Overview

This Law (Online Learning) certificate at The University of Edinburgh provides an ideal learning environment for legal professionals, policy makers and professionals in both the public and private sectors to develop skills and knowledge in relation to legal matters which impact on their work. It also offers a flexible route to further postgraduate study as successful students can choose to transfer credits gained to one of our LLM programmes.

Career opportunities

Upon successful completion of the programme, you will have the option of graduating with the Certificate or continuing your studies through a facilitated transfer onto one of the Edinburgh Law School’s LLM programmes by online distance learning.

Graduates of our online distance learning programmes progress to a range of careers in Law and related legal fields, including work in local and international firms, government legal departments, other public institutions, international organisations and in academia.

Programme Structure

You must complete three masters-level courses to be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Law.

Upon successful completion of the programme, you will have the option of graduating with the certificate or continuing your studies through a facilitated transfer onto one of the Edinburgh Law School’s LLM programmes by online learning.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 20 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-03 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

European Law International Law Legal Studies View 85 other Masters in International Law in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

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100

Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum UK 2:1 honours degree from a UK university, or its international equivalent, in law.

We will also consider candidates with a degree in a related discipline which includes relevant prior study.

Tuition Fee

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International

8235 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8235 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

8235 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8235 GBP per year during 12 months.

Part time: £4120

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Law (Online Learning).

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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