The programme is for students who wish to add to a profound understanding of Irish law along with a sustained course of study in History. The programme enables students to proceed to professional training as lawyers in Ireland and elsewhere. Through combining Law with History, it also provides an even broader range of career-relevant knoweldge, skills and experience. 

We aim for students to be active, motivated, autonomous learners who understand the social, cultural and political dimensions of law with the additional perspectives gained through their study of History. Gradautes will obtain the academic basis for a successful career in law as well as more widely applicable knowledge and skills. 

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. Students have the option of spending a semester at one of the School's partner universities.

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 and of the European Union.
2 - demonstrate specialised, detailed knowledge and understanding of aspects of Irish, European and world history.
3 - apply their knowledge and understanding in a manner that indicates a professional approach to their specific work or vocation in the field of law and/or history.
4 - 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 and/or history.
5 - make their own judgments, including the capacity to reflect on relevant political, social, economic, historical, or ethical issues associated with law and/or history.
6 - to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, considering the importance of legal and/or historical arguments in public policy debates, in an accessible and intelligible manner to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
7 - realise those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
8 - 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.
9 - identify, in the field of historical scholarship, the relevant sources of law and commentary upon and analysis of it and to frame their own original arguments.

This law degree is a merger of the discipline of Law with a grounding in History.

The objectives of this programme are to provide you with:

- A knowledge of the principles and rules of law

- An understanding of law in its broader historical context

- An understanding of how historical scholarship can inform our knowledge of law and the development of legal systems

You will learn the fundamental legal concepts and principles, cultivate an ability to analyse law, engage in legal reasoning, gain a thorough understanding in the academic discipline of history and impart research skills in the fields of law and history.

STAGE 1
Stage 1 of this four-year degree programme includes many of the core modules of the BCL programme:
- Law of Contract
- Law of Tort
- Constitutional Law

And a choice of two modules in History, for example:
- Barbarianism and Christianity
- Comparative Revolutions
- Japan, China and Korea
- American History

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

STAGES 3 & 4
History of Public Law and History of Private Law are core modules in Stages 3 and 4. You will also choose from a range of optional and elective modules in Law and History. There is also an option to complete a substantial research dissertation in lieu of one of the taught modules in the final stage.

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.

BCL (Law with History) graduates can go on to qualify as solicitors and barristers, and pursue law careers in Ireland or abroad.

Graduates are also well placed to pursue careers in:

Legal Research

Politics

Journalism

Academia

Relevant graduate programmes include LLM degrees in:

International Human Rights

European Law & Public Affairs

Legal History

School of Law Office,
UCD Sutherland School of Law,
Belfield,
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 716 4114/4103
Email:law.students@ucd.ie
Web:www.ucd.ie/law

