The BCL (Law with Irish) course allows undergraduate law students to access a cohesive set of Irish language modules which are relevant to the study and practice of law. This programme offers you the opportunity to acquire a highly respected BCL degree, whilst additionally deepening your competence in the Irish language in the context of law. Your Irish language communication skills will be developed by the resources provided by a modern multi-media language laboratory (An Teanglann) and the advanced language skills training in Lárionad de Bhaldraithe.

Note: UCD’s mini-Gaeltacht offers students a unique experience. Students from various subject areas, including law, have the opportunity to live and work together as Gaeilge. These scholarships are offered to a number of students who are fluent Irish speakers and who have the desire and the ability to initiate projects which promote the use of the language. For more information: https://www.ucd.ie/bnag/en/.

In first and second years, your studies in law comprise core modules such as:

• Constitutional Law
• Contract Law
• Tort Law
• EU Law
• Property Law
• Criminal Law

Your Irish language modules in first and second year focus specifically on language grammar, accuracy, fluency and writing skills. These include Forbairt na Gaeilge Acadúla, Teanga na Gaeilge.

In third year, students may apply to study abroad for a trimester. Among the exchange destinations, this programme offers the unique opportunity to study at Concordia University (Montreal) that hosts the prestigious School of Irish Studies (see https://www.concordia.ca/).

UCD has agreed a bespoke exchange programme with this university for Law with Irish students to enrich their university experience. Concordia offers one of the leading Irish Studies programmes in the world. Students will experience life in a vibrant bilingual city and will also have the opportunity (optional) of taking a French language course. You may choose from the full menu of law modules and thereby pursue your particular areas of interest.

• Commercial Law
• Environmental Law
• Family & Child Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Human Rights
• Jurisprudence
• Media Law

You may select from the clinical law modules, including Advocacy & Mooting.

In third year, students may apply to study abroad for a trimester. Among the exchange destinations, this programme offers the unique opportunity to study at Concordia University (Montreal) that hosts the prestigious School of Irish Studies (see https://www.concordia.ca/).

Graduates of this course will have experience in interpreting and using legal information in the context of either the Irish or English language. Their high level of competence in law and in Irish makes them well placed to pursue careers in law or other related careers such as lawyer/linguist, legal translation, diplomatic service and careers in the Irish or EU civil service.

Relevant graduate study opportunities include LLM degrees.