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Law (BCL)
Course Overview
Law regulates all aspects of society: from marriage and parenting to corporate governance or international relations between countries. To study law is to become aware of one’s legal rights and responsibilities in a variety of contexts, as well as to acquire knowledge and the research, writing and advocacy skills that enable one to argue both sides of a complex situation and devise a pragmatic, client-focused solution.
The four-year Bachelor of Civil Law allows students to focus their studies on the law to maximise their understanding of the legal process. Students can tailor this degree to particular areas of law that interest them. Throughout the programme there is an emphasis on acquiring the fundamental practical skills required of lawyers – legal research, writing, oral presentation and advocacy.
This programme is a full law degree that covers the modules for the solicitor (Law Society of Ireland) and barrister (The Honorable Society of King’s Inns) entrance exams in Ireland.
Professional Work Placement or Study Abroad
In year three of this course students will have the opportunity to spend the academic year completing professional work placement or studying abroad. Students will have the opportunity to apply for a professional work placement in a leading law firm, a corporate organisation, a public sector organisation or other suitable legal placement. Study abroad is highly recommended for students who choose to study a language (Legal French or Legal German) and are encouraged to study in our partner universities in Germany and France. We have also partnered with a number of leading universities in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, China, Finland, Hungary, Italy, India, Poland, The Netherlands, Spain and the United States of America.
Note: Students who choose the optional specialist stream in Legal Irish will spend year three divided between one semester studying at NUI Galway’s Gaeltacht campus in An Cheathrú Rua and one semester of professional work placement in an Irish-speaking legal environment.
Specialist Streams
In final year students have the opportunity to shape their degree and focus on an area of study that interests them and develop special expertise in their chosen field. Students may choose one of the following specialist streams.
- Business and Commercial Law
- Public Law, Risk and Regulation
- Human Rights, Crime and Equality
- International, Comparative and Transnational Law
- Law and Innovation
- Language: Legal French, Legal German or Teanga an Dlí (Legal Irish)
Applications and Selections
Who Teaches this Course
Requirements and Assessment
Key Facts
Entry Requirements
Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 level in the Leaving Certificate including Irish, English, another language and any three other subjects recognised for entry purposes.
Additional Requirements
Duration
4 years
Next start date
September 2023
A Level Grades (2023)
universityofgalway.ie/alevels
Average intake
60
QQI/FET FETAC Entry Routes
Closing Date
NFQ level
Mode of study
ECTS weighting
Award
CAO
GY251
Course code
Course Outline
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Year 1 (60 credits)
This year focuses on building knowledge/skills with strong foundational teaching. The module ‘Understanding the Law’ builds a platform of essential skills and helps students to transition to the expectations of a university degree.
Compulsory Core Modules (50 credits)
- Understanding the Law (10 credits)
- Critical Thinking for Lawyers (10 credits)
- Constitutional Law (10 credits)
- Contract Law (10 credits)
- Tort Law (10 credits)
Optional Modules (10 credits)
- Family Law (10 credits)
- Language: Legal French/ Legal German/ Teanga an Dlí (Legal Irish) (10 credits)
Year 2 (60 credits)
In second year, students develop their skills further with modules such as ‘Mooting’ which helps develop teamwork and written/oral communication and advocacy skills. There is also a wide range of optional modules to choose from.
Compulsory Core Modules (50 credits)
- Criminal Law I & II (10 credits)
- European Union Law I & II (10 credits)
- Company Law I & II (10 credits)
- Evidence Law I & II (10 credits)
- Administrative Law I (5 credits)
- Mooting (5 credits)
Optional Modules (10 credits)
- Labour Law I (5 credits)
- Labour Law II (5 credits)
- Industrial and Intellectual Property Law (5 credits)
- Comparative Disability Law (5 credits)
- Information Technology Law (5 credits)
- Language: Legal French/ Legal German/ Teanga an Dlí (Legal Irish) (10 credits each)
Year 3 (60 credits)
In third year, students can customise their off-campus experience by choosing either professional work placement or study abroad.
