Law with French Law (LWS2)

Undergraduate (Level 8 NFQ, Credits 240)
Academic Year 2024/2025

Scholarships Available

Duration:: 4 Year(s)
Next Intake:: 2024/2025 September
General Entry Requirements (IB): 33
General Entry Requirements (A-Level): AAA / ABBB / AAB + D AS Level
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Curricular information is subject to change.

The BCL (Law with French Law) allows you to undertake a degree in Irish law, whilst simultaneously acquiring a broad knowledge of French law and a very high level of competence in French language and French legal terminology. While on this degree, you will gain comparative insights which inform an enhanced critical perspective on Irish law. The third year of the degree is spent at a leading French law school.

About this Course

You will also advance your French language skill and gain a preliminary knowledge of French Private Law.

Third & Fourth Year
You will spend your third year at a partner university in Paris, Toulouse or Aix-Marseilles, and will return to UCD for the final year of the degree.In UCD, as a fourth year student,you will choose from a variety of law modules including clinical legal education modules offered at the Clinical Legal Education Centre (CLEC).

Note: some modules on this degree are taught through French.
You will attend lectures and tutorials, in addition to engaging in study and preparatory work.

Assessment is through a combination of end-of-semester examinations, essays and group work projects.

Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
LAW10050	Constitutional Law: Institutional Framework of the Constitution of Ireland	Autumn	5
LAW10190	Negligence and Related Matters	Autumn	5
LAW10300	French Public Law 1(Introduction to French Constitutional Law)	Autumn	5
LAW10340	Contract: Formation	Autumn	5
LAW10420	Legal and Professional Skills	Autumn	5
LAW10480	French Law Book Club	Autumn	5
FR10130	French Fictions	Spring	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
LAW10430	French Private Law 1	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 2 Core Modules
FR20020	French language II a: Grammaire et syntaxe françaises	Autumn	5
LAW20330	EU Constitutional Law	Autumn	5
LAW20370	Property Law I	Autumn	5
LAW20390	Criminal Liability	Autumn	5
LAW27290	French Public Law 2 (Introduction to Administrative Law)	Autumn	5
FR20040	French Language II b: Expression française écrite et orale	Spring	5
LAW20340	EU Economic Law	Spring	5
LAW20360	French Private Law 2	Spring	5
LAW20380	Property Law II	Spring	5
LAW20400	Criminal Offences and Defences	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options
LAW20090	Company Law I	Autumn	5
LAW20170	Company Law II	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options
Stage 4 Core Modules
LAW30630	French Law Dissertation	Spring	5
Stage 4 Core Modules
Stage 4 Options
FR30310	French Language 3a: Expression avancée	Autumn	5
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
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
LAW37570	Insolvency Law	Autumn	5
LAW37590	International Economic Law	Autumn	5
LAW37670	Copyright Law	Autumn	5
LAW37700	Internet Law and Regulation	Autumn	5
FR30320	French Language 3b	Spring	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
LAW30310	European Human Rights Law	Spring	5
LAW30450	Family and Child Law	Spring	5
LAW30530	Criminological Theory	Spring	5
LAW30610	Commercial Law	Spring	5
LAW30820	Private International Law	Spring	5
LAW37430	Jury Trials	Spring	5
LAW37460	Planning 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
SSCI20030	Building Resilience	Spring	5

Graduates of this course obtain a recognised degree in Irish law. They are particularly well placed to pursue careers with:

International law firms

European Union and other international institutions (e.g. European Court of Justice)

NGOs

Recent BCL (Law with French Law) graduates have progressed to graduate study at prestigious universities, including Harvard, Cambridge and Oxford.

Non-EU Undergraduate Fee information can be found here.

UCD offers a number of competitive undergraduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD undergraduate degree programme. For information on Undergraduate Scholarships, please see the UCD International Scholarships webpage.

Language/ Other Requirement / Recommendation: French A Level B IB HL 6

The following advice is for Non-EU applicants. For Irish/EU/UK students, please apply via MyUCD.

The following entry route(s) are available:

BCL Law with French Law (LWS2) Undergraduate Degree (Non EU)	Entry in Sep 2024	Full Time - 4 Year(s)	Apply from Oct 2023	Apply