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules History
HIS10390	Creating History	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
Stage 1 Core Modules History
Stage 1 Core Modules Law with History
LAW10050	Constitutional Law: Institutional Framework of the Constitution of Ireland	Autumn	5
LAW10190	Negligence and Related Matters	Autumn	5
LAW10340	Contract: Formation	Autumn	5
LAW10420	Legal and Professional Skills	Autumn	5
LAW10060	Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights under the Constitution of Ireland	Spring	5
LAW10200	Nominate Torts	Spring	5
LAW10350	Contract: Vitiating Factors and Remedies	Spring	5
LAW10360	General Introduction to the Irish Legal System	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules Law with History
Stage 1 Options - History A)MIN2OF: Students should choose 1 option in each trimester, and may choose 1 further option as an elective from Spring term modules
HIS10070	The Making of Modern Europe: 1500-2000	Autumn	5
HIS10080	Rome to Renaissance	Autumn	5
HIS10450	Radicals and Revolutionaries	Autumn	5
HIS10310	Ireland's English Centuries	Spring	5
HIS10320	The Making of Modern Ireland, 1800-2000	Spring	5
HIS10440	The United States, 1776-1991	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - History A)MIN2OF: Students should choose 1 option in each trimester, and may choose 1 further option as an elective from Spring term modules
Stage 1 Options - Law with History B)MIN0OF: LAW10260 can be chosen as an elective
LAW10260	Criminal Procedure	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - Law with History B)MIN0OF: LAW10260 can be chosen as an elective
Stage 2 Core Modules History
HIS21140	History Today	Autumn	5
Stage 2 Core Modules History
Stage 2 Core Modules Law with History
LAW20330	EU Constitutional Law	Autumn	5
LAW20370	Property Law I	Autumn	5
LAW20390	Criminal Liability	Autumn	5
LAW20340	EU Economic Law	Spring	5
LAW20380	Property Law II	Spring	5
LAW20400	Criminal Offences and Defences	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules Law with History
Stage 2 Options - History A)MIN3OF: Choose 3 modules from the list below. Students may choose additional modules in places of electives if they wish.
HIS20670	France since the Revolution	Autumn	5
HIS21180	Landscapes Remade: People and Place in Ireland, 1500-1800	Autumn	5
HIS21240	Celts, Romans and Vikings: The Formation of Early Ireland	Autumn	5
HIS21260	From the Goldmines to Trump: A global history of nativism and anti-immigration since the mid-19th c.	Autumn	5
HIS21320	Sport and the modern world	Autumn	5
HIS21340	The Irish at War, 1914-1998	Autumn	5
HIS20460	Islam and Christianity in the Middle Ages	Spring	5
HIS20820	Nazi Germany	Spring	5
HIS20950	European Statecraft, Strategy & Culture, c. 1470-c.1770: Personalities & Power	Spring	5
HIS21120	Northern Ireland, 1920-2010: from partition to Paisley	Spring	5
HIS21330	Global Asia	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - History A)MIN3OF: Choose 3 modules from the list below. Students may choose additional modules in places of electives if they wish.
Stage 2 Options - Law with History A)MIN0OF: You should choose both LAW20090 and LAW20170 instead of electives to be Compliant for the Irish Legal ProfessionalBodies.
LAW20090	Company Law I	Autumn	5
LAW20170	Company Law II	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - Law with History A)MIN0OF: You should choose both LAW20090 and LAW20170 instead of electives to be Compliant for the Irish Legal ProfessionalBodies.
Stage 3 Options - History A)1OF: Level 3 10 Credit Options:
HIS31250	Old Germany	Autumn	10
HIS31320	The Irish Revolution, 1910-1923	Autumn	10
HIS31440	Ireland in the 1960s	Autumn	10
HIS31500	Past, Present and Future in Medieval England	Autumn	10
HIS31860	Slavery and the New World	Autumn	10
HIS32350	Alcohol, Drugs & Society	Autumn	10
HIS32440	Florence 1400-1530	Autumn	10
HIS32690	Revolution and War in Twentieth-Century Vietnam	Autumn	10
HIS32730	The Digital Humanities	Autumn	10
HIS32860	Jilted Lovers, Giants, Yahoos and Cannibals: Jonathan Swift's Ireland, 1685-1745	Autumn	10
HIS32880	Sexuality and Society	Autumn	10
HIS32950	Weimar Germany	Autumn	10
HIS32970	The 1641 Rebellion	Autumn	10
HIS32980	Britain's War Northern Ireland	Autumn	10
HIS33010	Global History before AD 1000	Autumn	10
HIS33160	War, Religion and State in Sixteenth-Century France	Autumn	10
HIS33170	Capitalism, power and environmentalism: themes in global environmental history	Autumn	10