Caithfidh na mic léinn a dhéanann Teanga an Dlí seimeastar amháin ag staidéar ar champas Gaeltachta Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh ar an gCeathrú Rua agus seimeastar amháin eile ar shocrúchán oibre i dtimpeallacht lán-Ghaeilge. (Students who study Legal Irish will spend one semester studying at NUI Galway’s Gaeltacht campus in An Cheathrú Rua and one semester of professional work placement in an Irish-speaking environment.)
Year 4 (60 credits)
In final year, students will have the opportunity to shape their degree by choosing a specialist stream. Students will also complete a ‘Guided Research Essay’ on a topic of their choice and will be supported by an academic mentor. Module selection is subject to timetable clashes and availability.
Compulsory Core Modules (30 credits)
- Equity I & II
- Land Law I & II
- Jurisprudence
- Guided Research Essay
Specialist Streams (30 credits)
Students will have the opportunity to shape their degree by choosing a specialist stream. Students may choose one of the following specialist streams. Certain specialist streams have prerequisite modules which must be passed before choosing the stream in the final year.
Business and Commercial Law
- Banking Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Labour Law I
- Labour Law II
- Commercial Law
- International Trade Law
- Law and Economics
- Industrial and Intellectual Property Law
- Comparative Competition Law
( - Entrepreneurial Venture Development
- Law and Innovation
Public Law, Risk and Regulation
- Environmental Law I
- Environmental Law II
- Criminology
- Housing Law & Policy
- Information Technology Law
- Industrial and Intellectual Property Law
- Admin Law II
- Entrepreneurial Venture Development
- Law and Innovation
Human Rights, Crime and Equality
- Criminology
- Family and Child Law
- Labour Law I
- Labour Law II
- Housing Law & Policy
- Applied Legal Theory
- European Human Rights Law – Systems & Themes I
- European Human Rights Law – Systems & Themes II
- Comparative Disability Law
- Public International Law
- International Human Rights I
- International Human Rights II
International, Comparative and Transnational Law
- Comparative Disability Law
- Applied Legal Theory
- Public International Law
- Comparative Competition Law
- International Trade Law
- European Human Rights Law – Systems & Themes I
- European Human Rights Law – Systems & Themes II
- International Human Rights I
- International Human Rights II
Law and Innovation
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Language
Students who choose a language must also choose 20 credits on other streams to meet credit requirements.
- Legal German / Legal German / Legal French/ Teanga an Dlí (Legal Irish) (10 credits)
General
Define your own degree by selecting modules from multiple streams to meet the requirement of 25 credits. Module selection is subject to timetable clashes and availability.
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Glossary of Terms
- Credits
- You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
- Module
- An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
- Subject
- Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
- Optional
- A module you may choose to study.
