This programme is for students who wish to study the law of Ireland and acquire a profound understanding of how law works in theory and practice, both in Ireland and elsewhere. The programme enables 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, autonomous learner, who are conscious of the social, cultural and political dimension of the law, as well as having the academic basis for a successful career in law and 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 that 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.

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

1 - demonstrate specialised, detailed knowledge and understanding of the legal systems of Ireland 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 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.

As a BCL graduate you are well positioned to pursue a variety of careers. Many graduates go on to qualify as solicitors or barristers who practise law independently, or work in:

Law firms in Ireland or internationally

Large corporations as in-house lawyers

State bodies (e.g. advisory counsel in the Attorney General’s Office)

Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)

EU or other international institutions

Legal research

Academia

BCL graduates can also pursue successful non-legal careers, e.g. as diplomats, journalists, broadcasters, authors or researchers, in Ireland or abroad. Graduates can undertake postgraduate law study programmes such as a LLM and/or PhD in their area of interest.

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
LAW10270	Civil Procedure	Autumn	5
LAW10340	Contract: Formation	Autumn	5
LAW10420	Legal and Professional Skills	Autumn	5
LAW10470	Comparative Study of Law	Autumn	5
LAW10060	Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights under the Constitution of Ireland	Spring	5
LAW10200	Nominate Torts	Spring	5
LAW10260	Criminal Procedure	Spring	5
LAW10350	Contract: Vitiating Factors and Remedies	Spring	5
LAW10360	General Introduction to the Irish Legal System	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 2 Core Modules
LAW20090	Company Law I	Autumn	5
LAW20330	EU Constitutional Law	Autumn	5
LAW20370	Property Law I	Autumn	5
LAW20390	Criminal Liability	Autumn	5
LAW20170	Company Law II	Spring	5
LAW20340	EU Economic Law	Spring	5
LAW20380	Property Law II	Spring	5
LAW20400	Criminal Offences and Defences	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN2OF: (Students should choose 2 options and may choose a further 2 options instead of electives)
LAW30400	Matrimonial Law and Reliefs	Autumn	5
LAW30440	Environmental Law and Policy	Autumn	5
LAW30470	International Human Rights Law	Autumn	5
LAW30310	European Human Rights Law	Spring	5
LAW30450	Family and Child Law	Spring	5
LAW37460	Planning Law	Spring	5
SSCI20030	Building Resilience	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN2OF: (Students should choose 2 options and may choose a further 2 options instead of electives)
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN9OF: Choose ten of the following, or nine 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
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
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
LAW37680	BCL Internship	Spring	30
LAW37710	Applied Legal Skills	Spring	5
SSCI20030	Building Resilience	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN9OF: Choose ten of the following, or nine if you select LAW37580, 10-credit Research module.
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN9OF: Choose ten of the following, or nine 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
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
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
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
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
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN9OF: Choose ten of the following, or nine if you select LAW37580, 10-credit Research module.

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
BHLAW015	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