Overview
First Year - BCL (Law and French)
First Year consists of core modules to the value of 60 credits. In order to be admitted to the First University Examination in Law and French, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.
Second Year - BCL (Law and French)
Second Year consists of modules to the value of 60 credits (50 credits core modules and 10 credits elective modules). In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in Law and French, a student must have: (a) passed the First University Examination in Law and French, and (b) subsequently satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.
Note: Students are required to attend placement policy and procedure sessions, with year abroad information.
Third Year - BCL (Law and French)
This year is spent studying approved courses in Law, Language and Culture, at a host institution in France or Canada. Examinations in approved courses of study shall be undertaken at the host institution. This year abroad forms an integral part of the degree programme. Its function is twofold: to give students the opportunity of direct study of European or Canadian legal systems and of the civil law tradition; and to provide opportunities for intensive language and cultural study. Students will follow courses from amongst approved options in certain French Universities or Canada within the framework of agreed SOCRATES exchanges of students, incorporating the full recognition of the period of study abroad. In each case, the students' workload will be determined according to an agreement between UCC and the receiving institution. Students will, therefore, follow programmes of study in Law and French, representing a total workload of 60 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits, of which at least 40 must be law modules.
Fourth Year - BCL (Law and French)
Fourth Year consists of core modules to the value of 15 credits and elective modules to the value of 45 credits. In order to be admitted to the BCL (Hons) (Law and French) Degree Examination, a student must have: (a) passed the Third University Examination in Law and French; and (b) subsequently satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits.
Workload Guideline
Where a programme contains elective modules it is recommended that students do not take any more than 40 credits in any semester. Students are therefore advised to choose their modules so that the workload is evenly spread throughout the year.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| FR1101 | Foundation Course in Written and Oral French | 10 |
| FR1201 | Introduction to French Studies | 5 |
| FR1801 | Law, Language, Literature | 5 |
| LW1101 | Legal Writing and Analysis | 5 |
| LW1104 | Foundations of the Legal System | 5 |
| LW1114 | Droit institutionnel de l’Union européenne | 5 |
| LW1153 | Criminal Law | 10 |
| LW1154 | Law of Contract | 10 |
| LW1162 | Constitutional Law: Institutions of Government | 5 |
| or LW1164 | Dlí Bunreachtúil: Institiúidí an Rialtais |
| |
| FR2101 | Advanced French Language I | 10 |
| FR2801 | The History of Ideas in France: Justice and Freedom | 5 |
| LW1106 | Law of Torts I | 5 |
| LW1107 | Law of Torts II | 5 |
| LW1161 | Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights | 5 |
| or LW1163 | Dlí Bunreachtúil: Bunchearta |
| LW2003 | Elements of French Civil Law | 5 |
| LW2204 | Economic Law of the European Union | 5 |
| LW2249 | Property Law: Ownership and Succession | 5 |
| LW2250 | Property Law: Rights in the Land of Others | 5 |
| 10 |
| France and the Great War (5) | |
| Literary Seminar I (5) | |
| Topics in Literature and Culture (5) | |
| Postcolonial France 1958-2015 (5) | |
| The Theatre of the Absurd (5) | |
| Francophone Travel Narratives (5) | |
| An Introduction to Translation Studies with French (5) | |
| 60 |
| |
| FR4101 | Advanced Use of French | 10 |
| FR4801 | Language and Interpretation: Thinking Critically about the Law in France | 5 |
| 1 | 45 |
| |
| The Law of Evidence I (5) | |
| The Law of Evidence II (5) | |
| International Human Rights Law (5) | |
| Law of the European Convention on Human Rights (5) | |
| Principles of Public International Law (5) | |
| Humanitarianism and the Law (5) | |
| Law of Public Administration (5) | |
| Administrative Law: Grounds of Judicial Review (5) | |
| Privacy and Data Protection Law (5) | |
| Family Law: Child Law (5) | |
| Family Law: Family Relationships (5) | |
| Law of Equity: Doctrines and Remedies (5) 2 | |
| Law of Equity: Trusts (5) 2 | |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution (5) | |
| Advanced Constitutional Law (5) | |
| Employment Law: Contracts, Termination, Collective Labour Law (5) 3 | |
| Employment Law: Rights Protection, Equality, Specific Categories of Employees (5) 4 | |
| Financial Services: Law and Regulation (5) | |
| Company Law I: Fundamental Concepts and Doctrines (5) | |
| Company Law II: Management, Finance and Insolvency (5) | |
| Contemporary Issues in Corporate Law (5) | |
| Jurisprudence (5) | |
| Principles of Revenue Law (5) | |
| Income Tax Law (5) | |
| Sports Law (5) | |
| Sources and Foundations of Environmental Law (5) | |
| Environmental Law: Contemporary Issues in Governance, Regulation and Enforcement (5) | |
| Sports Law Clinic (5) | |
| Traveller Equality and Justice Project Clinic (10) | |
| Courtroom Ethnography: Theory and Practice (5) | |
| Medical Law and Ethics (5) | |
| Medical Law: Regulation of Healthcare (5) | |
| Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG): Law, Policy and Practice (5) | |
| |
| Literary Seminar II (5) | |
| Structure and Varieties of Contemporary French (5) | |
| Contemporary Caribbean Culture (5) | |
| Trauma and Narrative in the Francophone World (5) | |
| Linguistics: The Acquisition of French as a Second Language (5) | |
| Translating Literature: Methods, Practices and Theories (5) | |
| French Thought and the Contemporary World (5) | |
| Contemporary Society and Politics in the French-Speaking World (5) | |
| France at the Flicks: The Changing Face of French Cinema (5) | |
| Total Credits | 240 |
Note: Students are required to attend placement policy and procedure sessions.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for BCL (Hons) (Law and French) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Identify the primary and secondary sources of Irish Law and of French or Canadian Law;
- Demonstrate an understanding of, and an ability to evaluate, fundamental legal principles and concepts of Common Law and Civil Law systems;
- Apply core legal skills of legal research and writing in Irish Common Law and French or Canadian Law;
- Critically analyse the political, economic, social and ethical contexts in which laws are formulated in Irish Common Law and French or Canadian Law, and their legal theory;
- Identify and analyse the primary points at issue in decided case law;
- Carry out legal analysis in a comparative perspective;
- Communicate effectively in French, orally and in writing.
