Overview

The   Law - Public Law degree from Dublin City University  is designed for forward-thinking individuals, this programme equips students with the critical skills to address key issues in public law including international law and conflict, climate change, and the evolving role of EU institutions

Key facts

The LLM in Public Law programme is offered both full-time and part-time. Full-time students take three taught modules in semester 1 and three taught modules in semester 2. Part-time students take two taught modules in semester 1 (year 1), two taught modules in semester 2 (Year 1), and two taught modules year 2. In addition, all students need to complete a dissertation. Each module entails 2 hours of classes per week.

Full-time students will be on-site for timetabled classes for two or three days a week in each semester (depending on the individual student’s module choice): 12 weeks before and 12 weeks after Christmas. Part-time students may be able to be on campus one to two days a week (but this is not guaranteed, as it depends on timetabling and individual student’s module choice).

Most students are on campus throughout the week: working on assignments, contributing in School research seminars, etc. To complete the program, you’re required to write a research dissertation. In preparation for the dissertation, you’ll have regular supervision meetings as well as occasional collective dissertation initiatives (some students work off site for much of the summer period and are free to do so).

Across all LLM pathways there are two obligatory modules: one on research methods and the independent research Dissertation (15,000 words). Specific pathways include a mix of other compulsory and optional modules across the first (September – December) and second (January – April) semesters.