Overview
NFQ Level 7, Special Purpose Award
The Diploma in Law and Legal English is a one-year, full-time course. It is available only to students from partner Chinese universities, with whom University College Cork signs a bilateral agreement under Statute 263 of the National University of Ireland, who spend one year studying in University College Cork. Having studied for two years at a partner Chinese university, students will study for one year at University College Cork, taking the Diploma programme to the value of 60 credits.
The Diploma in Law and Legal English consists of core modules to the value of 45 credits and elective modules to the value of 15 credits. In order to be admitted to the University Examination in Law and Legal English, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.
Admission to Higher Degrees
Students who obtain a minimum grade equivalent to Second Class Honours Grade I in their bachelor's degree from their Chinese home university and a minimum of Second Class Honours Grade I in the Diploma in Law and Legal English are eligible to apply for admission to higher degrees offered by the School of Law.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| LC2000 | English Studies for International Students of Law | 10 |
| LC2001 | Legal English Studies for International Students | 10 |
| LC2002 | Academic Writing Skills | 10 |
| LW1001 | Legal Writing | 5 |
| LW1104 | Foundations of the Legal System | 5 |
| LW1162 | Constitutional Law: Institutions of Government | 5 |
| 1 | 15 |
| |
| Law of Torts II (5) 2 | |
| Criminal Law (10) | |
| Law of Contract (10) | |
| The Law of Evidence II (5) 3 | |
| Economic Law of the European Union (5) | |
| Law of the European Convention on Human Rights (5) | |
| Humanitarianism and the Law (5) | |
| Property Law: Rights in the Land of Others (5) | |
| Commercial Law (10) | |
| Administrative Law: Grounds of Judicial Review (5) | |
| Family Law: Child Law (5) | |
| Employment Law: Rights Protection, Equality, Specific Categories of Employees (5) | |
| Income Tax Law (5) | |
| Medical Law and Ethics (5) | |
| Medical Law: Regulation of Healthcare (5) | |
| |
| Law of Torts I (5) 4 | |
| Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights (5) | |
| The Law of Evidence I (5) 5 | |
| Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union (5) | |
| International Human Rights Law (5) | |
| Property Law: Ownership and Succession (5) | |
| Law of Public Administration (5) | |
| Privacy and Data Protection Law (5) | |
| Family Law: Family Relationships (5) | |
| Employment Law: Contracts, Termination, Collective Labour Law (5) | |
| Financial Services: Law and Regulation (5) | |
| Principles of Revenue Law (5) | |
| Sports Law (5) | |
| Total Credits | 60 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for the Diploma in Law and Legal English (NFQ Level 7, Special Purpose Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Evaluate primary and secondary legal materials including legislation, international instruments, case-law and academic commentary;
- Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking;
- Engage with academic discourse on legal themes;
- Apply their knowledge of legal principles to hypothetical fact scenarios;
- Demonstrate advanced reading skills with a range of legal texts in English;
- Produce samples of effective academic writing in English using appropriate sentence structure, linking devices, paragraphing and with appropriate vocabulary;
- Communicate effectively in English on familiar and unfamiliar topics and initiate and respond appropriately in oral discourse.
