Law (BCL) and Human Rights
Course Overview
This four-year Bachelor of Civil Law (Human Rights) is Ireland's first undergraduate program to fully integrate a comprehensive law degree with specialized human rights studies. It equips students with a deep understanding of both legal principles and the philosophical underpinnings of human rights, preparing them for a career in law or advocacy. The program features a mandatory third-year abroad for study or professional placement and offers unique opportunities to engage with world-leading experts at the prestigious Irish Centre for Human Rights.
Key Program Highlights
- Ireland's first and only undergraduate law degree fully integrated with human rights studies
- Third-year professional work placement or study abroad at partner universities worldwide
- Prepares students for legal entrance exams to qualify as a solicitor or barrister
- Taught by world-leading experts from the renowned Irish Centre for Human Rights
- Specialist final-year streams allow for focused expertise in areas like international law or legal Irish
Course Overview
This four-year Bachelor of Civil Law (Human Rights) is Ireland's first undergraduate program to fully integrate a comprehensive law degree with specialized human rights studies. It equips students with a deep understanding of both legal principles and the philosophical underpinnings of human rights, preparing them for a career in law or advocacy. The program features a mandatory third-year abroad for study or professional placement and offers unique opportunities to engage with world-leading experts at the prestigious Irish Centre for Human Rights.
Key Program Highlights
- Ireland's first and only undergraduate law degree fully integrated with human rights studies
- Third-year professional work placement or study abroad at partner universities worldwide
- Prepares students for legal entrance exams to qualify as a solicitor or barrister
- Taught by world-leading experts from the renowned Irish Centre for Human Rights
- Specialist final-year streams allow for focused expertise in areas like international law or legal Irish
Requirements
Modules
- Legal German
- Gaeilge & Scileanna Cumarsáide 1_Teanga an Dlí
- Beginners German for Law Students
- Family and Child Law
- Tort
- Contract
- Constitutional Law
- Understanding the Law
- Legal French
- Human Rights Law: Theories, Concepts and Contemporary Issues
- Legal German
- Legal French I
- Labour Law I
- Environmental Law I
- Gaeilge & Scileanna Cumarsáide 2_Teanga an Dlí
- European Union Law I
- European Human Rights Law - Systems & Themes I
- Guided Research Essay
- International Protection of Human Rights I
- Criminal Law I
- Industrial And Intellectual Property Law
- Labour Law II
- Environmental Law II
- Teanga an Dlí
- Moot Court
- European Human Rights Law - Systems & Themes II
- European Union Law II
- International Protection of Human Rights II
- Criminal Law II
- Professional Work Placement
- International Study Abroad Exchange
- Erasmus Language Exchange (French)
- Erasmus Language Exchange (German)
- Erasmus Exchange (Non-Language)
- Inniúlachtaí Gairme
- Córais Faisnéise & Feidhmchláir
- Gaeilge & Scileanna Cumarsáide 3: Teanga an Dlí
- Teicneolaíochtaí Aistriúcháin agus Teanga
- Pobal na Gaeltachta sa lá atá inniu ann
- Taithí Oibre (Dlí)
- Labour Law I
- Commercial Law
- Comparative Competition Law
- Environmental Law I
- Information Technology Law
- Family and Child Law
- Public International Law
- Administrative Law I
- Evidence I
- Legal German
- Independent Research
- Business Intelligence and Analytics
- Lawyering, Technology and Innovation
- Gaeilge & Scileanna Cumarsáide 4: Teanga an Dlí
- Revenue Law I
- Applied Legal Theory
- Animal Law
- Law of the Sea
- Equity I
- Land Law I
- Company Law I
- Industrial And Intellectual Property Law
- Decision Modelling and Analytics
- Labour Law II
- International Trade Law
- Entrepreneurial Venture Development
- Environmental Law II
- Criminology
- Housing Law & Policy
- Administrative Law II
- Jurisprudence
- Evidence II
- Legal French II
- Health and Safety Law
- Law and Analytics
- Implementing Digital Innovation
- Revenue Law II
- International and Comparative Disability Rights
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Equity II
- Land Law II
- Company Law II
