Undergraduate Programmes 2021/2022
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UCD LAW UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES 2021/2022 UCD Sutherland School of Law TRANSFORMING LAW LEARN MORE CONTENTS Our Learning Environment ................................................... 4 ABOUT STUDYING Your Career Path .................................................................... 6 Work Placement Opportunities ...........................................7 International Opportunities ................................................ 8 LAW IN UCD Studying UCD Law ............................................................... 10 OUR PROGRAMMES There are many opportunities throughout the year to engage with UCD Sutherland School BCL (Hons) ........................................................................11 of Law and find out more about studying with us. Law with French Law ...................................................... 12 BCL/Maîtrise .................................................................... 13 ONLINE EVENTS Law with Chinese ............................................................ 14 Our website www.ucd.ie/law is a good source of Throughout the year we also run a number of events Law with Economics ....................................................... 15 information about studying law in UCD. For example in either face to face or virtually – sign up with www.ucd. Law with History ............................................................. 16 the ‘Undergraduate Programmes’ section you will find a ie/myucd to receive notifications of the following: series of testimonials where current and past students Law with Irish ....................................................................17 • Law Open Evening talk about their degree choices. We have also included Law with Philosophy ....................................................... 18 a Reading List there which was prepared by faculty and • UCD Open Day should interest future law students. • Law Summer School Law with Politics .............................................................. 19 For videos relating to law, go to UCD Sutherland School VIRTUAL TOUR Law with Social Justice ...................................................20 of Law YouTube Channel for student testimonials, a tour You can also take a virtual tour of the campus and ‘visit’ BBL (Business And Law) ................................................. 21 of the law building, some short sample lectures from the Sutherland School of Law building on www.ucd.ie/ Summer School and a selection of other events we have myucd . We will also post information on that website filmed over the last few years. about how to book a visit to UCD in the future. Student Life at UCD ............................................................22 Clubs and Societies .............................................................24 Alternative Routes to Study Law ......................................26 Scholarships and Prizes ...................................................... 27 Our Sutherland School of Law Community ....................28 Further Study In Sutherland School of Law ....................30 How To Apply ........................................................................31 FOR FURTHER DETAILS VISIT www.ucd.ie/law | www.ucd.ie/myucd WELCOME The study of law is the primary focus of the UCD Sutherland School of Law for all staff and students. The School aims to inform, inspire and challenge our students. We expect students to be intellectually curious and we We welcome new students from Ireland and small tutorials in many subjects. After first year, the help them develop rigorous analytical skills, academic internationally every year. Students, irrespective of BCL students choose from a broad range of degree integrity and a strong ethical sense equipping them their life experience or background, are welcome and programmes and modules discussed in this booklet for the next stage in their careers as UCD graduates. belong to our community. We take enormous pride in and there are opportunities for students to also study Graduation is the goal but learning law is the path to our students’ learning and how they go onto successful abroad at one of our many partner Law Schools across that day when your name is called out and you walk up careers in legal practice, business, public service, media the world. The Law curriculum introduces you to legal in your robes to get your parchment. and in the cultural and not-for-profit sectors. And we doctrine, legal writing, the ability to read case law, take particular pride in those who have gone on to make statutes, and other sources of law, and to analyse Our first year undergraduates arrive in September with a mark in public life. The fourth president of India, V.V. the role of law in society. The first two years of study little or no experience of law. Our Masters students Giri, was a law student here at the time of the 1916 introduce you to the diverse world of law with the are looking to specialise in a particular area of law and Rising. More recently Peter Sutherland, formerly EU opportunity in third and fourth year to study subjects our PhD students are writing specialist book length Commissioner, was Director of the WTO and Chairman such as Commercial Law, Criminology, Family Law, theses. The research and writing of our faculty informs of Goldman Sachs. Judge Síofra O’Leary currently FinTech, Human Rights Law, Intellectual Property Law, our teaching. We publish extensively nationally and is a judge in the European Court of Human Rights in Legal Practice, Migration Law and Public International internationally and contribute to public debates Strasbourg. Law. Our Professional Diplomas, Masters and PhD through social media, television, radio and the national programmes provide talented students with the press. The Sutherland School is the only purpose-built opportunity to further develop their expertise. university law school in Ireland with state-of-the-art The School has a vibrant and engaged alumni facilities designed around a principle of community. Law is a challenging, robust and fascinating field of community and, with UCD Careers Network, runs an With its bright, airy classrooms, lecture theatres and study and the School looks forward to welcoming you extensive careers programme from first year onwards student study areas it provides a focus for all law here. to assist our students in finding the right path for them students and staff. after graduation. Undergraduate students join either as part of the Bachelor of Business and Law (BBL) or the Bachelor of Professor Imelda Maher MRIA Civil Law (BCL), with large lectures supplemented by Dean and Sutherland Full Professor of European Law UCD SCHOOL OF LAW UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES 2021/22 | 3 OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT The School of Law is based in the purpose-built UCD Sutherland School of Law building on the Belfield Campus. The teaching facilities on offer are unrivalled and include three large lecture theatres and the unique Arthur Cox Clinical Legal Education Centre. This Centre houses a Moot Court, Judge’s Chamber, Negotiation and Arbitration Suites, as well as Client Counselling rooms. The Sutherland School of Law offers modern and innovative spaces for the learning and practice of legal skills. The building has proven to be an excellent environment for all who use it, from students and academics, to the legal professionals and distinguished guests who regularly frequent the Sutherland School of Law. With the changing learning environment, there are also opportunities for blended and online learning as part of many of the programmes we offer. 4 | UCD SCHOOL OF LAW UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES 2021/22 UCD SCHOOL OF LAW UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES 2021/22 | 5 YOUR CAREER PATH As a law graduate from UCD, you will be very well placed to pursue various careers in THE LEGAL PROFESSION Ireland and abroad. UCD Sutherland School of Law graduates have a strong reputation You can go on to qualify as a barrister or a solicitor in the legal professional marketplace. Given their exposure to multidisciplinary studies, in Ireland, or in the UK, or as a lawyer in Australia, it is no surprise that many have also developed careers outside the law in fields such as the USA, or in Europe. banking, taxation, journalism and broadcasting. BUSINESS Our graduates work in corporate banking, management and tax consultancy in companies throughout the world. OUR CAREERS SUPPORT ACADEMIC CAREERS ADVISOR PUBLIC SERVICE UCD has a dynamic Careers Network to advise you on In addition to the excellent support offered by the UCD your future career progression. Careers Network, Sutherland School of Law also has We have graduates in the Human Rights an academic careers advisor on staff. The law careers Commission, the Law Reform Commission, in There are dedicated talks and workshops on topics advisor mentors students from first to final year, the Diplomatic Service, the Oireachtas and in the such as ‘CV Writing’, ‘Completing Application Forms’ offering advice on appropriate career steps: from further European Commission. and ‘Interview Preparation’. During the year, there are studies and scholarships at home or abroad, to law various employer recruitment presentations on campus, GRADUATE STUDIES firm recruitment, Irish or European public institution and leading Irish and UK law firms take part in an Annual placements and other public law and private law UCD Law graduates have been admitted to study Law Careers Fair organised by UCD. options. for postgraduate degrees at many prestigious All students are actively encouraged