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Exchange Opportunities for UCD Law Masters Students

UCD Sutherland School of Law offers a study exchange programme to our Masters students through a partnership agreement we have with the University of Melbourne.

LLM Exchange to the University of Melbourne
Sutherland School of Law will offer one full-time registered LLM, September start, student the opportunity to spend Semester Two of their full-time LLM programme in the University of Melbourne. This is open only to students admitted to an LLM programme holding a high 2:1 in their undergraduate Law degree. Allocation will be based on academic performance to date and interview. Application to this will open in October.

Additional Notes for Applicants:

  • Please note that the Part Time programme has the same timetable as the full-time programme but is held over 2 years rather than 1 year.
  • January start full time students will be expected to submit a dissertation title as soon as they have registered for the programme, January, and will have to submit a proposal and poster within the first weeks of their first semester.
  • There will be dissertation seminars in weeks 1-4 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11-1pm (Jan-May term).

Double Degree Masters in Law with University Western Australia, Perth

This 1+1 Double Degree consists of two separate awards: a UCD Sutherland School of Law one-year taught Masters Degree followed by a UWA Law School one year taught Masters Degree.


The UCD Sutherland School of Law degree will be from one of the following programmes

  • LLM General,
  • LLM International Commercial Law,
  • LLM in Criminology & Criminal Justice,
  • LLM in IP and IT Law,
  • LLM in International Human Rights,
  • LLM EU Law and Governance
  • MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice,
  • MSc International Law and Business AND

The UWA Law School one year taught Masters Degree can be taken in one of the following fields:

  • Master of International Commercial Law,
  • Master of International Law,
  • Master of Taxation Law,
  • Master of Law, Policy and Government,
  • Master of Commercial and Resources Law, and
  • Master of Mining and Energy Law.

More details on the UWA programmes available on the (opens in a new window)UWA website

The academic calendar at UWA extends from February to June (Semester 1) and July to November (Semester 2).  Students transferring from UCD will be required to meet normal overseas admission standards before being admitted to the UWA Masters programme i.e. the equivalent of a Weighted Average Mark of 60% overall in the first year of their UCD Masters study


Each student shall pay the full annual fees for the programme to the institution they are studying at for the year of payment. Each year, UWA may award full or partial tuition fee scholarships to the best qualified UCD candidates who commence the UWA Masters programme. The number of these full or partial scholarships and eligibility for them may be determined by UWA in accordance with the number of students entering the programme and/or their academic performance.
It is expected that these will be as follows:

  • For Students with a UWA WAM equivalent of 70% (UCD GPA of 3.08) 
  • For Students with a UWA WAM equivalent of 75% (UCD GPA of 3.38) .
  • For Students with a UWA WAM equivalent of 80% (UCD GPA of 3.68) 

UCD Sutherland School of Law

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.