The programme is for students who wish to add to a profound understanding of Irish law along with a sustained course of study in Politics. The programme enables students to proceed to professional training as lawyers in Ireland and elsewhere. Through combining Law with Politics, it also provides an even broader range of career-relevant knoweldge, skills and experience. 

We aim for students to be active, motivated, autonomous learners who understand the social, cultural and political dimensions of law in with the additional perspectives gained through their study of Politics. Gradautes will obtain the academic basis for a successful career in law as well as more widely applicable knowledge and skills. 

We strive for a learning environment that encourages students to work individually or as part of a team, so they can develop their own and others' leadership, teamwork and communication skills. Small group teaching, online collaboration and practice-based learning are key elements of this. Students have the options of spending a semester at one of the School's partner universities. 

To these ends the programme uses teaching, learning and assessment approaches such as tutorials, seminars, supervised academic writing, work placement and simulations of professional practice.

1 - demonstrate specialised, detailed knowledge and understanding of the legal systems of Ireland and of the European Union.
2 - demonstrate specialised, detailed knowledge and understanding of political systems and international relations.
3 - apply their knowledge and understanding in a manner that indicates a professional approach to their specific work or vocation in the field of law and/or politics.
4 - gather and interpret the relevant data from a variety of sources, both legal and factual, to inform judgments on problems within the major branches of law and/or politics and international relations.
5 - make their own judgments, including the capacity to reflect on relevant political, social, economic, historical, or ethical issues associated with law and/or politics and international relations.
6 - communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, considering the importance of legal and/or political arguments in public policy debates, in an accessible and intelligible manner to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
7 - realise those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
8 - identify, in the field of legal scholarship, the relevant sources of law and commentary upon and analysis of it and to frame their own original legal arguments.
9 - identify, in the field of politics scholarship, the relevant sources of law and commentary upon and analysis of it and to frame their own original arguments. S

This degree combines the discipline of Law with an understanding of political theory, political organisation, government and public affairs.

The objectives of the programme are to provide you with:

- A knowledge of the principles and rules of law

- An understanding of law in its broader political context, and

- An understanding of the relationship between law and politics

The degree will introduce you to fundamental legal concepts and principles, cultivate an ability to analyse law and engage in legal reasoning, promote a critical understanding of how politics and political theory shape and develop law and impart research skills in the fields of law and politics.

STAGE 1
Stage 1 of this four-year degree includes many of the core modules of the BCL programme: Law of Contract, Law of Tort and Constitutional Law. It also includes an introduction to Political Theory and to Irish Politics, as well as a choice of modules on International Relations and Comparative Politics.

STAGE 2
Stage 2 introduces you to Land Law, EU Law, Criminal Law and a number of optional modules from Law and Politics.

STAGES 3 & 4
Stages 3 and 4 are spent studying a range of optional and elective modules from the UCD Schools of Law and Politics & International Relations. There is also an option to complete a significant research project in Law or Politics in lieu of one of the taught modules in the final stage.

You may apply to study abroad for either a semester or a year through the Erasmus programme or on a non-EU exchange. UCD has over 200 Erasmus partners in Europe and an increasing number of non-EU exchange agreements with universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and elsewhere.

Please visit the Erasmus section by clicking on the International Office link at the top of this page.

BCL (Law with Politics) graduates are well equipped to pursue careers in:

Legal Practice

Politics

Broadcasting

Journalism

Legislative Drafting (e.g. in Office of Parliamentary Counsel)

Academia

Relevant graduate programmes include:

International Human Rights

European Law & Public Affairs

International Relations

UCD Law Programme Office,
Roebuck Castle,
Belfield,
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 716 8342/8754
Email:law@ucd.ie
Web:www.ucd.ie/blprogrammes

