The Masters in European Law and Policy is designed to integrate legal and policy analysis and to equip students with complementary knowledge and skills across both fields. It is designed to ensure students have a comprehensive grounding in both EU law and policy analysis while allowing for some specialisation in either law or policy through optional modules and the dissertation topic. In the first semester you will study three core modules covering EU Institutional law and policy analysis alongside a research skills module specifically tailored to the needs of legal policy analysts. The second semester allows students to deepen their knowledge of key fields while maintaining an inter-disciplinary approach. Students choose three optional modules dealing with specific areas of law and policy. Students must choose at least one law and one policy based module. Finally, students will be expected to complete a dissertation in either law or public policy under the supervisor of an expert member of faculty.

Requirements General Entry Requirements For admission to the MA in in European Law and Policy programme, successful applicants will have - A degree at the level of an Irish or UK Honours undergraduate degree (H2.1 or above) or equivalent. Applicants with the equivalent of a H2.2 in a related discipline with relevant work experience may also be considered. If the applicant has not yet completed their degree than a conditional offer may be made on the basis of most recent grades and pending the achievement of a H2.1 degree. Applicants with appropriate combinations of professional qualifications and experience may also be considered. This includes discipline-specific knowledge and know-how; transferable skills; basic research competency; personal effectiveness. International candidates who are non-native speakers of English must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language.