LLM Criminology & Criminal Justice.
- The Masters in Common Law (MCL) is a unique conversion qualification for those who have completed an undergraduate degree in a discipline other than law and are keen to pursue a career in law.
- The MSc in Criminology & Criminal Justice and MSc in Environmental & Climate Law will be of interest to both law and non-law graduates.
- The MSc in International Law and Business will suit graduates from business, economics and finance degrees as well as graduates with law degrees.
Scroll down this page and click through on the different images which will take you to individual course pages. You can also download brochures for each Masters at the links below the images. 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'.
Study Exchange Opportunities:
Students on the full-time LLM programmes starting in September have the opportunity to spend a semester abroad as part of the Comparative, International and European Law (CIEL) graduate exchange programme with our partner Universities. More information about CIEL and other exchange opportunities is available here.
Ten UCD Law Masters Degrees:
Click on each image 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 image.
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, Charity Law and Governance, 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/courses/apply. For more information, contact Niamh McCabe on email (opens in a new window)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 families of Doreen FitzGerald Caprani and James Healy who support two generous Masters scholarships in the school. See more detailed 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.