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Overview
Applications for the EU Competition Law Postgraduate Diploma are made via our distance learning partner, Informa Connect. For additional information and enquiries, find Informa's website link and email address in the Contact Us box.
Our distance-learning EU Competition Law course is particularly suited for practising lawyers, regulators, academics or if you have a specific need for knowledge in this area.
Through the course, you will gain an understanding of the substantive rules of EU Competition Law and the procedural framework in which they operate.
Key benefits
- Gives an in-depth insight into EU Competition Law principles and practice.
- Course materials (units) are written by leading academics at King’s College London and by professional experts in the field.
- Can be studied anywhere in the world.
- Residential weekend seminars led by course directors.
This is a well organised course, taught through high quality teaching materials, and administered in hard-copy and through an online support tool. As a general counsel working in continental Europe, I am convinced that this course is at the heart - if not is the heart - of EU competition law learning. It was a brilliant experience!
DamonEU Competition Law
Course essentials
Our PG Diploma course focuses on the constituent provisions of EU Competition Law: Articles 101, 102, 106, 107, 108, 109 and the Merger Regulation. One unit also introduces the Digital Markets Act. You will also study joint ventures, cartels, distribution agreements and licenses of intellectual property rights. The remaining modules deal with particular problems of EU Competition Law procedure and enforcement.
Key Information
Course type:
Diploma
Delivery mode:
Online
Study mode:
Blended learning / Part time
Duration:
One year
Credit value:
UK: 120 credits. ECTS: 60 credits.
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2025
Administrative bodies
Regulating body
Application closing date guidance
PGDip:
We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.
- Our first application deadline is on 25 July 2026 (23:59 UK time)
- The final application deadline is on 25 August 2026 (23:59 UK time)
After the first application deadline:
- if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
- if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications
Please note: Students apply via our experienced Distance Learning partner, Informa Connect, who deliver the Diploma programme in conjunction with King’s. Informa will guide you through the application process.
Base campus
This course is distance learning (with two residential weekend seminars in London, primarily taught at the King’s College London Strand Campus. Some classes may be taught on the Waterloo Campus).