Overview

This Advanced Family Law programme at University College Cork builds on the School’s wide range of expertise and knowledge in the area of family law. From this course, you will gain a unique specialisation in legal issues relating to the family, including family property and emerging family forms. You can advance your studies in Family Law by building on the Certificate to complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Children's Rights and Family Law) or an LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) (provided you get an honours mark in your Certificate).

Skills and Careers Information

As well as allowing legal professionals to specialise in this area of legal practice, graduates of the Certificate are well equipped to work across the family law sector – with government departments and agencies, with non-governmental organisations (both nationally and internationally), or other bodies who work with families.

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Programme Structure

Modules

Comparative Family Property Law

The Family and the Law

Legal Regulation of Cohabitation and Emerging Family Forms

Family Law Clinic

Mental Capacity Law

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00 , International

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Non-EU Closing DateOpen until all places have been filled or no later than 30 June. Early application is advised.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

30 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cork, Ireland

Disciplines

International Law Civil & Private Law View 5 other Masters in Civil & Private Law in Ireland

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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90

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General requirements

hold a Second Class Honours Grade I in a primary honours Law degree (NFQ, Level 8)

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have such other relevant third-level educational qualifications and/or professional experience as, in the opinion of the School of Law, qualifies the candidate under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Family Law.

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Tuition Fee

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EU/EEA

2500 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2500 EUR per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Cork

860 - 1400 EUR /month

Living costs

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Funding

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