Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Applications are invited from graduates holding an excellent degree at least 21 in Law or BusinessEconomics ideally nonlaw graduates will have taken some law modules and law graduates will have taken some businesseconomics modules
In exceptional circumstances substantial professional experience within a related field may be regarded by the selection panel as compensating for a lack of an undergraduate degree to the required standard Such applicants should state clearly in their application why they feel their other qualificationsexperience are appropriate for admission onto the programme
Official transcripts must be submitted as proof of examination results by all applicants except graduates of UCD
Students of UCD applying for the MSc do not need to supply Transcripts References or give names of Referees
The personal statement is an important component of the application It should contain information demonstrating your capability to undertake the course successfully Thus you should detail your relevant research and practical experience including any publications and major essaysprojects
Applicants must nominate two academic referees unless the applicant has been in employment for more than two years in which case one of the named referees must be an employer Applicants are required to submit the name position held postal address email address and contact number for the two academic referees
These are the minimum entry requirements additional criteria may be requested for some programmes
Applicants whose first language is not English must submit satisfactory evidence of competence in written and spoken English ie overall IELTS 6.5 including a minimum of 6.5 in the reading and writing parts and no part below 6.0 or 90 in the TOEFL iBT with a minimum of 22 reading and 24 writing and no part below 20 The test results must be less than 2 years old
TOEFL IBT - iBT 90 no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section in the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL.