Coleraine,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
LLM Access to Justice in Belfast United Kingdom | Ulster University
Ulster University
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Belfast United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
17,730
(c. USD23,744.19)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The LLM in Access to Justice (A2J) stands as a one-of-a-kind clinical legal education program in Northern Ireland and across Ireland, with no equivalent offerings at either undergraduate or postgraduate levels. This innovative course enables students to hone their legal advisory and advocacy abilities through real-world representation of clients in Industrial and Social Security Tribunal cases. Participants may also contribute to family law matters while receiving comprehensive instruction in client relations, case management, legal representation, conflict resolution, and family law principles. Additionally, students can explore broader legal service delivery by taking an active role in developing and operating the Ulster University Law Clinic.
This program serves to complement current legal service options by specifically addressing gaps in employment and social security law assistance. Through this practical experience, students examine patterns of unmet legal needs, evaluate legal service accessibility and usage, and consider broader justice access challenges, including fair representation opportunities and alternative dispute resolution methods.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
You must satisfy the General Entry Requirements for admission to a first degree programme, and hold a GCSE pass in English at grade C or above (or equivalent).
Admission Requirements
Applicants must:
(a) have gained (i) a second class honours degree or better in law or law related discipline from a university of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, from the Council for National Academic Awards, the National Council for Educational Awards, the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, or from an institution of another country which has been recognised as being of an equivalent standard, or (ii) an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma in law or an approved alternative qualification, or (iii) a degree in a relevant discipline with appropriate work/professional experience in the field of access to justice, or (iv) a comparable professional qualification, and
(b) provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English (GCSE grade C or equivalent), or, as an alternative to (a) (i) or (a) (ii) and/or (b):
(c) In exceptional circumstances, where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate qualities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course Committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme.
IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5., TOEFL iBT - 80 with a minimum L - 17 R - 18 S - 20 W - 17, PTE Academic - 55 (with min. of 51 in each part)
Admission Requirements
Applicants must:
(a) have gained (i) a second class honours degree or better in law or law related discipline from a university of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, from the Council for National Academic Awards, the National Council for Educational Awards, the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, or from an institution of another country which has been recognised as being of an equivalent standard, or (ii) an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma in law or an approved alternative qualification, or (iii) a degree in a relevant discipline with appropriate work/professional experience in the field of access to justice, or (iv) a comparable professional qualification, and
(b) provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English (GCSE grade C or equivalent), or, as an alternative to (a) (i) or (a) (ii) and/or (b):
(c) In exceptional circumstances, where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate qualities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course Committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme.
IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5., TOEFL iBT - 80 with a minimum L - 17 R - 18 S - 20 W - 17, PTE Academic - 55 (with min. of 51 in each part)
Tuition
GBP
17,730