WORKLOAD GUIDELINE
Where a programme contains elective modules it is recommended that students do not take any more than 40 credits in any semester. Students are therefore advised to choose their modules so that the workload is evenly spread throughout the year.

NEW MODULE CODES
A number of the existing 10-credit modules have been split into one or two 5-credit modules (please see table below). If you have registered for and passed any of the old ‘parent’ modules, you are precluded from registering for either of the associated 5-credit modules.

First Year consists of core modules to the value of 60 credits. In order to be admitted to the First University Examination in Law and French, a student must have satisfactorily attended prescribed modules as follows:

FR1101 Foundation Course in Written and Oral French (10 credits)
FR1201 Introduction to French Studies (5 credits)
FR1801 Law, Language, Literature (5 credits)
LW1101 Legal Writing and Analysis (5 credits)
LW1104 Foundations of the Legal System (5 credits)
LW1112 Constitutional and Institutional Law of the European Union (5 credits)
LW1153 Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW1154 Law of Contract (10 credits)
¹LW1162 Constitutional Law: Institutions of Government (5 credits)OR
¹LW1164 Dlí Bunreachtúil: Institiúidí an Rialtais (5 credits)

Note:

1. Students may register for EITHER LW1162 Constitutional Law: Institutions of Government (5 credits) OR LW1164 Dlí Bunreachtúil: Institiúidí an Rialtais (5 credits) but not both.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the First University Examination in Law and French within three academic years from the date of first registration for First Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the School of Law, only for very serious reasons.

TRANSFERS FROM FIRST YEAR BCL (Hons) (LAW AND FRENCH) INTO SECOND LAW

See here for information regarding transfers at the end of First Year from BCL (Hons) (Law and French) to Second Law.

Second Year consists of modules to the value of 60 credits (50 credits core modules and 10 credits elective modules). In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in Law and French, a student must have: (a) passed the First University Examination in Law and French, and (b) subsequently satisfactorily attended prescribed modules as follows:

FR2108 Advanced French Language V (10 credits)
FR2801 The History of Ideas in France: Justice and Freedom (5 credits)
LW1106 Law of Torts I (5 credits)
LW1107 Law of Torts II (5 credits)
¹LW1161 Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights (5 credits) or
¹LW1163 Dlí Bunreachtúil: Bunchearta (5 credits)
LW2003 Elements of French Civil Law (5 credits)
LW2204 Economic Law of the European Union (5 credits)
LW2249 Law of Property I (5 credits)
LW2250 Law of Property II (5 credits)

and

10 credits from the following:

FR2202 Literary Seminar I (5 credits)
FR2204 Topics in Literature and Culture (5 credits)
FR2305 Cultural Studies: Francophone Postcolonial Literature (5 credits)
FR2306 Literary Studies: The Theatre of the Absurd (5 credits)
FR2311 Africa: Colonialism to Continental Crisis (5 credits)
FR2404 The French Language Today (5 credits)
FR2602 Cultural Studies: Modern French Culture (5 credits)
FR2702 French Society and Institutions: Women in French Society and Culture (5 credits)

Note:

1. Students may register for EITHER LW1161 Constitutional Law: Fundamental Rights (5 credits) OR LW1163 Dlí Bunreachtúil: Bunchearta (5 credits) but not both.  Students may register for LW1163 ONLY if they registered for and passed LW1164 in First Year.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Second University Examination in Law and French within three academic years from the date of first registration for Second Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the School of Law, only for very serious reasons.

This year is spent studying approved courses in Law, Language and Culture, at a host institution in France. Examinations in approved courses of study shall be undertaken at the host institution. This year abroad forms an integral part of the degree programme. Its function is twofold: to give students the opportunity of direct study of European legal systems and of the civil law tradition; and to provide opportunities for intensive language and cultural study. Students will follow courses from amongst approved options in certain French Universities within the framework of agreed SOCRATES exchanges of students, incorporating the full recognition of the period of study abroad. In each case, the students' workload will be determined according to an agreement between UCC and the receiving institution. Students will, therefore, follow programmes of study in Law and French, representing a total workload of 60 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the Third University Examination in Law and French within three academic years from the date of first registration for Third Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the School of Law, only for very serious reasons.

