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BCL Law With Politics

The BCL Law With Politics Degree 

The BCL (Law with Politics) is an exciting four-year interdisciplinary law degree that combines the BCL curriculum with the undergraduate Politics course. The primary objective of the degree is to provide students with a thorough academic exposure to the discipline of Law and to show how that discipline relates to the discipline of Politics.

Professor David Farrell
BCL Law with Politics Degree Coordinator


Structure and Modules 2023-24

Students must complete two core modules in Stage 1 and four in Stage 2.
Stage 3 and 4 students are to choose four modules from the list below. 

The list of modules below is subject to change.

Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Option Modules

Select one module.

Autumn

Spring

Stage 3 & 4 Modules

There are no core modules. You must complete 20 credits in each of Stage 3 and 4. 

Stage 3 students may select either A) TWO 10-credit modules or B) ONE 10-credit module and TWO 5-credit modules. Stage 4 students must select TWO level-3 modules.

Autumn (10 Credits)
Autumn (5 Credits)
Spring (10 Credits)
Spring (5 Credits)

Final Year students can apply for a special year-long module called the Advanced Seminar in Politics (POL30860 & POL30870). See further information on the accordion tab below.

SPIRe Tutors & Teaching Assistants Directory, Autumn 2023-24

Tutors and Teaching Assistants are allocated to the following modules. 

  • INRL10020 Foundations of International Relations
  • INRL20040 Theories & Concepts in International Relations
  • POL20010  Individuals and the State

For queries related to administrative matters including tutorial registration, please contact the SPIRe School Office at spire@ucd.ie.

Salsabil Abdalbaki

POL10170 Teaching Assistant

Zuzanna Krakowska

POL20010

Anoor Amatul

POL20010

Angeliki Kourri

INRL10020

Margaret Bruce

INRL10020

Meabh Lonergan

POL20010

Mateus Bruno

POL20010

Annie MacDonald

POL20010

Ludovica Castellana

POL20010

Lorcan McLaren

INRL20160 Teaching Assistant

Grace Culhane

POL20010

Paula Montano

POL20010 Head Tutor

Daire Denby

POL20010

Sebastian Morabito

INRL10020

Sara Fortsch

INRL10020

Diana Nagle

INRL20040

Thomas Gavois

INRL20040

Jennifer O'Keeffe

INRL20040

Sean Gurrin

INRL10020

Neha Parikh

INRL10020

Sarah King

INRL10020 Head Tutor

Smrutimayee Sarangi

INRL20040

 

Dino Wildi

INRL20040 Head Tutor

Applications for Advanced Seminar in Politics 24-25

The Advanced Seminar in Politics 1 (POL30860) and 2 (POL30870) is a year-long course where staff members of the School of Politics and International Relations introduce students to cutting edge research in the field. During the second half of the course, students write a minor thesis, under the supervision of a staff member in the school. The module has limited capacity and entry is competitive. Registration for this course is done manually.

To be eligible to take this course, you must be a final year student in 2024-25, who has completed Core Level 2 Politics modules. Students with a GPA of 3.60 and above (across all modules or across SPIRe modules only) will be eligible for consideration.

See this page for more information.

Examinations Feedback

If you wish to check your grade for each exam question, come to Room G314 Newman Building, Politics Admin Office between 10am and 4pm. (Closed for lunch between 1-2pm)

If you wish to review your script, send a request to spire@ucd.ie one  working days in advance.

Please include the following information.

  • Student number
  • Full name
  • Module code and name

If you wish to review your script with your lecturer:

  1. Make an appointment with him/her by sending an email. (See here for staff details)  
  2. Also send an email to spire@ucd.ie so that the admin staff members will prepare your script before the appointment. Please indicate your student number, full name and the module code/name.

The BCL Law with Politics degree seeks to equip students with:

  • Knowledge of fundamental legal concepts and principles

  • Understanding of law in its broader political and social context

  • Ability to analyse law and to engage in legal reasoning

  • Critical awareness of the overlapping concerns of political and legal theory particularly in the areas of law and morality, rights, constitutionalism, democracy, justice, and legitimacy

  • Competence in the methods of political science (Irish politics, comparative politics, international relations, the European Union) and political theory

  • Research skills within the fields of Law and Politics.

The degree has a modular and semesterised format with the Law and Politics subjects distributed over the four years of the programme. The ratio of 2/3 Law to 1/3 Politics will allow all the core Law subjects to be covered in full along with those required by the professional legal bodies. The curriculum for the degree in both subjects includes compulsory core modules and a choice of optional modules.

UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe)

School Office: G301, Newman Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.