Graduate Diploma in Law (Graduate Diploma) at Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Tuition Fee £ 19,450
- Country Rank#19
- Duration12 Months
- Score IELTS: 6.5
Program Overview
A conversion course to Law for graduates from other disciplines.
Study around your commitments
Although the GDL is an intensive course, apart from the first two weeks, teaching contact time only takes place on Thursdays and Fridays.
Benefit from varied delivery
Listen to lectures electronically at any time. Tutorials are delivered face to face with learning and pastoral support provided by tutors.
Professionally-qualified tutors
All GDL tutors have practised either as solicitors or barristers and bring their professional experience to the classroom.
Complement your academic studies
We offer a range of pioneering pro-bono projects where you can work on real cases under supervision from professionals.
If you are thinking of qualifying as a lawyer in England and Wales, this course enables you to,
- study the structure and doctrines of the legal system in England and Wales and
- the seven core (foundation) subjects of a law degree: contract law, criminal law, equity & trusts law, EU law, land law, public law and tort law.
The GDL allows you to study these intensively over one year, instead of the three years usually required for a Law degree.
If you are thinking of qualifying as a barrister, the GDL gives you the academic modules you will need to pass before progressing to a Bar Training Course (BTC). We also offer a BTC course.
If you are thinking of qualifying as a solicitor, the GDL gives you the academic knowledge of legal principles and their application you will need as part of your preparation for the new centrally assessed Solicitors Qualifying Examination (“SQE”), introduced from September 2021.
Cost Of Studying At Cardiff University
Interest rates as low as 8.9% *
250K+
Students Assisted
800Cr+
Loan Amount Disbursed
5000+
Loans Sanctioned