- Required
- A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
- Required Core Subject
- A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
- Semester
- Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
Year 1 (60 Credits)
Optional GR106: Legal German - 10 Credits - Semester 1Optional GA1101: Gaeilge & Scileanna Cumarsáide 1_Teanga an Dlí - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GR1104: Beginners German for Law Students - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional LW3149: Family and Child Law - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Required LW262: Tort - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Required LW118: Contract - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Required LW117: Constitutional Law - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Required LW3120: Understanding the Law - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional LW127: Family Law - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional LW109: Legal French - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Required LW3121: Critical Thinking for Lawyers - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Year 2 (60 Credits)
Optional GR208: Legal German - 10 Credits - Semester 3Optional LW213: Legal French I - 10 Credits - Semester 3
Optional LW212: Labour Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Optional LW356: Industrial And Intellectual Property Law - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Optional LW383: Information Technology Law - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Optional GA2113: Gaeilge & Scileanna Cumarsáide 2_Teanga an Dlí - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required LW229: Company Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required LW513: Evidence I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required LW337: Administrative Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required LW301: Criminal Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required LW427: European Union Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Optional LW216: Labour Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional LW370: Comparative Disability Law - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional GA2114: Teanga an Dlí - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required LW231: Company Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required LW514: Evidence II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required LW437: Moot Court - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required LW428: European Union Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required LW304: Criminal Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Year 3 (60 Credits)
Optional LW3125: Professional Work Placement - 60 Credits - Semester 5Optional LW3144: International Study Abroad Exchange - 60 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3145: Erasmus Language Exchange (French) - 60 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3147: Erasmus Language Exchange (German) - 60 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3148: Erasmus Exchange (Non-Language) - 60 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3122: Law and Innovation - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional PS334: Applied Behaviour Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3135: Professional Work Placement - Semester 1 - 30 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3143: Professional Legal Skills - 10 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3142: Applied Legal Research Project - 20 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3133: Study Abroad Semester 1 - 30 Credits - Semester 5
Optional AJ1103: This is the News - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional AJ2102: Power without Responsibility - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI216: Aimsir Agus Aeraid/ Weather And Climate - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional CN1104: Fairytales and Children - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional CN2104: Marginalised Children's Groups in Ireland - 10 Credits - Semester 5
Optional CN2105: Understanding Children’s Medicine - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional CN2107: European Educational Approaches, Policies and Practices - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI2102: Introduction To GIS - 10 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI229: Political & Cutural Geography: Identity, Race & the Nation - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI235: Biogeography - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI254: Space, Place and the Irish Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI303: Coastal Dynamics - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI3113: Long-term Environmental Change - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI3126: Geographies of Tourism: Planning, Development and Sustainability - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI3127: Critical Geographies of Children - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI326: War & Representation: Spaces & Politics of the Media - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional TI369: Geographical Perspectives on Rural Change - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP158: Introduction to Politics & Sociology - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP216.I: European Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP219: Political Sociology - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP234: International Relations - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP235: Social Issues and Policy Responses - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP3101: 'Community' - Significance and Change - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP3103: European Union: Political Theory and Pol. Economy - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP3116: Ocean and Marine Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP3120: Degrees of Freedom: The Politics of Poverty, Welfare and Punishment - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP3134: Human Rights Advocacy: Concepts, Law and Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP3195: Equality, Diversity and Collective Action - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP404: Development And Change - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP406: Principles Of Political Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP493: Environmentalism - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP698: Transforming Children's Services - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP705.I: Revisiting Violence - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SPL304: Women, Men & the Economy: Critical Explorations of Theory & Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SPL314: Theories of Nationalism - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional PS338: Theories of Personality - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW339: Independent Research - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3104: Applied Legal Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW333: Comparative Competition Law - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW357: Environmental Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3151: Equality and Law - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW356: Industrial And Intellectual Property Law - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW383: Information Technology Law - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW379: Legal & Business Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional LW3150: Family and Child Law - 10 Credits - Semester 5
Optional EC139: Principles of Microeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional EC207: Irish Economic History - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional CN1100: Children and Health - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional MG2101: Entrepreneurial Venture Development - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional LW3136: Professional Work Placement - Semester 2 - 30 Credits - Semester 6
Optional LW3134: Study Abroad Semester 2 - 30 Credits - Semester 6