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules Law with Politics
LAW10050	Constitutional Law: Institutional Framework of the Constitution of Ireland	Autumn	5
LAW10190	Negligence and Related Matters	Autumn	5
LAW10270	Civil Procedure	Autumn	5
LAW10340	Contract: Formation	Autumn	5
LAW10420	Legal and Professional Skills	Autumn	5
LAW10060	Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights under the Constitution of Ireland	Spring	5
LAW10200	Nominate Torts	Spring	5
LAW10350	Contract: Vitiating Factors and Remedies	Spring	5
LAW10360	General Introduction to the Irish Legal System	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules Law with Politics
Stage 1 Core Modules Politics
INRL10010	Foundation of Political Theory & International Relations	Autumn	5
POL10160	Foundations of Contemporary Politics	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules Politics
Stage 1 Options - Law with Politics A)MIN0OF: The below module can be chosen an elective.
LAW10260	Criminal Procedure	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - Law with Politics A)MIN0OF: The below module can be chosen an elective.
Stage 2 Core Modules Law with Politics
LAW20330	EU Constitutional Law	Autumn	5
LAW20370	Property Law I	Autumn	5
LAW20390	Criminal Liability	Autumn	5
LAW20340	EU Economic Law	Spring	5
LAW20380	Property Law II	Spring	5
LAW20400	Criminal Offences and Defences	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules Law with Politics
Stage 2 Core Modules Politics
INRL20040	Theories and Concepts in International Relations	Autumn	5
POL20010	Individuals and the State: The Idea of Freedom in the History of Political Thought	Autumn	5
POL20020	Comparative Politics	Spring	5
POL20060	Law, Politics, and Human Rights	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules Politics
Stage 2 Options - Law with Politics A)MIN0OF: You should choose both LAW20090 and LAW20170 instead of Electives to be Compliant for the Irish Legal Professional Bodies
LAW20090	Company Law I	Autumn	5
LAW20170	Company Law II	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - Law with Politics A)MIN0OF: You should choose both LAW20090 and LAW20170 instead of Electives to be Compliant for the Irish Legal Professional Bodies
Stage 3 Options - Law with Politics A)MIN5OF: Choose six of the following, or five if you select LAW37580, 10-credit Research module.
LAW37580	Research Module 10 cr	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	10
LAW20090	Company Law I	Autumn	5
LAW30010	Banking Law	Autumn	5
LAW30060	Equity: History, Doctrines, Remedies	Autumn	5
LAW30070	Evidence - Foundations	Autumn	5
LAW30090	Revenue Law: Introduction to Revenue Law	Autumn	5
LAW30170	Employment Law: the Contract of Employment	Autumn	5
LAW30240	Administrative Law: Grounds of Review	Autumn	5
LAW30400	Matrimonial Law and Reliefs	Autumn	5
LAW30440	Environmental Law and Policy	Autumn	5
LAW30470	International Human Rights Law	Autumn	5
LAW30610	Commercial Law	Autumn	5
LAW30690	Advocacy and Mooting	Autumn	5
LAW30700	The Lawyer, Professional Ethics & Legal Practice	Autumn	5
LAW30730	Public International Law	Autumn	5
LAW30740	Intellectual Property Law	Autumn	5
LAW37450	English Public Law	Autumn	5
LAW37520	International Family Law	Autumn	5
LAW37530	Financial Law of the EU	Autumn	5
LAW37560	Social Inclusion Law	Autumn	5
LAW37570	Insolvency Law	Autumn	5
LAW20170	Company Law II	Spring	5
LAW30160	Evidence - Practice and Principles	Spring	5
LAW30180	Jurisprudence	Spring	5
LAW30190	Media Law	Spring	5
LAW30230	Overview of Law Relating to Creation and Administration of Trusts	Spring	5
LAW30290	Administrative Law: Remedies for Unlawful Administrative Action	Spring	5
