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Graduate Diploma in Law (Graduate Diploma) at Cardiff University - UCAS

Cardiff University

Degree level: Postgraduate
Awarded by: Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd)

Graduate Diploma in Law (Graduate Diploma) (Taught)

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

If you have graduated in a subject other than law and would like to switch to a legal career, the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) is for you. If you are thinking of qualifying as a lawyer in England and Wales, this course enables you to,

  • study the structure and doctrines of the legal system in England and Wales and
  • the seven core (foundation) subjects of a law degree: contract law, criminal law, equity & trusts law, EU law, land law, public law and tort law.
The GDL allows you to study these intensively over one year, instead of the three years usually required for a Law degree. If you are thinking of qualifying as a barrister, the GDL gives you the academic modules you will need to pass before progressing to a Bar Training Course (BTC). We also offer a BTC course. If you are thinking of qualifying as a solicitor, the GDL gives you the academic knowledge of legal principles and their application you will need as part of your preparation for the new centrally assessed Solicitors Qualifying Examination (“SQE”), introduced from September 2021.

Entry requirements

For information regarding entry requirements, please visit: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/graduate-diploma-in-law

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For tuition fee information, please visit: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/graduate-diploma-in-law
Graduate Diploma in Law (Graduate Diploma) at Cardiff University - UCAS