Optional AJ1102: Introduction to Media and Communication Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional AJ2100: Online and Social Media: Theory and Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional AJ2103: Reporting and Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional AJ2107: Sports Journalism - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP212: Classical Social Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP215.II: Modern Political Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP3133: The Northern Ireland Conflict - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP3139: Comparative Government and Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP405: Contemporary Social Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP721: Ocean and Marine Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional TI151: Principles of Physical Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional TI2104: Marine Spatial Planning - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional TI230: Economic Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional TI252: Theory & Practice in Geography II - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional TI258: Rural Environments: Sustainability & Management - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional TI311: Advanced Gis - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional TI3117: Migration, Mobility and Belonging - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional TI324: Urban Geography: Planning the Modern City - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional CN1105: The Child in Film - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional CN2100: Adolescents in Ireland: Healthy and Risky Behaviour - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional TI248: Coastal Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional TI338: Palaeoecology - Reconstructing Past Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP159: Concepts and Practices of Politics & Sociology - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP220: Methods For Social And Political Science - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP305: Comparative Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP3119: Green Political Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 5
Optional SP3129: Sexualities, Genders and Diversities - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP3137: Youth and Society - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP3141: Socially-Engaged Art and Relations of Power - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP419: Marxist Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP420: Sociology Of The Environment - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP3192: Sociology of Religion - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SP618: Welfare Words: Key Words in Social Work & Social Welfare - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional SPL315.II: Smart & Liveable Cities and Suburbs - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional PS428: Social Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional LW371: Alternative Dispute Resolution - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional LW3153: The Protection of Prisoner Rights under International Law - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional LW365: Criminology - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional LW358: Environmental Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional LW419: Health and Safety Law - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional LW232: Housing Law & Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional LW364: International Trade Law - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional LW3152: Law and Analytics - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional EC141: Principles of Macroeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Optional EC259: Economics of Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 6
Year 4 (60 Credits)
Optional LW212: Labour Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 7Optional LW215: Commercial Law - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW356: Industrial And Intellectual Property Law - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW333: Comparative Competition Law - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW3122: Law and Innovation - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW357: Environmental Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW383: Information Technology Law - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW3150: Family and Child Law - 10 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW3104: Applied Legal Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW3130: European Human Rights Law - Systems & Themes I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW323: Public International Law - 10 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW3127: International Protection of Human Rights I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional GR317: Legal German - 10 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW3151: Equality and Law - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW339: Independent Research - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW379: Legal & Business Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MS222: Decision Modelling and Analytics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional MS414: Business Intelligence and Analytics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required LW3129: Guided Research Essay - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required LW263: Equity I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Required LW225: Land Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional LW371: Alternative Dispute Resolution - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW216: Labour Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW364: International Trade Law - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MG2101: Entrepreneurial Venture Development - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW358: Environmental Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW365: Criminology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW232: Housing Law & Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW4104: Administrative Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW3131: European Human Rights Law - Systems & Themes II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW370: Comparative Disability Law - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW3128: International Protection of Human Rights II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW380: Legal French II - 10 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW419: Health and Safety Law - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW3152: Law and Analytics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW3153: The Protection of Prisoner Rights under International Law - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MS2101: Managing Digital Transformation - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional MS4101: Implementing Digital Innovation - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional AJ2101: Introduction to Wrongful Convictions - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Required LW3119: Jurisprudence - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Required LW265: Equity II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Required LW226: Land Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional LW420: Clinical Placement - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Further Education
Graduates of this course may complete further study to become a barrister or solicitor. Graduates will have completed the modules for the solicitor (Law Society of Ireland) and barrister (The Honorable Society of King’s Inns) entrance exams in Ireland.
Graduates may also be interested in completing a LLM (Master of Laws) or PhD programme. The School of Law offers a wide range of taught LLM programmes and LLM or PhD programmes by research.
Why Choose This Course?
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Law (BCL) programme will be well equipped to pursue professional studies at either the Law Society (solicitor) or the Honourable Society of King’s Inns (barrister). This degree will also provide an excellent platform for graduates interested in further study or working outside of the professions – as more and more areas of life are legally regulated, the comprehensive grounding in the law and legal process that graduates receive during this degree, as well as the skills acquired, should make them attractive to a wide range of potential employers in financial services, consultancy, commerce and industry, social work and the public sector.
