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The LLM in Public law is a one year full-time and two year part-time programme offered by DCU’s School of Law and Government. We welcome applicants from Ireland, the EU and the wider world who are interested in constitutional affairs, the courts, and how Irish, European and International public law functions. Students will learn about the process of judging, the importance of public institutions and how public law influences the social world in which we live.

The programme is designed to prepare students for the 21st century, where the world needs adaptable and outward-looking critical thinkers. The LLM in Public Law will provide students the opportunity to greatly develop their ability to analyse current issues in public law such as International law and conflict, climate change, and the role of the EU institutions (see section below for programme structure and module choice).

Programme Structure and Content

• Students will be on-site for timetabled classes for two or three days a week in each semester (depending on the module choices).
• Each semester runs for 12 weeks, semester one running from September to December and semester two running from January to April.
• Students will undertake a research dissertation on a subject related to Public Law (subject to approval from the programme chair) which is usually completed during the summer.
• Students will be supervised in their dissertation work by a member of staff and there will be a collective dissertation workshop after semester two.
• Students must take Legal and Socio-Legal Research Skills and Judges and Judging (semester one) plus the independent research Dissertation (15,000 words).
• Along with these compulsory courses, full time students choose four modules; one in the first semester, and three in the second semester. In year one, part-time students take the two compulsory modules in semester one and two modules in semester two.