Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)

Mauritian Applicants
International Applicants

The Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) is a 1-year programme that will give learners with or without a prior legal background an opportunity to pursue a career in law by enhancing their ongoing skills and knowledge within the various areas of law.
Offered on a full-time basis at the Open University of Mauritius, the GDL course will ensure that learners achieve a sound understanding of English law covered in the seven foundation subjects, thus providing the foundation stone of the structure and operation of the English legal system. Learners will also be given the opportunity to showcase their legal skills by submitting an Independent Legal Research by the end of the GDL.
After completing this programme, learners will have deeper exposure to contract law, tort law, EU law and evaluate business-related legal situations, deal effectively with legal problems faced by business, conduct research and provide recommendations on the improvement of the business environment.
Finally, the GDL will help students acquire a foundation knowledge and might help them to pursue the Bar Professional Course in Mauritius.

Entry Requirements

General Entry Requirements under Direct Entry to Taught Postgraduate Programmes:

 

Successful completion of an undergraduate degree with

  • atleast a Second Class or 50%, whichever is applicable or
  • aGPA not less than 5 out of 4 or equivalent, from a recognised Higher Education Institution.

OR

an Ordinary Degree or a non-honours degree from a recognized University with 

at least two years of work experience in the relevant field which demonstrate that a candidate possesses appropriate knowledge 

and skills at a standard acceptable by the Academic Council.

OR

possesses a Bachelor’s degree with an award below a Second-Class degree from a recognised institution

and has at least two years of relevant working experience.

OR

alternative qualifications acceptable to the Open University of Mauritius.

 

Note:

Mature candidates will be considered on their own merit.

(refer to OU general rules and regulations. Programme specific: Credit in English at Ordinary Level (O-Level)

Intake 2025
  • February
  • August

Scholarships
  • Scholarship for Open university of Mauritius Toppers after graduation

Duration

 Minimum 1 year and Maximum 2 years
Year 1
  • Constitutional and Administrative Law
  • Contract Law
  • European Union Law
  • Law of Tort
  • Criminal Law
  • Land Law
  • Law of Equity and Trusts
  • Independent Legal Research
Payment Facilities
Instalments Facilities upon request
Number of Modules
8 modules (15 credits each)
Fee Structure

Mauritian

 Total: Rs 125,000

SADC

Total: US$ 3,120

International (Non-SADC)
Total: US$ 4,800
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