Graduate Diploma in Law/CPE (Full-time, Part-time)

Course overview

The Bournemouth University Graduate Diploma in Law/Common Professional Examination (GDL/CPE) is a one year (or two year part-time) course, intended primarily for non-law graduates planning to enter the legal profession.

Applicants with appropriate experiential qualifications may also be eligible. In addition, the course is a highly valued qualification in its own right, facilitating entry to a wide range of career opportunities as well as to the legal profession.

The GDL/CPE at the School is approved by The Bar Council and The Law Society.

Unlike the larger providers, we can offer you a learning environment with the focused support and attention that is only possible with a small cohort. You will benefit from an individually designed teaching programme enriched by the experience and research interests of our teaching team of academic and professional lawyers.

Flexible delivery

It is also possible to study this course on a part-time basis, over two years, at either our Talbot Campus or at the Guernsey Training Agency (GTA) University Centre.

If you choose to study part-time on our Talbot Campus, you will study the elements of the course in parallel with the full-time students. The units will be spread over one year rather than two and the part-time timetable is based on a 2-3 days per week pattern.

If you choose to study at the GTA, teaching will take place over 12 weeks on a Friday and Saturday.