In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to register for five elective study-units (25 ECTS). Either the Year elective and a Semester 1 and a Semester 2 elective study-unit and two other electives from any semester, or one Semester 1 and one Semester 2 elective and three other elective study-units from any semester.
| Year and Summer Semester | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| LAW5012* | Professional Practice for Advocates | 30 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Study-unit LAW5012 will start in October 2025 and continue up to September 2026. | |||||||||||
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CRL5011 | Law of Criminal Procedure | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
| CVL5044 | The Law of Civil Procedure | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| CVL5029 | Practical Applications in Family Law | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CML5036 | Corporate Re-Organisation and Liquidation | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| CVL5025 | Introduction to Notarial Law | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| CVL5028 | Practical Issues in Civil Procedure | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| CVL5037 | Fiscal Legislation Associated with Immovables 1 | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| CVL5045 | Refugee Law and Advocacy | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| CVL5046 | The Laws on Secured Obligations | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| ECL5065 | EU Legal Translation and Drafting EN/MT | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| LAW5038 | Accountancy Skills for the Legal Profession | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PAT5753 | Forensic Medicine | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ECL5069 | Advanced EU Law of Procedure | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL5028 | Constitutional and Human Rights Procedure | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| CML5000 | Asset Finance Law (Ships and Aircrafts) | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| CML5042 | Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Contracts with Special Focus on Securities and Financing Related Contracts | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| CML5046 | Law of Arbitration | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| CVL5038 | Fiscal Legislation Associated with Immovables 2 | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| ECL5070 | EU Succession Law | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| LAW5083 | Legislative Drafting and Statutory Interpretation | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCT5012 | The Law of Mediation | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Degree of Master of Advocacy 鈥� M.Adv. 鈥� and the Degree of Master of Notarial Studies 鈥� M.Not.St. under the auspices of the Faculty of Laws.