University College Cork: University College Cork (UCC) is a prestigious public research university located in Cork, Ireland. Established in 1845, UCC is known for its academic excellence, innovative research, and vibrant campus life. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various fields, including arts, sciences, business, engineering, medicine, and law. UCC is committed to providing a supportive learning environment, fostering critical thinking, and preparing students for successful careers and global citizenship.

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On the LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law), you will be exposed to the law and theory on child and family law in Ireland and internationally. At the same time you will get a rare insight into various aspects of the law in action by engaging with social workers, legal professionals and others. You will work with scholars who have a track record of outstanding scholarship on legal issues relating to children and the family. You will have the opportunity to become involved in UCC’s innovative Child Law Clinic where you can provide research assistance to lawyers on real cases, helping to make a contribution to the quality of advocacy on children’s issues, and lobbying for the reform of child law and children’s rights. Applicants for the LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) Degree also have the option of registering for a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Children's Rights and Family Law). Students take 60 credits of taught masters’ modules from those on offer for the LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law). The Postgraduate Diploma can be completed over 9 months full-time or 18 months part-time. This shorter programme may be attractive to legal professionals and others who may prefer not to make an initial commitment to a full master’s programme. Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma may further progress their studies by completing a 15,000-word research dissertation and graduating with a Masters in Law (LLM). Show less

Students take 90 credits over two years. In Year 2, students take LW6569 and any core modules not already taken in Year 1.

Core Modules Students take core modules to the value of 80 credits as follows:

LW6507 Comparative Family Property Law (5 credits)

LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)

LW6549 International Children's Rights (10 credits)

LW6563 Children's Rights Law in Practice (10 credits)

LW6568 The Family and the Law (10 credits)

LW6569 LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) Dissertation (30 credits) and either

LW6614 Family Law Clinic (5 credits)

or LW6615 Child Law Clinic (5 credits)

Note: The other clinic module not chosen here may be taken as an elective.

Elective Modules Student take modules to the value of 10 credits from the list of elective modules set out below. (The Clinic module chosen as a core module may not be chosen again).

LW6592 Mental Capacity Law (5 credits)

LW6614 Family Law Clinic (5 credits)

LW6615 Child Law Clinic (5 credits)

LW6619 Alternative Dispute Resolution: Processes and Practice (5 credits)

LW6634 Refugee and Forced Displacement Law (10 credits)

It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered in any particular session and/or other options may become available.

Note: In certain cases, with the permission of the Programme Director, students may elect to take 5 credits from the list available for the LLM Degree (see here) (other than those listed above) in substitution for 5 credits of the elective modules listed above.

In order to ensure a reasonable distribution of workload, when choosing modules for all programmes, students should take a balance of credits between Semester 1 and Semester 2. Students who wish to deviate from this rule must seek permission from their Programme Director.

Full details may be found in the College Calendar. Please see the Book of Modules for a more detailed description of modules.

Additional Teaching Mode Information
The part-time option will be taught during weekday working hours over 2 years.

Modules
Further details on modules can be found in our Book of Modules. Any modules listed are indicative of the current set of modules for this course but are subject to change from year to year.

University Calendar
You can find the full academic content for the current year of any given course in our University Calendar.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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