Overview

Exit Award only

Students who successfully complete Years 1 and 2 (80 credits) of the Evening BCL (Hons) degree programme will be conferred with a Diploma in Law. If a student chooses not to continue with the Evening BCL (Hons) degree programme, this Diploma will constitute an exit award.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 40 credits as follows:
Core Modules
LW1104	Foundations of the Legal System	5
LW1112	Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union	5
LW1154	Law of Contract	10
LW1156	Legal Research and Writing	10
LW1161	Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights	5
LW1162	Constitutional Law: Institutions of Government	5
Repeat Arrangements
A student repeating First Evening BCL in a year when the above modules are not offered at night may choose to take one or more of the following modules:
LW1106	Law of Torts I 1
LW1107	Law of Torts II 1
LW1153	Criminal Law
In place of one or more of the following modules (to the value of the same number of credits): 2
LW1154	Law of Contract
LW1161	Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights
LW1162	Constitutional Law: Institutions of Government
Year 2
Students take 40 credits as follows:
Core Modules
LW1106	Law of Torts I	5
LW1107	Law of Torts II	5
LW1153	Criminal Law	10
LW2249	Property Law: Ownership and Succession	5
LW2250	Property Law: Rights in the Land of Others	5
LW2262	Clinical Legal Skills - Group Work and Presentation	10
Total Credits		80

¹

LW1106 and LW1107 must be taken together.

²

A student who replaces a module(s) in these circumstances must take the replaced module(s) in Second Year of the Evening BCL.

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 Diploma in Law (NFQ Level 7, Minor Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Identify the primary and secondary sources of Irish law;
  
• Apply core legal skills of legal research and writing;
  
• Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental legal principles and concepts;
  
• Demonstrate an ability to recognise the political, economic, social and ethical contexts in which laws are formulated;
  
• Identify and analyse the primary points at issue in decided case law.