Law with Politics (LWW3)

Law students are often very active in university politics and in the Students’ Union. As a BCL (Law with Politics) student you may be interested in developing your practical skills through participation in the legal information clinics of the UCD Student Legal Service.

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

Assessment is through a combination of end-of-semester examinations, essays and group work projects.

Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

Many students apply to spend time abroad during their third year at partner universities including:

the University of Minnesota

the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland

the University of Queensland, Brisbane

BCL (Law with Politics) graduates are well equipped to pursue careers in:

Legal Practice

Politics

Broadcasting

Journalism

Legislative Drafting (e.g. in Office of Parliamentary Counsel)

Academia

Relevant graduate programmes include:

International Human Rights

European Law & Public Affairs

International Relations

Non-EU Undergraduate Fee information can be found here.

UCD offers a number of competitive undergraduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD undergraduate degree programme. For information on Undergraduate Scholarships, please see the UCD International Scholarships webpage.

The following advice is for Non-EU applicants. For Irish/EU/UK students, please apply via MyUCD.

The following entry route(s) are available: