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BCL/ Maitrise (LWS3)

Undergraduate (Level 8 NFQ, Credits 240)
Academic Year 2024/2025
Duration:
4 Year(s)
Next Intake:
2024/2025 September
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This programme offers a unique opportunity for immersion in two of the world's major legal cultures: the common law and the civil law. After four years of study, you will obtain two law degrees, one in Irish law and one in French law. You receive a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from UCD, and a French Law degree, the Maîtrise en Droit, from either the Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) or the Université Toulouse 1 Capitole. The Maîtrise en Droit is considered to be a master's level course.

The BCL/Maîtrise is an intensive programme aimed at highly motivated and ambitious students. Graduates of the programme will have acquired an exceptional range of legal and linguistic skills.

About this Course

First & Second Year
You will take the essential Irish law subjects required for recognition by the professional bodies, including:

  • Constitutional Law
  • Contract Law
  • Tort
  • EU Law
  • Criminal Law

You will also be introduced to French Constitutional Law and French Civil Law (taught through French), and will be given an opportunity for advanced French language training.

Third & Fourth Year
Third and fourth years are spent in one of our two partner universities. The subjects studied are determined by those institutions.
  • Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) (see www.u-paris2.fr/)
  • Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (see www.univ-tlse1.fr/)


The intensive nature of this programme means you will not have time to take extra modules as part of UCD Horizons. For the same reason you are not required to take General Introduction to Legal Studies, and Law & Legislation.

You will attend lectures and tutorials, in addition to engaging in study and preparatory work.

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
LAW10340 Contract: Formation Autumn

5
LAW20330 EU Constitutional Law 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
LAW20340 EU Economic Law Spring

5
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
Stage 1 Options
      
LAW10300 French Public Law 1(Introduction to French Constitutional Law) Autumn

5
LAW10420 Legal and Professional Skills Autumn

5
LAW20370 Property Law I Autumn

5
LAW20390 Criminal Liability Autumn

5
LAW10360 General Introduction to the Irish Legal System Spring

5
LAW10430 French Private Law 1 Spring

5
LAW20380 Property Law II Spring

5
LAW20400 Criminal Offences and Defences Spring

5
Stage 1 Options
      
Stage 2 Core Modules
     
LAW20090 Company Law I Autumn

5
LAW20370 Property Law I Autumn

5
LAW20390 Criminal Liability Autumn

5
LAW27290 French Public Law 2 (Introduction to Administrative Law) Autumn

5
LAW30060 Equity: History, Doctrines, Remedies Autumn

5
LAW30240 Administrative Law: Grounds of Review Autumn

5
LAW20170 Company Law II Spring

5
LAW20360 French Private Law 2 Spring

5
LAW20380 Property Law II Spring

5
LAW20400 Criminal Offences and Defences 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
Stage 2 Core Modules
     
Stage 2 Options
      
LAW37580 Research Module 10 cr 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)

10
LAW30010 Banking Law 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
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
LAW37590 International Economic 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
LAW30310 European Human Rights Law Spring

5
LAW30450 Family and Child Law Spring

5
LAW30530 Criminological Theory Spring

5
LAW30550 Legal History: The History of Public Law Spring

5
LAW30570 Contemporary Issues in Law and Politics Spring

5
LAW30610 Commercial Law Spring

5
LAW30820 Private International Law Spring

5
LAW37460 Planning Law Spring

5
LAW37600 Migration Law Spring

5
LAW37610 Medical Law Spring

5
LAW37630 Law in the Classroom Spring

5

BCL/Maîtrise graduates can progress to professional legal training in Ireland or France. With fluency in the French language and a detailed knowledge of the French legal system, graduates of this programme are ideally prepared for careers as lawyers/linguists.

BCL/Maîtrise graduates often choose to undertake postgraduate study in EU law. Several graduates have obtained full scholarships to the renowned College of Europe, in Bruges, Belgium.

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

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BCL/ Maitrise (LWS3)

Undergraduate (Level 8 NFQ, Credits 240)

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