Legal systems express and reflect the prevailing moral, political, social and economic philosophy of the State. Law and philosophy are, therefore, complementary fields of study. An understanding of law is fundamentally enhanced by a deeper knowledge of philosophical theory. This course offers you a highly respected degree in law, combined with an enriched appreciation of its philosophical underpinnings.

First year focuses on core law modules, including:

• Constitutional Law
• Contract Law
• Tort Law

In addition, you’re introduced to modern, moral and continental philosophy.

With a wide choice of law and philosophy modules available, you can pursue particular areas of interest. The choice of modules includes:

• Jurisprudence
• Media Law
• Human Rights Law
• Philosophy of Law
• Critical Theory
• Medieval Philosophy

You may also be interested in taking modules offered by our Clinical Legal Education Centre (CLEC), such as Advocacy & Mooting, and Law, Ethics & Legal Practice.

You’ll attend lectures and tutorials, in addition to engaging in study and preparatory work.

Assessment includes end-of-trimester examinations, essays and group projects.

Many students apply to spend time abroad during their third year at partner universities in locations which include:

BCL (Law with Philosophy) students can choose to study the modules necessary for legal professional recognition, which enables them to pursue legal careers as solicitors or barristers.

Graduates are also well suited to careers in:

• Legal research (e.g. at the Law Reform Commission)
• Politics
• Media
• Diplomatic service
• Academia

Relevant graduate study programmes include LLM degrees in:

• International Human Rights
• European Law & Public Affairs.