Postgraduate diploma or conversion program · Standalone law qualification
Diploma in Professional Legal Practice
University of Glasgow School of Law · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Currently offered, next intake unconfirmed
- Award
- PgDip Diploma in Professional Legal Practice
- Subject
- Legal practiceFull time, Part time
- Format
- On campusFull-time: 1 academic session. Part-time: 2 academic sessions.
- Price
- £12,063per year, 2027-28
About this program
Practice-focused postgraduate diploma taught by practising lawyers that the school describes as bridging a law degree and professional legal practice.
- School and department
- University of Glasgow School of LawSchool of Law
- Subject or specialization
- Legal practiceRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Postgraduate diploma or conversion program
- Purpose
- Part of a professional legal qualification pathwayIntended by the provider as a step toward a professional legal qualification. Whether it actually qualifies a graduate to practice depends on the jurisdiction and its regulator.
- Exact award
- PgDip Diploma in Professional Legal Practice
- Credential type
- Academic award (non-degree)A certificate or diploma issued by an academic institution, shown with its credit status.
- Academic credit
- Credit status not stated
- Awarding institution
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- Access and price model
- PaidPaid enrolment.
Professional eligibility must be confirmed with the relevant regulator. Where an official source has been recorded for a jurisdiction, see professional pathways. Academic recognition is not professional recognition.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Full-time: 1 academic session. Part-time: 2 academic sessions.
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full time, Part time
- Teaching location
- Gilmorehill campus
Admissions, prerequisites and intakes
- Prior law degree
- Required
- Prior degree
- Not stated
- Work experience
- Not stated
- Admission test
- Not stated
Candidates need a law degree from a Scottish university or an accepted equivalent, or exemption from the Law Society of Scotland professional examinations.
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition fees PgDip Home & RUK Full-time feeTuition · mandatory | £12,063per year, 2027-28 | Domestic students | 1 November 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: dated intake or deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)