Law with French Law  (LWS2)

The programme is for students who wish to study Irish law in depth, whilst also acquiring a broad knowledge of French Law and a high level of competence in the French language and French legal terminology. The programme enable students to proceed to professional training as lawyers in Ireland and elsewhere but also provides knowledge, skills and experience applicable in a wide variety of careers.

We aim for students to be active, motivated, autonomous learners who will profit from their knowledge and understanding of two culture and of two of the world's most important legal systems - the Common Law and Civil Law.

We strive for a learning environment that encourages students to work individually or as part of a team, so they can develop their own and others' leadership, teamwork and communication skills. Small group teaching, online collaboration and practice-based learning are key elements of this. A year at a partner French university is an integral part of this programme.

To these ends the programme uses teaching, learning and assessment approaches such as tutorials, seminars, supervised academic writing, work placement and simulations of professional practice.

1 - demonstrate specialised, detailed knowledge and understanding of the legal systems of Ireland, France and of the European Union.
2 - apply their knowledge and understanding in a manner that indicates a professional approach to their specific work or vocation in the field of law.
3 - gather and interpret the relevant data from a variety of sources, both legal and factual, to inform judgments on problems within the major branches of law.
4 - make their own judgments, including the capacity to reflect on relevant political, social, economic, historical, or ethical issues associated with law.
5 - to communicate in English and/or French, information, ideas, problems and solutions, considering the importance of legal arguments in public policy debates, in an accessible and intelligible manner to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
6 - realise those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
7 - identify, in the field of legal scholarship, the relevant sources of law and commentary upon and analysis of it and to frame their own original legal arguments.

With this degree students gain a thorough grounding in Irish Law together with a general education in French Law.

As with our BCL programme, the main objective of the BCL (Law with French Law) is to provide you with the best possible legal education. The curriculum is designed to offer you a thorough grounding in Irish Law together with a general education in French Law.

To support and further your education there are several important features of the UCD School of Law, including an extensive and varied range of optional law subjects to choose from.

At the School we are committed to achieving excellence in both teaching and research and to providing a rich and vibrant intellectual environment for all our students.

The BCL (Law with French Law) is a four-year full-time degree programme. The programme provides a strong comparative dimension that enables you to study two of the world's major legal systems: Common Law and Civil Law.
As a result, the degree imparts a critical understanding of legal institutions in both Ireland and France and how legal rules and principles are applied.

STAGE 1
Stage 1 includes Constitutional Law, Law of Tort, Law of Contract and an introduction to French Public Law.

STAGE 2
Stage 2 introduces you to French Private Law, Land Law, Criminal Law, EU Law and a number of optional modules.

STAGE 3
You will spend Stage 3 focusing on French law at one of four leading French law schools: University of Paris II (Panth?-Assas), University of Paris X (Nanterre), University of Aix-Marseilles III (Aix-en-Provence) and the University of Toulouse I (Toulouse).

STAGE 4
Your final stage includes modules in French legal theory and Professional Legal Practice.

You may apply to study abroad for either a semester or a year through the Erasmus programme or on a non-EU exchange. UCD has over 200 Erasmus partners in Europe and an increasing number of non-EU exchange agreements with universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and elsewhere. Please visit the Erasmus section by clicking on the International Office link at the top of this page.

UCD is Ireland’s Global University and its largest university with a track record in empowering students to enter a diverse range of careers that reflects the most diverse curriculum on the Island of Ireland. Consistently, over 90% of graduates are employed or in further study or training 9 months following course completion. The QS World Ranking on Graduate Employability has placed UCD at number 1 in Ireland for Graduate Employability since 2018. On the global stage UCD leads the Irish higher education sector and is the only Irish university to be ranked inside the world’s top 80 for Graduate Employability.

At University College Dublin we are aware that for many students, programme outcomes in terms of graduate jobs and career options is important. The purpose of this statement is to help you understand and appreciate the range of skills you may develop during your time at UCD and how you may develop your employability. Visit the UCD Careers Networks website and MyCareer, the UCD Career management Platform, to access career information, internships and graduate roles as well as information about the range of initiatives, supports and events available to you.

This degree ensures that graduates are well placed to pursue careers with international law firms, EU and international organisations, diplomacy and government departments, or Non-Governmental Organisations.

Past graduates have progressed to study at prestigious institutions in the EU and internationally and others have obtained scholarships to the renowned College of Europe in Bruges.

UCD Sutherland School of Law

Tel: +353 1 716 4110
e. law.students@ucd.ie

See the UCD Assessment website for further details, including worked examples of how degree award GPAs are calculated

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