HIS31700	Origins of the First World War	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32620	International Relations in the Asia Pacific, 1890s-1950s	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32710	Manufacturing Truth in the Modern World	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS31280	Rise, Fall, Rise of Modern Japan	Spring	10
HIS31310	Madness and Civilisation	Spring	10
HIS31400	British Atlantic History, 1607-1776	Spring	10
HIS31510	Religion & Society in Independent Ireland, 1922-1968	Spring	10
HIS31760	Irish Foreign Policy, 1919-73: A Place Among the Nations	Spring	10
HIS31900	Roads to Heaven & Hell	Spring	10
HIS31960	Satan in the Middle Ages	Spring	10
HIS32330	A History of Decadence: Sex, Spectacle and Corruption in Eighteenth-Century Venice	Spring	10
HIS32540	Women, War and Irish Society 1914-1923	Spring	10
HIS32720	Frontiers of Empire	Spring	10
HIS32940	Devolution, Dominion, Democracy: Ireland's constitutional history north and south, 1870-2007	Spring	10
HIS32990	1942: The World at War	Spring	10
HIS33000	Political Violence in Ireland	Spring	10
HIS33030	Women and Ethical Action in the First Millennium CE	Spring	10
HIS33070	Russia at War	Spring	10
HIS33090	African American and Native American Citizenship, 1780-1950	Spring	10
HIS33100	The United States and the Vietnam War	Spring	10
HIS33120	Women in Early Modern Ireland	Spring	10
HIS33130	The Scottish Financial Revolution in Context, 1688-1750	Spring	10
Stage 3 Options - History A)1OF: Level 3 10 Credit Options:
Stage 3 Options - History B)MIN2OF: Choose 2 modules from the list below, 1 each trimester.
HIS32380	Genocide & Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century	Autumn	5
HIS32900	Questions in History	Autumn	5
HIS32310	Revolutionary Russia, 1905-1921	Spring	5
HIS32460	Conquering Ireland, 1579-1691	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - History B)MIN2OF: Choose 2 modules from the list below, 1 each trimester.
Stage 3 Options - Law with History A)MIN5OF: Choose six of the following, or five if you select LAW37580, 10-credit Research module.
LAW37580	Research Module 10 cr	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	10
LAW20090	Company Law I	Autumn	5
LAW30010	Banking Law	Autumn	5
LAW30060	Equity: History, Doctrines, Remedies	Autumn	5
LAW30070	Evidence - Foundations	Autumn	5
LAW30090	Revenue Law: Introduction to Revenue Law	Autumn	5
LAW30170	Employment Law: the Contract of Employment	Autumn	5
LAW30180	Jurisprudence	Autumn	5
LAW30240	Administrative Law: Grounds of Review	Autumn	5
LAW30400	Matrimonial Law and Reliefs	Autumn	5
LAW30440	Environmental Law and Policy	Autumn	5
LAW30470	International Human Rights Law	Autumn	5
LAW30610	Commercial Law	Autumn	5
LAW30690	Advocacy and Mooting	Autumn	5
LAW30700	The Lawyer, Professional Ethics & Legal Practice	Autumn	5
LAW30730	Public International Law	Autumn	5
LAW30870	Patent Law and Trademarks	Autumn	5
LAW37470	Advanced International Law - The Law of Int Organisations	Autumn	5
LAW37530	Financial Law of the EU	Autumn	5
LAW37560	Social Inclusion Law	Autumn	5
LAW37570	Insolvency Law	Autumn	5
LAW37670	Copyright Law	Autumn	5
LAW37700	Internet Law and Regulation	Autumn	5
LAW20170	Company Law II	Spring	5
LAW30160	Evidence - Practice and Principles	Spring	5
LAW30190	Media Law	Spring	5
LAW30230	Overview of Law Relating to Creation and Administration of Trusts	Spring	5
LAW30290	Administrative Law: Remedies for Unlawful Administrative Action	Spring	5
LAW30300	Criminology: Criminal Justice and Penology	Spring	5
LAW30310	Law of the ECHR	Spring	5
LAW30450	Family and Child Law	Spring	5
LAW30820	Private International Law	Spring	5
LAW37430	Jury Trials	Spring	5
LAW37460	Planning Law	Spring	5
LAW37590	International Economic Law	Spring	5
LAW37600	Migration Law	Spring	5
LAW37610	Medical Law	Spring	5
LAW37630	Law in the Classroom	Spring	5
LAW37680	BCL Internship	Spring	30
LAW37710	Applied Legal Skills	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - Law with History A)MIN5OF: Choose six of the following, or five if you select LAW37580, 10-credit Research module.
Stage 4 Core Modules Law with History
LAW30550	Legal History: The History of Public Law	Spring	5
Stage 4 Core Modules Law with History
Stage 4 Options - History A)MIN2OF: Choose 2 modules from the list below. An additional option module may be chosen in place of 10 credit of electives.
HIS31250	Old Germany	Autumn	10
HIS31320	The Irish Revolution, 1910-1923	Autumn	10
HIS31440	Ireland in the 1960s	Autumn	10
HIS31500	Past, Present and Future in Medieval England	Autumn	10
HIS31860	Slavery and the New World	Autumn	10
HIS32350	Alcohol, Drugs & Society	Autumn	10
