Law (Online Learning)

The University of Edinburgh
Postgraduate PgCert Online study 20 Months LawPolicing

About this course

This certificate provides an ideal learning environment for legal professionals, policy makers and professionals in both the public and private sectors to develop skills and knowledge in relation to legal matters which impact on their work. It also offers a flexible route to further postgraduate study as successful students can choose to transfer credits gained to one of our LLM programmes.

The programme enables you to engage with the following range of subject areas, which may include intellectual property law:

* Commercial Law

* Medical Law and Ethics

* Information Technology Law

Study Options

This course is available in 2 study options:

Online study Shown above

Duration: 20 Months

Qualification: PgCert

Location: Edinburgh

Online study Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: PgCert

Location: Edinburgh

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

4135 Library clerks and assistants
2412 Solicitors and lawyers
1136 Human resource managers and directors
3520 Legal associate professionals
4113 Officers of non-governmental organisations
2419 Legal professionals

Course Details

Qualification
Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
Study Mode
Online study
Duration
20 Months
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Edinburgh
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Law, Policing