Fourth Year consists of core modules to the value of 15 credits and elective modules to the value of 45 credits. In order to be admitted to the BCL (Hons) (Law and French) Degree Examination, a student must have: (a) passed the Third University Examination in Law and French; and (b) subsequently satisfactorily attended prescribed modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

Core Modules
FR4101 Advanced Use of French (10 credits)
FR4801 Language and Interpretation (5 credits)

and modules to the value of 45 credits to be chosen from the following, ensuring that a minimum of 30 LW credits and a minimum of 5 FR credits are included within these 45 credits:

Law Elective Modules
LW2006 The Law of Evidence I (5 credits)
LW2007 The Law of Evidence II (5 credits)
LW2207 International Human Rights Law (5 credits)
LW2208 Law of the European Convention on Human Rights (5 credits)
LW2211 Principles of Public International Law (5 credits)
LW2212 Public International Law: Application and Selected Issues (5 credits)
LW2261 Information Technology Law (10 credits)
LW2263 Law of Public Administration (5 credits)
LW2264 Administrative Law: Grounds of Judicial Review (5 credits)
LW2267 Welfare Law: Social Inclusion and the Law (5 credits)
LW2268 Welfare Law: Poverty and the Law (5 credits)
LW2275 Family Law: Child Law (5 credits)
LW2276 Family Law: Family Relationships (5 credits)
LW3301 Employment Law: Contracts, Rights and Termination (5 credits)
LW3302 Employment Law: Employee Protection, Equality and Industrial Relations (5 credits)
LW3303 Law of Equity: Doctrines and Remedies (5 credits)
LW3305 Law of Equity: Trusts (5 credits)
LW3316 Financial Services: Law and Regulation (5 credits)
LW3317 Banking Law (5 credits)
LW3345 Company Law: Fundamental Concepts and Doctrines (5 credits)
LW3346 Company Law: Finance, Management and Insolvency (5 credits)
LW3347 Contemporary Issues in Corporate Law (5 credits)
LW3357 English Land Law (5 credits)
LW3366 Advanced Legal Reasoning (5 credits)
LW3367 Jurisprudence (5 credits)
LW3368 Principles of Revenue Law (5 credits)
LW3369 Income Tax Law (5 credits)
LW3370 Sports Law (5 credits)
LW3371 Sources and Foundations of Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW3372 Environmental Law: Contemporary Issues in Governance, Regulation and Enforcement (5 credits)
LW3404 Medical Law and Ethics (5 credits)
LW3405 Medical Law: Regulation of Healthcare (5 credits)

French Elective Modules
FR4201 Literary Seminar II (5 credits)
FR4202 Structure and Varieties of Contemporary French (5 credits)
FR4307 Literary Studies: The Contemporary French Theatre (5 credits)
FR4403 Linguistics: The Acquisition of French as a Second Language (5 credits)
FR4407 Advanced Specialist Translation (5 credits)
FR4409 Mediation and Transfer of Meaning between Languages (5 credits)
FR4505 French Thought and the Contemporary World (5 credits)
FR4604 Contemporary Visual Culture (5 credits)

Other Elective Modules
LL3102 European Cultural Identities 2: Cultural Capitals (5 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2015/2016.

Three Year Rule
Students must pass the BCL (Hons) (Law and French) Degree Examination within three academic years from the date of first registration for Fourth Year. Failure to comply with this rule would mean that the student would be ineligible to proceed further with his/her studies. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the School of Law, only for very serious reasons.

Programme Learning Outcomes for BCL (Hons) (Law and French) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Identify the primary and secondary sources of Irish and French law
• Understand and evaluate fundamental legal principles and concepts of Common Law and Civil Law systems
• Apply core legal skills of legal research and writing in Irish Common Law and French Civil Law
• Critically analyse the political, economic, social and ethical contexts in which laws are formulated in Irish Common Law and French Civil Law, and their legal theory
• Identify and analyse the primary points at issue in decided case law
• Carry out legal analysis in a comparative perspective
• Communicate effectively in French, orally and in writing.