Overview

Exit Award only

Students on the MA (Irish Language and European Law) programme 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

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

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

• Demonstrate competence in formal, administrative written Irish;
• Converse fluently in everyday spoken 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;
• 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.