都柏林大学学院

Why is this course for me?

This degree is one of two French Law Programmes offered by Sutherland School of Law, the other being the BCL/Maîtrise on the opposite page. All students interested in the French Law Programmes enter the BCL [Law with French Law] in first year. Both degrees offer the exciting opportunity for immersion in two of the world’s major legal systems, the common law and the civil law.

The BCL (Law with French Law) degree provides you with a qualification in Irish law, while acquiring a broad knowledge of French law and a very high level of competence in French language and French legal terminology. Students gain valuable comparative insights, which inform an enhanced critical perspective on Irish law.

One year (third) is spent at a leading law school in France.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

This degree ensures that graduates are well placed to pursue careers with international law firms, EU and international organisations, diplomacy and government departments, or Non-Governmental Organisations. Past graduates have progressed to study at prestigious institutions in the EU and internationally and others have obtained scholarships to the renowned College of Europe in Bruges.

What Will I Study

Most French law modules studied at UCD are taught through French.

First Year

First year focuses on the core Irish law modules of

• Constitutional Law
• Contract Law
• Tort Law

This is combined with intensive French language training and an introduction to French Public Law and French Private Law, General Introduction to Legal Studies and General Introduction to Legal Skills.

Second Year

In second year, you will study other core Irish law modules

• EU Law
• Property Law
• Criminal Law

You will also advance your French language training and continue to study French Private Law and French Public Law.

Third & Fourth Year

You will spend your third year at a partner university in Aix-Marseille, Lyon, Paris, Strasbourg or Toulouse. You will return to UCD for the final year of your BCL degree (where some modules are taught through French) and will be required to complete a dissertation in French on French law.