Course details
The LLM in Criminal Justice is a specialist LLM which combines theoretical inquiry with the reality of the criminal justice system. Through our well-established network of relationships, you will benefit from placements with agencies like the Gardaí (police), the Probation Service, the prisons, the courts and victim organisations.
Applicants for the LLM (Criminal Justice) Degree also have the option of registering for a Postgraduate Diploma in Criminal Justice. Students take 60 credits of taught masters’ modules from those on offer for the LLM (Criminal Justice).
Course Details
The LLM in Criminal Justice has a core clinical component, which offers students the opportunity to pursue a theoretical inquiry into criminal justice while experiencing the reality of the criminal justice system in practice. This module, which runs all year long, is based on UCC Law Faculty’s network of relationships with various criminal justice agencies [Gardaí (police), victim organisations, the Probation Service, prisons and the courts (judiciary, prosecutors and defence)] and is run by a dedicated Clinical Co-ordinator.
As well as this innovative and unique clinical component, the LLM Criminal Justice draws on the extensive expertise within the Faculty to offer a wide range of subjects such as Criminology, Juvenile Justice, Penology, Terrorism, Dissonance and Criminal Justice, Cybercrime, Mental Health Law, International Criminal Law, Sanctions and Enforcement in Anti-Trust Law and many more.
Detailed Entry Requirements
To be accepted on this course, you must be approved by the Faculty of Law. The LLM (Criminal Justice) has a compulsory clinical component at its core, which is undertaken in partnership with the Faculty's placement partners and involves significant interaction with the criminal justice system and its stakeholders. In this regard, the Law Faculty must be satisfied regarding your commitment to, and suitability for, the course.
You should pay particular attention to satisfying this criterion when completing your application.
You must also:
Hold a law degree with at least Second Class Honours Grade 1
Have such other relevant third level educational qualifications and/or professional experience as in the opinion of the Faculty of Law, qualifies the person to undertake the LLM (Criminal Justice Degree.
Assessment
You will be examined by continuous assessment throughout the year and your dissertation must be submitted in September.
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About University College Cork
UCC was established in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges - at Cork, Galway and Belfast. These new colleges theyre established in the reign of Queen Victoria, and named after her.
Queen's College, Cork (QCC) was established to provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster. Cork was chosen for the new college due to its place at the centre of transatlantic trade at the time and the presence of existing educational initiatives such as the Royal Cork Institution and a number of private medical schools.
The site chosen for the new college was dramatic and picturesque, on the edge of a limestone bluff overlooking the River Lee. It is associated with the educational activities of a local early Christian saint, Finbarr. It is believed that his monastery and school stood nearby, and his legend inspired UCC’s motto: ‘Where Finbarr Taught, let Munster Learn.’
On 7 November 1849, QCC opened its doors to a small group of students (only 115 students in that first session, 1849-1850) after a glittering inaugural ceremony in the Aula Maxima (Great Hall), which is still the symbolic and ceremonial heart of the University.
The limestone buildings of the Main Quadrangle (as it is now known) are built in a style inspired by the great universities of the Middle Ages, and theyre designed by the gifted architectural partnership of Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward. The iconic image of UCC, it is set in landscaped gardens and surrounds the green lawn known to all as the Quad.
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