LLM Marine and Maritime Law

at University College Cork

Programme Content

We offer a wide choice of module options, allowing students to either specialise in their preferred area of marine or maritime law or take a broad range of diverse modules.
 

Choose 90 credits in total, including 50 credits of core modules and 40 credits of elective modules.
 

Core Modules

• LW6620 Introduction to the Law of the Sea (10 credits)
• LW6621 Admiralty Law (10 credits)
• LW6630 LLM (Marine and Maritime Law) Dissertation (30 credits)
   

Elective Modules

Choose 40 credits. At least 20 credits must be chosen from List A and up to 20 credits may be chosen from List B.
 

List A - Marine, Maritime, and Environmental Law Modules 
 

Choose at least 20 credits from List A:
 

• LW6566 Contemporary Issues in International Law (5 credits)
• LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits) 
• LW6581 Methods in Environmental Law (5 credits)
• LW6617 International Biodiversity and Ecosystems Law and Policy (5 credits)
• LW6618 Climate Change Law and Policy (5 credits)
• LW6622 Sale, Insurance, and Carriage of Goods by Sea (5 credits) 
• LW6623 Global Maritime Security (5 credits)
• LW6624 Port Law (5 credits)
• LW6625 Law of the Sea (Clinical) (5 credits)
• LW6627 International Environmental Law (5 credits) 
• LW6645 Marine Environmental and Natural Resources Law (10 credits) 
   

List B -  Non-Marine, Maritime, and Environmental Law Modules 
 

Choose up to 20 credits from List B:
 

• GG6501 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (5 credits)
• GG6502 Introduction to Remote Sensing (5 credits) 
• LW6101 Introduction to Planning Law (10 credits)
• LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits) 
• LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits) 
• LW6589 Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy (5 credits) 
• LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits) 
• LW6636 European Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Rescue (5 credits)
• LW6640 E-Commerce Law (5 credits)

Candidates must be approved by the School of Law. They must normally hold a Second Class Honours Grade I in a primary honours Law degree (NFQ Level 8). Candidates with other third-level qualifications and/or relevant professional experience are also encouraged to apply.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*  
 

• 6.5 Overall
• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT  

• 90 Overall
• Listening 20
• Reading 19
• Speaking 21
• Writing 20

The EU fee for this course is €7,130; €3,630 (Year 1 part-time); €3,630 (Year 2 part-time).
 

The Non-EU fee for this course is €17,500.
 

Deposits

If your course required a deposit, that figure will be deducted from your second semester fee payment in January.
 

EU student fee payment

Fees for EU students are payable in two equal instalments. First payment at registration in August and the second in January.
 

International student fee payment

International Students can pay in two equal instalments once they have paid the appropriate deposit. The initial payment is due on registration and the balance usually by the end of January.

As this course allows students to acquire an education in Marine Law, or in purely commercial Maritime Law it allows access to a broad swath of professions including:
 

• academia
• governmental and regulatory agencies
• industry
• infrastructure developers
• international organisations / secretariats
• legal professions
• local government
• marine, maritime and environmental consultancy
• non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
• utilities sector