Overview

The MA (Irish Language and European Law) is a full-time programme running for 12 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Postgraduate Diploma in Irish Language and European Law

Students who have completed and passed modules to the value of at least 60 credits in Part I, consisting of the 25 credits of core taught modules and 35 credits of electives, and who fail or do not wish to proceed to Part II, may exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Irish Language and European Law. A student who subsequently applies to continue to Master’s level must do so within 3 years of the awarding of the Postgraduate Diploma.
 

Programme Requirements

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

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 90 credits.
Part I
Students take 60 credits as follows – all listed core modules (30 credits), 20 credits of elective modules from Group A and 10 credits from Group B:
Core Modules
GA2001	Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge I 1	10
GA3001	Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge 1	10
LW6650	Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy	10
Elective Modules
Group A
Students take modules to the value of 20 credits from the following:		20
LW6200	Law of EU Foreign Policy (5)
LW6536	Intellectual Property Law (10)
LW6574	Intellectual Property and Internet Regulation (10)
LW6581	Method in Environmental Law (5)
LW6618	Climate Change Law and Policy (5)
LW6634	Refugee and Forced Displacement Law (10)
LW6657	Law and Policy of the EU Digital Market (10)
Group B
Students take modules to the value of 10 credits from the following:		10
FR1105	Threshold French (5)
FR1107	French for Reading Purposes I (5)
GA6001	Scríobh Acadúil na Gaeilge (10)
GA6002	Beirt Bhanfhile: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill agus Biddy Jenkinson (10)
GA6020	Advanced Translation Skills (Irish) (10)
GE6014	German-English-German Translation: Methods and Practice (10)
HS6006	Advanced Spanish Language for Professional Purposes (10)
IT6101	Translation: Methods and Practice (10)
Part II
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
GA6027	Ardchúrsa Cónaitheach sa Ghaeilge (Advanced Residential Course in Irish)	15
GA6028	Tionscnamh taighde sa Dlí agus sa Ghaeilge	15
Total Credits		90

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Students who have already completed these modules as part of their primary degree will be required to take alternative modules (modules to be chosen in consultation with the programme co-ordinator).

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 MA in Irish Language and European Law (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

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

• Demonstrate a high competence in formal, administrative written Irish;
  
• Converse fluently in everyday spoken Irish;
  
• Be conversant with contemporary legal terminology and usage in Irish;
  
• Be cognisant of the history and tradition of legal writing in Irish from late medieval times onwards;
  
• Be familiar with the sources of legal texts in Irish;
  
• Show awareness of the place of the Irish Language in a European administrative context;
  
• Show awareness of contemporary Gaeltacht language and literature;
  
• Be conversant at an in-depth level with selected aspects of European Law;
  
• Formulate the basic principles of EU Competition law from legislation and case law;
  
• Identify the policy factors shaping the development of EU competition law;
  
• Evaluate critically the development of EU competition policy over-time;
  
• Appraise the interaction between national and international law, including European Law;
  
• Demonstrate an ability to conduct independent research in the disciplines of Law and Irish.