Overview
NFQ Level 9, Major Award
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 |
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| 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 |
| |
| 20 |
| Intellectual Property Law (10) | |
| Intellectual Property and Internet Regulation (10) | |
| Method in Environmental Law (5) | |
| Climate Change Law and Policy (5) | |
| Refugee and Forced Displacement Law (10) | |
| Law and Policy of the EU Digital Market (10) | |
| Law & the Future of Europe: Critical Perspectives Internal Market & Citizenship (5) | |
| Law and the Future of Europe - Critical Perspectives EMU and Governance (5) | |
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| 10 |
| Threshold French (5) | |
| French for Reading Purposes I (5) | |
| Scríobh Acadúil na Gaeilge (10) | |
| Beirt Bhanfhile: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill agus Biddy Jenkinson (10) | |
| Advanced Translation Skills (Irish) (10) | |
| German-English-German Translation: Methods and Practice (10) | |
| Advanced Spanish Language for Professional Purposes (10) | |
| Translation: Methods and Practice (10) | |
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| GA6027 | Ardchúrsa Cónaitheach sa Ghaeilge (Advanced Residential Course in Irish) | 15 |
| GA6028 | Tionscnamh taighde sa Dlí agus sa Ghaeilge | 15 |
| Total Credits | 90 |
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.