LAW30300	Criminology: Criminal Justice and Penology	Spring	5
LAW30310	European Human Rights Law	Spring	5
LAW30330	Employment Law: Employment Rights	Spring	5
LAW30360	Consumer Law	Spring	5
LAW30380	English Land Law	Spring	5
LAW30450	Family and Child Law	Spring	5
LAW30530	Criminological Theory	Spring	5
LAW30820	Private International Law	Spring	5
LAW37430	Jury Trials	Spring	5
LAW37460	Planning Law	Spring	5
LAW37470	Advanced International Law - The Law of Int Organisations	Spring	5
LAW37510	Sports Law	Spring	5
LAW37590	International Economic Law	Spring	5
LAW37600	Migration Law	Spring	5
LAW37610	Medical Law	Spring	5
LAW30760	Legal Placement	Summer	5
Stage 3 Options - Law with Politics A)MIN5OF: Choose six of the following, or five if you select LAW37580, 10-credit Research module.
Stage 3 Options - Politics A)MIN1OF: Year 3 students may select either A) TWO level-3 modules or B) ONE level-3 module and TWO level-2 modules The total credit should be 20.
INRL30340	Internat. Political Economy	Autumn	10
INRL30350	International Justice	Autumn	10
INRL30370	Terrorism & Political Violence	Autumn	10
POL30710	Media and Politics	Autumn	10
POL30750	The Concept of Representation	Autumn	10
POL30780	Justice in Education	Autumn	10
POL30820	Pol Risk & Foreign Investment	Autumn	10
POL30840	Electoral Systems and their Consequences	Autumn	10
POL30850	Citizen Pol. in Global South	Autumn	10
INRL30320	Gender in War & Peace	Spring	10
INRL30330	Integration Fragmentation	Spring	10
INRL30360	Middle East Politics	Spring	10
INRL30380	Politics of Peace & Conflict	Spring	10
POL30660	Data Analytics for Social Sciences	Spring	10
POL30680	Gender and Politics	Spring	10
POL30690	Introduction to Asian Politics	Spring	10
POL30740	Political Economy of EU	Spring	10
POL30810	EU in the world	Spring	10
POL36060	Public Opinion: What Divides Voters?	Spring	10
Stage 3 Options - Politics A)MIN1OF: Year 3 students may select either A) TWO level-3 modules or B) ONE level-3 module and TWO level-2 modules The total credit should be 20.
Stage 3 Options - Politics C)MIN0OF: Year 3 students may select either A) TWO 10-credit modules or B) ONE 10-credit module and TWO 5-credit modules. Students who wish to take POL20050 must complete POL10170 in Autumn.
INRL20080	Irish Foreign Policy	Autumn	5
INRL20090	United States Foreign Policy	Autumn	5
INRL20160	Introduction to European Union Politics	Autumn	5
POL10170	Foundations in Political Research	Autumn	5
POL20180	Capitalism and Democracy	Autumn	5
POL20220	Political Institutions and Development	Autumn	5
POL20230	Political Behaviour	Autumn	5
DEV20130	Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals	Spring	5
POL20050	Research Methods in Political Science	Spring	5
POL20250	Irish Politics	Spring	5
POL20260	Introduction to Chinese Politics	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - Politics C)MIN0OF: Year 3 students may select either A) TWO 10-credit modules or B) ONE 10-credit module and TWO 5-credit modules. Students who wish to take POL20050 must complete POL10170 in Autumn.
Stage 4 Core Modules Law with Politics
LAW30570	Contemporary Issues in Law and Politics	Spring	5
Stage 4 Core Modules Law with Politics
Stage 4 Options - Law with Politics A)MIN4OF: Choose five of the following, or four if you select LAW37580, 10-credit Research module.
LAW37580	Research Module 10 cr	2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)	10
LAW30010	Banking Law	Autumn	5
LAW30060	Equity: History, Doctrines, Remedies	Autumn	5
LAW30070	Evidence - Foundations	Autumn	5
LAW30090	Revenue Law: Introduction to Revenue Law	Autumn	5
LAW30170	Employment Law: the Contract of Employment	Autumn	5
LAW30240	Administrative Law: Grounds of Review	Autumn	5
LAW30400	Matrimonial Law and Reliefs	Autumn	5
LAW30440	Environmental Law and Policy	Autumn	5
LAW30470	International Human Rights Law	Autumn	5
LAW30610	Commercial Law	Autumn	5
LAW30640	Competition Law in Practice	Autumn	5
LAW30690	Advocacy and Mooting	Autumn	5
LAW30700	The Lawyer, Professional Ethics & Legal Practice	Autumn	5
LAW30730	Public International Law	Autumn	5
LAW30740	Intellectual Property Law	Autumn	5
LAW37450	English Public Law	Autumn	5
LAW37520	International Family Law	Autumn	5
LAW37530	Financial Law of the EU	Autumn	5
LAW37560	Social Inclusion Law	Autumn	5
LAW37570	Insolvency Law	Autumn	5
LAW30160	Evidence - Practice and Principles	Spring	5
LAW30180	Jurisprudence	Spring	5
LAW30190	Media Law	Spring	5
LAW30230	Overview of Law Relating to Creation and Administration of Trusts	Spring	5
LAW30290	Administrative Law: Remedies for Unlawful Administrative Action	Spring	5
LAW30300	Criminology: Criminal Justice and Penology	Spring	5
LAW30310	European Human Rights Law	Spring	5
LAW30330	Employment Law: Employment Rights	Spring	5
LAW30360	Consumer Law	Spring	5
LAW30380	English Land Law	Spring	5
LAW30450	Family and Child Law	Spring	5
LAW30530	Criminological Theory	Spring	5
LAW30550	Legal History: The History of Public Law	Spring	5
LAW30820	Private International Law	Spring	5
LAW37410	Human Rights Education	Spring	5
LAW37430	Jury Trials	Spring	5
LAW37460	Planning Law	Spring	5
LAW37470	Advanced International Law - The Law of Int Organisations	Spring	5
LAW37510	Sports Law	Spring	5
LAW37590	International Economic Law	Spring	5
LAW37600	Migration Law	Spring	5
LAW37610	Medical Law	Spring	5
Stage 4 Options - Law with Politics A)MIN4OF: Choose five of the following, or four if you select LAW37580, 10-credit Research module.
Stage 4 Options - Politics B)2OF: 20 credits (TWO Level 3 10 cr modules) must be selected here. Students wishing to select POL30490/30500 must contact the Administration office in the Politics Department. They must be taken together. If you get a seat in POL30490/30500, you will choose additional one module.
INRL30340	Internat. Political Economy	Autumn	10
INRL30350	International Justice	Autumn	10
INRL30370	Terrorism & Political Violence	Autumn	10
POL30490	Advanced Seminar in Politics 1	Autumn	5
POL30710	Media and Politics	Autumn	10
POL30750	The Concept of Representation	Autumn	10
POL30780	Justice in Education	Autumn	10
POL30820	Pol Risk & Foreign Investment	Autumn	10
POL30840	Electoral Systems and their Consequences	Autumn	10
POL30850	Citizen Pol. in Global South	Autumn	10
INRL30320	Gender in War & Peace	Spring	10
INRL30330	Integration Fragmentation	Spring	10
INRL30360	Middle East Politics	Spring	10
INRL30380	Politics of Peace & Conflict	Spring	10
POL30500	Advanced Seminar in Politics 2	Spring	5
POL30660	Data Analytics for Social Sciences	Spring	10
POL30680	Gender and Politics	Spring	10
POL30690	Introduction to Asian Politics	Spring	10
POL30740	Political Economy of EU	Spring	10
POL30810	EU in the world	Spring	10
POL36060	Public Opinion: What Divides Voters?	Spring	10
Stage 4 Options - Politics B)2OF: 20 credits (TWO Level 3 10 cr modules) must be selected here. Students wishing to select POL30490/30500 must contact the Administration office in the Politics Department. They must be taken together. If you get a seat in POL30490/30500, you will choose additional one module.

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
BHLAW004	Stage 3 - 50.00% Stage 2 - 50.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47
BHLAW012	Stage 4 - 50.00% Stage 3 - 50.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47