SECTION 4 – LAW SPECIALISED DEGREES
LLB Law CAO Code: MH501 | CAO Points 2018: 451
CAO Code: MH501 CAO Points 2018: 451 CAO Points Range 2017: 440-518 Places 2018: 40
Erasmus/Study Abroad Option: Yes Mature Applicants: See p. 202 UK, EU & International Applicants: See p. 207 QQI Link: See p. 204
Leaving Certificate: 2H5 & 4O6/H7, Irish & English Duration: 4 years Placement Option: Yes - subject to availability
> Specialise in a single major law programme over four years, opening up excellent employment prospects in both law and non-law careers.
> Acquire a thorough grounding in the fundamental areas of legal study and a broad range of specialist modules like Transnational Litigation, Civil Liberties, and Criminology.
> Enhance employability by developing your faculties for argument, reasoning and for the analysis of complicated ideas.
Why choose this degree? >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.
> Innovative programme with strong emphasis on the development of verbal and written advocacy skills through applied modules such as legal writing, negotiation, and dispute resolution.
> Get involved in our numerous student societies: the student Law Society, European Law Students’ Association, or Student FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centre) Society.
Options after graduation? >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.
You might also like MH101 Law and Criminology in the Bachelor of Arts degree - see section 1
MH502 BCL (Law and Accounting) p. 145 MH502 BCL (Law and Arts) p. 148 MH502 BCL (Law and Business) p. 146 MH502 BCL (Law and Criminology) p. 147
Course structure
> You concentrate on the study of Law through a wide range of legal subjects for each of the four years of the programme
Possible topics 1st year
>Core modules such as Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Contract Law
>Critical skills modules, like Legal Writing and Advocacy
> Practical modules, like Negotiation
> Students take the core modules required for professional legal training, but also choose from a wide range of optional modules
> A number of modules focus on developing critical skills (legal writing, advocacy, and communication skills)
> You can apply for a work placement in a law firm, or for a year studying abroad, during your degree (subject to availability)
>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.
Contact us
Maynooth University Department of Law, New House + 353 1 474 7265
law@mu.ie
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/law
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2nd year
>Core modules such as EU Law, Evidence and Administrative Law
>Critical skills modules, like Innovation in Professional Practice
> Practical modules, like Moot Court
3rd year
>Core modules such as Property Law, Company Law, and Equity
>Critical skills modules, like Dispute Resolution
>Optional modules include Media Law, International Justice and Family Law
Full degree and module detail on our Course Finder
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/level8 144
Final year
> Business and Finance (e.g. Tax Law, Banking and Financial Law)
>Human Rights and Justice (e.g. Civil Liberties, Criminology)
> Transnational Regulation (e.g. Intellectual Property, Transnational Litigation)
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