Overview

NFQ Level 9, Major Award

The Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Marine and Maritime Law) is a full-time programme running for 9 months or a part-time programme running for 18 months over two academic years from the date of first registration for the programme. A full-time candidate may not, during the currency of the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Marine and Maritime Law), simultaneously pursue any other form of education, training or employment, without the advance permission of the School of Law.

Progression to the LLM (Marine and Maritime Law)

Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Marine and Maritime Law) may undertake the LLM (Marine and Maritime Law).

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Full-time: Students take 60 credits over one academic year.

Part-time: Students take 60 credits over two academic years, completing a total of 30 credits in Year 1 and 30 credits in Year 2.

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 60 credits as follows - all listed core modules (30 credits) and 30 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
LW6620	Introduction to the Law of the Sea	10
LW6621	Admiralty Law	10
LW6645	Marine Environmental and Natural Resources Law	10
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 30 credits from the following lists of elective modules - at least 20 credits must be chosen from List A and up to 10 credits may be chosen from List B:		30
List A
Students take modules to the value of at least 20 credits from the following:
LW6566	Contemporary Issues in International Law
LW6581	Method in Environmental Law
LW6606	International Human Rights Law
LW6617	International Biodiversity and Ecosystems Law and Policy
LW6618	Climate Change Law and Policy
LW6619	Alternative Dispute Resolution: Processes and Practice
LW6622	Sale, Insurance and Carriage of Goods at Sea
LW6623	Global Maritime Security
LW6624	Port Law
LW6625	Law of the Sea (Clinical) 1
LW6627	International Environmental Law
LW6633	Public International Law
LW6644	Managing Complex Disputes
LW6649	Environmental Law in Practice
List B: Undergraduate Modules
Students may take modules up to the value of 10 credits from the following: 1
LW3371	Sources and Foundations of Environmental Law
LW3372	Environmental Law: Contemporary Issues in Governance, Regulation and Enforcement

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Registration for these modules requires the permission of the Programme Director. Where appropriate, the Programme Director will identify, in consultation with the candidate, whether any undergraduate modules must be taken.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Marine and Maritime Law) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal materials including legislation, case-law and academic commentary in the areas of Marine and Maritime Law;
  
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving legal problems, including in the context of clinics in Law of the Sea;
  
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking in relation to key marine and mairitime legal issues;
  
• Formulate research questions and develop appropriate research methodologies and research methods, in the light of critical issues in Marine and Maritime Law;
  
• Undertake independent scholarly legal research on legal questions and themes;
  
• Use information technology appropriately for high-level legal research and writing;
  
• Express complex legal and/or policy issues pertaining to the marine and maritime sector in an appropriate legal style, in accordance with legal writing standards.