Post-Graduate Diploma - Law

Nottingham Trent University - City Campus

50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom

383140

Last updated: 06/05/2025

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About Post-Graduate Diploma - Law

This course is designed for non-law graduates interested in becoming solicitors or barristers. The Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) provides students with the foundational legal knowledge and skills required for their legal training. For aspiring barristers, it satisfies the Bar Standards Board’s academic requirements, allowing them to commence the vocational stage of training (e.g., the Barristers Training Course). For aspiring solicitors, it offers a solid grounding in the fundamental legal knowledge and skills needed for key components of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.

The course provides thorough consideration of foundational law subjects while allowing students to keep their options open before deciding which branch of the legal profession (solicitor or barrister) to pursue. Beyond the core subjects, students will also have the opportunity to gain practical experience at an early stage through the award-winning NLS Legal.

They will be taught by an outstanding teaching team, consisting of both experienced legal professionals and leading researchers in the field of law.

This is a fast-track conversion course that effectively covers the seven core modules of a Law degree in one year.

Students will study:

Legal and Professional Environment (including EU law)

Contract Law
Tort Law
Law of Trusts
Criminal Law
Land Law
Constitutional and Administrative Law

Reflecting the graduate entry point of the course and assessment at master’s level (Level 7), these subjects are covered at a more intensive pace and in greater depth. While this makes the course demanding, it also ensures that students will have the necessary depth of understanding to excel in the subsequent stages of their legal training.

In addition to the law itself, the Legal and Professional Environment module will cover key areas of the English legal system and commercial awareness—an increasingly important expectation of law firms and chambers.

£3,000 GBP

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Eligible nationalities

Bangladesh

Eligible program levels

Doctoral / PhD, Master's Degree, Non-Credential, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma

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Sub-Saharan Africa High Achievers Award

Nottingham Trent University - All campuses

Amount

£3,000 GBP

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Eligible nationalities

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tomé e Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Eligible program levels

1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate, 2-Year Undergraduate Diploma, 3-Year Bachelor's Degree, 3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma, 4-Year Bachelor's Degree, Doctoral / PhD, Integrated Masters, Master's Degree, Non-Credential, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Top-up Degree

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Taiwan Scholarship

Nottingham Trent University - All campuses

Amount

£5,000 GBP

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No

Eligible nationalities

Taiwan

Eligible program levels

1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate, 2-Year Undergraduate Diploma, 3-Year Bachelor's Degree, 3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma, 4-Year Bachelor's Degree, Doctoral / PhD, Integrated Masters, Master's Degree, Non-Credential, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Top-up Degree

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Cost and Duration

Program Level

Postgraduate Diploma

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1 Year Post-graduate Diploma

Cost of Living

£10,224.00 GBP / Year

Gross Tuition

£9,700.00 GBP / First Year

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