Course Overview
Offered by Cardiff University, the PgDip Bar Training Course provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in law. Based in Cardiff, Wales, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 1-year full-time structure. We’ve delivered high quality training for the Bar since 1997, strongly supported by the local employed Bar, the independent Bar and the Judiciary. Our LLM Bar Training Course offers intensive, postgraduate-level studies to those who wish to qualify as a barrister but who also wish to undertake research at Master’s level. This course is taken after undergraduate study and before the period of work-based learning, known as pupillage. Our Pg Dip Bar Training Course is a skills-based, intensive full-time 10-month course designed to prepare a prospective Barrister for the period of work-bas... A minimum ielts score of 7.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 88% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £24,500 within three years, a 95% continuation rate, and 70% of graduates in employment or further study.
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Entry Requirements
📋 Academic Entry Requirements
| Postgraduate Requirement | To be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the required information and evidence, including a reference and transcript, is not provided. With your online application you will need to provide: A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:1 honours degree in law, or an equivalent international degree. Or, a copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which sh |
🗣️ English Language Requirements
| Test | Overall | L | R | W | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| PTE Academic | 80 | — | — | — | — |
L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking
Tuition Fees & Funding
International Student Fee
£24,700
per year
Home Student Fee
£19,950
regulated fee
Scholarships available for eligible students
Fees shown are for current entry. Fees may increase annually in line with inflation.
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