Graduate Diploma in Law (Common Professional Examination)
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Typical offer
Course length
Important information
Course overview
Course information
Features and benefits
Fast-track qualification
Earn a respected legal qualification in just one year. Build the professional skills legal employers demand while adding the value of your previous degree or career experience to your CV.
Moot courtroom
Practise your advocacy skills in our state-of-the-art moot courtroom, a central hub of law school life and a key space for developing confidence in real-world legal settings.
Study in a key legal hub
Manchester is home to a dynamic legal sector. With strong links to the Northern Circuit and recognition from leading national law firms, our courses connect you directly to the profession.
Pro bono work
Put your legal knowledge into action by volunteering with our pro bono partners. Work with real clients, gain hands-on experience and build your professional confidence as you make a real difference to the community.
Mooting opportunities
Join our thriving Mooting and Advocacy Society to debate and sharpen your skills in front of judges and peers through regular events and competitions.
Accreditations, awards and endorsements
Year 1
Core modules
Contract Law
Criminal Law
Equity and Trusts
EU Law in the UK
Land Law
Law of Torts
Legal Skills and Practice
Legal Technology
Public Law
Study and assessment
Study
- Full-time 20% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 80% independent study
Assessment
- Full-time 25% coursework; 0% practical; 75% examination
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A masters qualification typically comprises of 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits and an MFA 300 credits. During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
Placements
Taught by experts
Graduate Diploma in Law (Common Professional Examination) is part of the Manchester Law School at Manchester Met. Discover more about the school and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
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Entry requirements
Typical offer
Lower second-class UK honours degree (2:2)
IELTS score
7.0 with no less than 5.5 in any category
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If you are an international student, you will usually need to get a student visa before you can study in the UK.
Country-specific entry requirements
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Fees and funding
UK and Channel Island students
UK full-time fee £12,900 per year
EU and non-EU international students
International full-time fee £12,900 per year
Fees may be subject to change. See the tuition fees section below for full details.
Tuition fees
Additional costs
Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
92.7% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, postgraduate taught graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23 leavers, HESA data.
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How to apply
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You can review our current terms and conditions before you make your application. If you are successful with your application, we will send you up to date information alongside your offer letter.
Disclaimers
Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
Important notice
This online prospectus provides an overview of our programmes of study and the University. We regularly update our online prospectus so that our published course information is accurate. Please check back to the online prospectus before making an application to us to access the most up to date information for your chosen course of study.
Confirmation of regulator
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