HIS32440	Florence 1400-1530	Autumn	10
HIS32690	Revolution and War in Twentieth-Century Vietnam	Autumn	10
HIS32730	The Digital Humanities	Autumn	10
HIS32860	Jilted Lovers, Giants, Yahoos and Cannibals: Jonathan Swift's Ireland, 1685-1745	Autumn	10
HIS32880	Sexuality and Society	Autumn	10
HIS32950	Weimar Germany	Autumn	10
HIS32970	The 1641 Rebellion	Autumn	10
HIS32980	Britain's War Northern Ireland	Autumn	10
HIS33010	Global History before AD 1000	Autumn	10
HIS33160	War, Religion and State in Sixteenth-Century France	Autumn	10
HIS33170	Capitalism, power and environmentalism: themes in global environmental history	Autumn	10
HIS31700	Origins of the First World War	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32620	International Relations in the Asia Pacific, 1890s-1950s	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32710	Manufacturing Truth in the Modern World	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS31280	Rise, Fall, Rise of Modern Japan	Spring	10
HIS31310	Madness and Civilisation	Spring	10
HIS31400	British Atlantic History, 1607-1776	Spring	10
HIS31510	Religion & Society in Independent Ireland, 1922-1968	Spring	10
HIS31760	Irish Foreign Policy, 1919-73: A Place Among the Nations	Spring	10
HIS31900	Roads to Heaven & Hell	Spring	10
HIS31960	Satan in the Middle Ages	Spring	10
HIS32330	A History of Decadence: Sex, Spectacle and Corruption in Eighteenth-Century Venice	Spring	10
HIS32540	Women, War and Irish Society 1914-1923	Spring	10
HIS32720	Frontiers of Empire	Spring	10
HIS32940	Devolution, Dominion, Democracy: Ireland's constitutional history north and south, 1870-2007	Spring	10
HIS32990	1942: The World at War	Spring	10
HIS33000	Political Violence in Ireland	Spring	10
HIS33030	Women and Ethical Action in the First Millennium CE	Spring	10
HIS33070	Russia at War	Spring	10
HIS33090	African American and Native American Citizenship, 1780-1950	Spring	10
HIS33100	The United States and the Vietnam War	Spring	10
HIS33120	Women in Early Modern Ireland	Spring	10
HIS33130	The Scottish Financial Revolution in Context, 1688-1750	Spring	10
Stage 4 Options - History A)MIN2OF: Choose 2 modules from the list below. An additional option module may be chosen in place of 10 credit of electives.
Stage 4 Options - Law with History A)MIN4OF: Choose five of the following, or four if you select LAW37580, 10-credit Research module.
LAW37580	Research Module 10 cr	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	10
LAW30010	Banking Law	Autumn	5
LAW30060	Equity: History, Doctrines, Remedies	Autumn	5
LAW30070	Evidence - Foundations	Autumn	5
LAW30090	Revenue Law: Introduction to Revenue Law	Autumn	5
LAW30170	Employment Law: the Contract of Employment	Autumn	5
LAW30180	Jurisprudence	Autumn	5
LAW30240	Administrative Law: Grounds of Review	Autumn	5
LAW30400	Matrimonial Law and Reliefs	Autumn	5
LAW30440	Environmental Law and Policy	Autumn	5
LAW30470	International Human Rights Law	Autumn	5
LAW30610	Commercial Law	Autumn	5
LAW30640	Competition Law in Practice	Autumn	5
LAW30690	Advocacy and Mooting	Autumn	5
LAW30700	The Lawyer, Professional Ethics & Legal Practice	Autumn	5
LAW30730	Public International Law	Autumn	5
LAW30870	Patent Law and Trademarks	Autumn	5
LAW37470	Advanced International Law - The Law of Int Organisations	Autumn	5
LAW37530	Financial Law of the EU	Autumn	5
LAW37560	Social Inclusion Law	Autumn	5
LAW37570	Insolvency Law	Autumn	5
LAW37670	Copyright Law	Autumn	5
LAW37700	Internet Law and Regulation	Autumn	5
LAW30160	Evidence - Practice and Principles	Spring	5
LAW30190	Media Law	Spring	5
LAW30230	Overview of Law Relating to Creation and Administration of Trusts	Spring	5
LAW30290	Administrative Law: Remedies for Unlawful Administrative Action	Spring	5
LAW30300	Criminology: Criminal Justice and Penology	Spring	5
LAW30310	Law of the ECHR	Spring	5
LAW30450	Family and Child Law	Spring	5
LAW30570	Contemporary Issues in Law and Politics	Spring	5
LAW30820	Private International Law	Spring	5
LAW37430	Jury Trials	Spring	5
LAW37460	Planning Law	Spring	5
LAW37590	International Economic Law	Spring	5
LAW37600	Migration Law	Spring	5
LAW37610	Medical Law	Spring	5
LAW37630	Law in the Classroom	Spring	5
LAW37710	Applied Legal Skills	Spring	5
Stage 4 Options - Law with History A)MIN4OF: Choose five of the following, or four if you select LAW37580, 10-credit Research module.

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
BHLAW004	Stage 3 - 50.00% Stage 2 - 50.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47
BHLAW011	Stage 4 - 50.00% Stage 3 - 50.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47