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The Master of Laws (General) is offered on a one year full-time or a two year part-time basis. The full-time programme runs over two semesters with a dissertation being completed over the summer. The part-time programme runs over four semesters with the dissertation being completed over the second summer. The programme is designed to give the post-graduate student a deeper understanding and insights into a variety of subjects across a broad general range. It draws on the modules offered on the specialised LLM programmes and covers such diverse areas as criminal law, civil obligations, property, human rights, comparative law and legal history. It is suited to those looking for an advanced legal education, without wishing to focus on a single branch of law.

Objectives
The principal objectives of the Master of Laws are to enhance students' legal skills and enrich their knowledge of a variety of legal subjects across a broad spectrum. The range of choice is designed to facilitate students to develop their own unique profile in combining various branches of the law into which they will develop the deeper knowledge and understanding brought about by postgraduate study.

The Master of Laws programme comprises six substantive modules, 2 research/writing support modules and a 15,000 word dissertation. The modules are delivered through a combination of seminars, tutorials, practical research methodology exercises, occasional presentations by guest lecturers, student presentations, guided reading and written assignments. The dissertation offers the opportunity for sustained independent research and writing under the guidance of an expert supervisor.

Semester 1 - Contemporar Legal Research Skilss* & 3 electives
Semester 2- Dissertation Methodology* & 3 electives
Semester 3/Summer - Dissertation

*These modules are taken on a pass/fail basis. Part time mode consists of two electives in each of semesters one and two, followed by one elective and a research support module in each of semesters three and four, plus the dissertation.
Semester 1 Electives may include:

Introduction to Comparative and European Law, Comparative Law of Civil Obligations, Comparative Property Law, European Legal History, International Business Transactions, Criminal Justice Processes and Sentencing, Law of the European Convention of Human Rights.
Semester 2 Electives may include:

Comparative Public Law, Comparative Criminal Justice, European Criminal Law, Comparative International Protection of Human Rights, Comparative Competition Law, Law of Credit and Security, International Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Selected Topics in Legal History, International Criminal Law, Policing and Human Rights.
All electives are subject to resourcing and scheduling requirements which may vary from year to year. No commitment is given to offering any specific elective in any year.

Second class honours in law or in another primary degree in which the legal component accounts for at least 50% of the whole programme (Primary degree: level 8 NQAI).ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTSAs all international students are required to possess sufficient language skills to attend lectures and sit examinations at the University of Limerick, students should be competent to communicate through the medium of English prior to their arrival.Students must have a minimum score of 550 (paper based) or 213(computer based) 80 (internet based) in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score in the range of 6.5-7 and not less than 6.0 in any one component. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 80 (Grade A) TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 80