GDIPL Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies
University of East AngliaNorwich Research Park, Norwich
Course overview
Our Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies is an intensive one-year course for non-law graduates. Housed in our historic Earlham Hall, UEA Law School provides you with an engaging, and student-focused learning environment, where our dedicated lecturers bring expertise in various legal fields, ensuring a rich and diverse educational experience. You will be welcomed into a collegiate community and will be part of a vibrant student body with an active law society.
During the year, you will study the foundation subjects and complete a research project. You will receive guidance and constructive feedback to help you to improve your work and develop important skills, such as research, writing, and constructing reasoned arguments.
Key highlights
- Intensive conversion course designed for graduates without a law degree
- Taught at Earlham Hall, the law school's historic home
- Covers the foundation subjects of English law
- Includes an independent legal research project
- Builds research, writing and reasoned argument skills through regular feedback
- Active student law society within a collegiate community
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — Typical UK Entry Requirements: Degree classification Bachelors degree - 2.2 Degree Subject Any subject except Law (if a UK degree). Law studied overseas is OK.
Careers this course leads to
- Solicitor
- Barrister
- Paralegal
- Legal executive
- Compliance officer
- Legal researcher
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,950 per year | International: £23,850 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of East Anglia, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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