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The UCD Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degree enjoys a proud history and an established reputation at home and abroad. The BCL degree allows you to immerse yourself in the study of law, to engage with a range of interesting legal perspectives and to acquire a profound understanding of how law works in theory and in practice.
For more information regarding this course, please click School of Law
For more information regarding this course, please click School of Law
You will attend lectures and tutorials, in addition to engaging in study and preparatory work.
Assessment is through a combination of end-of-semester examinations, essays and group work projects.
Assessment is through a combination of end-of-semester examinations, essays and group work projects.
As a BCL graduate you are well positioned to pursue a variety of careers. Many graduates go on to qualify as solicitors or barristers who practise law independently, or work in:
Law firms in Ireland or internationally Large corporations as in-house lawyers State bodies (e.g. advisory counsel in the Attorney General’s Office) Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) EU or other international institutions Legal research Academia
BCL graduates can also pursue successful non-legal careers, e.g. as diplomats, journalists, broadcasters, authors or researchers, in Ireland or abroad. Graduates can undertake postgraduate law study programmes such as a LLM and/or PhD in their area of interest.
BCL graduates can also pursue successful non-legal careers, e.g. as diplomats, journalists, broadcasters, authors or researchers, in Ireland or abroad. Graduates can undertake postgraduate law study programmes such as a LLM and/or PhD in their area of interest.
Many of our third year BCL students choose to study abroad at our partner universities in:
Singapore Milan Toulouse Chicago Utrecht Connecticut Vienna Miami Uppsala Minnesota Stockholm California Exeter Berlin Prague Antwerp Canberra Barcelona