Program Overview
The LL.B. Evening Programme is a four-year part-time course that provides students with a comprehensive legal education. All law subjects required by the Irish professional bodies are covered, and classes are scheduled in the evenings to accommodate working students. Graduates have a wide range of career options, including legal practice, academia, and business. The program offers great flexibility and small group sizes to enhance learning.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The LL.B. Evening Programme (Honours Degree) is a four-year part-time course leading to the award of Bachelor of Laws. The central objective of the programme is to provide students with the knowledge and skills ordinarily associated with a degree level legal education embracing legal knowledge, research ability, analytical skills, conflict resolution, conflict avoidance, critical evaluation, personal skills and legal ethics. All law subjects required by the Irish professional bodies, the Law Society and the King’s Inns, are covered in full over the course of this programme.
Outline:
Year 1
- Autumn Semester
- LA4091 Legal System and Method
- LA4291 Criminal Law 1
- LA4191 Contract Law 1
- Spring Semester
- LA4092 Commercial Law
- LA4292 Criminal Law 2
- LA4192 Contract Law 2
Year 2
- Autumn Semester
- LA4190 Constitutional Law 1
- LA4690 Land Law 1
- LA4390 Torts 1
- Spring Semester
- LA4062 Constitutional Law 2
- LA4692 Land Law 2
- LA4392 Torts 2
Year 3
- Autumn Semester
- LA4093 Law of the European Union 1
- LA4190 Company Law 1
- LA4890 Equity and Trusts 1
- Spring Semester
- LA4096 Law of the European Union 2
- LA4912 Company Law 2
- LA4892 Equity and Trusts 2
Year 4
- Autumn Semester
- Two Electives
- LA4010 Project 1
- Spring Semester
- Two Electives
- LA4908 Project 2
- The elective stream for Semester 7 and 8 will be drawn from modules on offer by the School of Law for the relevant year subject to demand and resource requirements. They may include such modules as Labour Law, Family Law, Jurisprudence, Law of Evidence, Administrative Law and Sport and the Law.
Teaching:
All classes are scheduled in the evening time to suit those who are working. The lecturers are given by faculty who are experts in their fields.
Careers:
A legal education gives you a number of career options. You may decide to enter the legal profession as a solicitor or barrister or you may engage in further study and become an academic. These are not the only options, as a law degree will give you a rich and wide-ranging education, which is relevant to a variety of careers. Our graduates often pursue careers in areas such as administration, government, business, finance, insurance, journalism, broadcasting, research and diplomacy. A law degree will provide you with life-long skills that can be adapted to suit a multiplicity of careers.
Other:
The programme offers great flexibility as all classes are scheduled in the evening time to suit those who are working. It is small group with an intake of approximately 25 students.
EU - €5,656 Non- EU - €15,360
