PGDip (Postgraduate Diploma) in Law in Nottingham United Kingdom | Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University | Nottingham United Kingdom
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Qualification
Graduate Diploma
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP 9,500
(c. USD12,722.5)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months

This program is tailored for graduates from other disciplines who wish to pursue careers as solicitors or barristers. The Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) equips you with essential legal knowledge and practical skills needed for professional legal training. For future barristers, it meets the Bar Standards Board's academic prerequisites, enabling you to progress to vocational training (such as the Barristers Training Course). For prospective solicitors, it establishes crucial foundational knowledge for key components of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.

The course offers comprehensive coverage of fundamental legal subjects while maintaining flexibility as you choose between solicitor or barrister career paths. In addition to core subjects, you'll gain early practical experience through our renowned NLS Legal clinic. Our exceptional faculty includes both seasoned legal practitioners and distinguished law researchers. This intensive conversion course condenses the seven core law degree modules into a single year. You'll explore: Legal and Professional Environment (including EU law), Contract Law, Tort Law, Trusts Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, and Constitutional & Administrative Law


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

Students who enrol on this course will normally be required to have a minimum 2:2 undergraduate degree.

IELTS - 6.5 with minimum of 5.5 in each component
TOEFL iBT - Overall score of 81 with at least 18 Reading, 17 Listening, 20 Speaking, 19 Writing

Tuition GBP 9,500

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