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LAW37680

Academic Year 2024/2025

BCL Internship (LAW37680)

Subject:
Law
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Law
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
30
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Mark Coen
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
Yes
How will I be graded?
Distinction/Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

Please note that students cannot register to this module. They should choose six other modules for Trimester 2 of Stage 3, which they will drop if chosen for the internship module during Trimester 1.

This paid internship module (which is open to students studying on the BCL programmes except Law with Chinese, Law with French Law and the Maitrise) enables students to experience a 14 week placement with an employer in a professional environment. The module provides students with the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge they have already acquired at university to real-life situations and to further develop a range of workplace skills including teamwork, time management and communication skills. Students will apply for places on the module by responding to internship advertisements on Careers Connect, and selection will be by employer interview. Placements will be in positions that are complementary to the study of Law and may include, for example, internships with law firms, in the legal departments of companies and in the non-governmental sector.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:

- Participate with greater confidence in professional environments;
- Make more informed career choices;
- Manage their time more effectively;
- Account for their actions and decisions;
- Work effectively as part of a team;
- Demonstrate an awareness of professional conduct and ethics, including confidentiality;
- Demonstrate the relevance of their university programme to professional environments;
- Critically reflect on their skills and identify personal skills development goals;
- Reflect on how their critical understanding of law has changed.

Indicative Module Content:

See 'Purpose and Overarching Content' above.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0
Seminar (or Webinar)

4
Specified Learning Activities

20
Autonomous Student Learning

20
Placement/Work Experience

560
Total

604

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The primary approach to teaching and learning on this internship module is experiential learning or 'learning by doing.' Participating students will experience a unique learning environment in the professional world, which will provide challenges and opportunities. Reflection is also an important dimension of this module - students will be required to complete a monthly learning log reflecting on their learning over the previous 4 weeks.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Exclusions:

Students may not enrol for the internship module and for the Study Abroad programme.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
LAW30760 - Legal Placement

Additional Information:
This module is available to the BCL (BHLAW015) programme only and in order to eligible for consideration students must have successfully completed Stage 2 of their studies.


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Reflective Assignment: Students will complete 3 reflective journal entries (approximately 750 words each) over the duration of the internship, to be submitted by specified deadlines through Brightspace. Week 7, Week 9, Week 12 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
75
 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Students will attend two seminars throughout the trimester, in which participating students will make short presentations on their experiences throughout the internship. Week 4, Week 10 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
25
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive individual feedback on the reflective journal entries and oral feedback in the seminars held in Weeks 4 and 12.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Mark Coen Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Maebh Harding Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Emma Lyons Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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