Study LLM in International Human Rights at University College Dublin in Ireland, UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

About this course

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What will I learn?

On this programme you will acquire specialised and in-depth knowledge and understanding of international human rights law, political theory of rights and international relations relating to human rights. The programme is interdisciplinary thus building on the strengths in this area of the Sutherland School of Law and the School of Politics and International Relations. Members of staff in the Sutherland School of Law have engaged in major research in this area spanning the full range of international human rights law from asylum law and practice, the EU and fundamental rights to the law of privacy in Ireland.To understand and think critically about the intersections between law, politics and international relations that come to the fore in the study of human rightsTo apply their knowledge and understanding of human rights law, political theory and international relations to real and hypothetical factual situationsTo conduct independent research and write coherent, well-structured papers.DURATION:1 Years 2 YearsNEXT INTAKE:20242025 September

Which department am I in?

UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

€22,600.00 (US$ 24,220) per year

Estimated Monthly Costs (per student) - Accommodation - €1,617

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Belfield Campus

Belfield, Dublin 4,

Belfield,

Dublin,

D04 V1W8, Leinster, Republic of Ireland

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants must hold a Law degree, or an inter-disciplinary degree in which law was a major component. Applicants must have achieved at least an upper second class honours or equivalent.Applicants holding a Graduate Diploma in Law (60 ECTS Credits) may be considered but will normally be admitted only where they can show an exceptionally strong performance in both their undergraduate degree and diploma.Exemption from these requirements may be given to those with significant, relevant, practical experience or those with a graduate qualification at Masters level or higher in a relevant discipline. Such applicants should state clearly in their application why they feel their qualificationsexperiences are appropriate for admission to the programme.These are the minimum entry requirements additional criteria may be requested for some programmesEnglish Language RequirementsApplicants whose first language is not English must submit satisfactory evidence of competence in written and spoken English, i.e. overall

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