Bcl (law And Arts) (lwd) in National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

Bcl (law And Arts) (lwd) in National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Description

• Law is taken jointly with one Arts subject for the final two years of the programme.
• Students receive an excellent grounding in core law subjects, while also retaining the flexibility to customise their own academic path.
• Students can choose from a wide range of Arts subjects including languages and other areas within the humanities and social sciences

Why choose this degree?

• Flexibility and choice: BCL students who successfully complete the first year of the programme have the option of transferring into the second year of the LLB programme (MH501).
• The BCL is a three-year degree in law combined with one other subject. While the BCL covers all the core modules of law, you cover less law than on the LLB (MH501), giving you more time to develop expertise in another subject. The main advantage is that it allows you to combine the study of law with study of another discipline.
• Students may apply to complete a work placement year in a law firm (subject to availability) or a year studying abroad at one of our international partner institutions.
• Accredited law degree by the Honorable Society of King’s Inns.
• Choose from a broad range of Bachelor of Arts subjects to best match your interests.

Course Structure

1st year

30 credits of Law with 2 Arts subjects which may include Critical Skills

2nd and Final year

• Continue in 2nd and 3rd year with at least 30 credits of Law and 30 credits of your chosen subject from 1st year (excluding Critical Skills)
• You may apply to complete a work placement year, or a study abroad year, after 2nd year, and graduate after 4 years. Students who successfully complete the 1st year of the programme have the option of transferring into the 2nd year of the LLB programme
• Students who opt to spend a year studying abroad are awarded a BCL (International) degree

Course Duration: 3 years (Bachelor of Civil Law) or 4 years (BCL International)

Career Options

• Students interested in a law career will be in a position to immediately enter professional training, either by sitting the Law Society of Ireland’s FE1 examinations for entry to the solicitors’ profession or the Honorable Society of King’s Inns’ Barrister-at-Law Degree entrance examination for entry to the barristers’ profession.
• Studying law also opens up a whole range of career options outside of being a lawyer such as journalism; policy development; business and finance; management consulting; the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) sector; and national and international public administration (such as at the EU or UN).
• The Department of Law offers a wide range of postgraduate study options from Criminology to International Business Law.