Who’s Suited to This Course
Learning Outcomes
Transferable Skills Employers Value
Work Placement
Our students will have the opportunity to gain a professional focus and real world experience through professional work placement. Students gain invaluable experience by putting theory into practice and developing new skills which can support and influence career direction. Students will have a range of CV and interview preparation supports available in advance of their work placement. Some of our current work placement partners include: Berwick Solicitors, Cian O’Carroll Solicitors, MacDermott & Allen Solicitors, Fidelma Bane Solicitors, Damien Tansey Solicitors and Dillon Leetch & Co Solicitors, Mac Sweeney & Co Solicitors, Blake & Kenny, Healy Law, Tom O’Regan Solicitors and Michael Houlihan & Partners.
Study Abroad
Students can study abroad at partner institutions around the world, giving them the opportunity to experience legal education in an international setting and to gain a different perspective on the law.
Access to World Class Academics
Our academic staff are nationally and internationally recognised experts in their fields and many are also industry experienced. Our students have access to academics who lead research projects and influence national and international policy making.
National and International Internships
In addition to professional work placement opportunities in third year, students in their final year will have the opportunity to apply for a limited number of national and international summer internships which are offered on a competitive basis.
Terence O’Malley DLA Piper Scholarship
Students on this course may be eligible to apply for the Terence O’Malley DLA Piper Scholarship. The scholarship fund will support Scholars throughout their four year degree to the value of €2,500 annually (total value of €10,000 per Scholar). The scholarship is awarded on the financial need and academic merit of the successful applicants. View full scholarship details.
Mooting
All students will complete the Mooting module and will have access to the NEW state-of-the-art on-campus Moot Court. Mooting is a simulated courtroom experience. The module is delivered through a taught component made up of lectures and an active component where students will participate in practical seminars and a mock trial. Past students described participating in mooting as ‘transformative’.
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Course Fees
Fees: EU
Fees: Tuition
Fees: Student Contribution
Fees: Student levy
Fees: Non EU
EU Fees are comprised of Tuition + Student Contribution Charge + Student Levy** €140. **Payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI. Further detail here.
Find out More
Phone: +353 (0)91 492389
Email: law@universityofgalway.ie
School of Law webpage: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/school-of-law/
School of Law Undergraduate Courses: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/school-of-law/courses/undergraduatecourses/
Highlights from the School of Law Undergraduate courses: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/school-of-law/courses/undergraduatecourses/highlights.html
What Our Students Say

Ferdia Breathnach | BCL
“Studying Civil Law in University of Galway afforded me the opportunity to delve deep into the law and initially focus on a wide range of subjects. I studied the foundations of law and formed a great understanding of the core principles and subjects that are a pre-requisite for any future career in law and have stood me in good stead to this day. The option now of the Clinical Legal Education course provided by the School of Law enables students to undergo invaluable practical experience of working in various careers in law and this opportunity should be encouraged and availed of.”

Peo Mosepele | BCL
“This course is extremely interesting and offers a lot of diverse opportunities to students. The lectures are often interactive which makes them enjoyable to attend. Additionally, the lecturers are very approachable and always willing to help. One of the fantastic opportunities the degree has offered me was the ability to spend a year studying abroad in Southern Utah University in the US. This allowed me to broaden my experience in a unique and very interesting way. Studying Law in University of Galway was one of the best decisions of my life and I would highly recommend it to anyone.”

Andrew Barr | Finance Associate at Arthur Cox
"Through the wonderful lecturers that served as teachers, mentors and friends, the tutors and all of my wonderful class mates, the BCL course at University of Galway prepared me as well as possible for my career as a solicitor. The course gave me a great grounding in the law and prepared me well for law society exams. More importantly, there were plenty of opportunities afforded to me during my time there: many career fairs; many CV workshops; opportunities with my lectures to discuss current topics, past exams and learning resources. Now that I am working as a solicitor it is great to have so many colleagues in the industry that are friends from University of Galway. I have many life long friends from my course, some of which have chosen to pursue a career as a solicitor, but many of whom have chosen other interesting careers."