MH502 LWD BCL (Law and Arts

SeCTIoN 8 – law SPecIalISeD DeGreeS BCL (Law and Arts) CAO Code: MH502 LWD | CAO Points 2021: 465

CAO Code: MH502 LWD CAO Points 2021: 465 CAO Points Range 2020: 451-588 Places 2021: 160 (MH502) Duration: 3 years Erasmus/Study Abroad Option: Yes - subject to availability Mature Applicants: See p. 208 UK, EU & International Applicants: See p. 214 QQI Link: See p. 210 Placement Option: Yes – subject to availability Leaving Certificate: 2H5 & 4O6/H7, Irish & English OPC: Open Choice Option Up to 4 weeks to decide on MH502 degree stream (entry requirements apply)

>Students can choose from a wide range of Arts subjects including languages and other areas within the humanities and social sciences. >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.

Why choose this degree?

>This law degree is accredited by the Honorable Society of

King’s Inns. >Choose from a broad range of Bachelor of Arts subjects to best match your interests. >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 (subject to availability).

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Critical Skills Option / See p. 12 for details.

Options after graduation?

>Graduates of this programme will be in a position to take exams for entrance to the Honorable Society of King’s Inns in order to begin training as a barrister and are eligible to progress to take the Law Society of Ireland’s FE1 examinations to begin training as a solicitor. >Studying law also opens up a whole range of career options in addition to 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. Departments offering Arts subjects typically provide postgraduate opportunities at Master’s and Doctoral levels.

Contact us

Maynooth University Department of Law, New House  + 353 1 474 7265 /  law@mu.ie  www.maynoothuniversity.ie/law Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn @maynoothlaw

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MH501 LLB (Law) p. 180 MH502 BCL (Law and Accounting) p. 181 MH502 BCL (Law and Business) p. 182 MH502 BCL (Law and Criminology) p. 183 Law and Criminology in the Bachelor of Arts degree - see section 1

Course structure

1st year

> 30 credits of Law with up to 2 Arts subjects which may include

Critical Skills > 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 (subject to availability). 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

Possible topics

1st year

> The nature of legal systems, and how laws are made nationally and internationally > The role of lawyers, judges, legislators, and other actors in the legal system > The laws relating to crime, negligence, and privacy > The laws relating to evidence, and building a legal case > The laws relating to business and companies > EU and international law > The laws relating to the family, media, and property > International law and justice > The theory of laws and legal systems

2nd year & Final year

2nd year Final year