Masters Degrees 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.
- The MSc European Governance is a unique programme offering students the chance to learn to analyse issues of European governance from different angles, involving law, and public administration in an interdisciplinary environment.
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.
Information Videos:
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 our most recent (opens in a new window)Masters Webinar November 2025 recording featuring Professor Imelda Maher and three current Masters students.
Masters Degrees Choices at UCD Sutherland School of Law:
By clicking on any of the images below, you will be directed to the course page for each programme with details of how to apply. A brochure for each programme can also be downloaded from the links below each image.
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LLM by Research:
A two-year FT 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.
Candidates should identify a potential supervisor at the School based on the fit between their research expertise and the research proposal, and contact the potential supervisor to discuss their availability, capacity and expertise. Potential supervisors may be in a position to offer some guidance on your research proposal, but this is not essential. Supervisor support is usually a prerequisite for admission, but admissions decisions are made by the School collectively not individual supervisors. Find a Supervisor
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 30th April, with all who apply prior to that date, eligible to be included.
We are particularly grateful to the families and friends of the late Doreen FitzGerald Caprani, James Healy and Declan McCourt who support 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 living in Ireland 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.