The MA in Irish Language and European Law is a full-time programme running for 12 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Successful applicants will normally have an honours primary degree in Law (or a degree comprising a substantial component of Law) at Second Honours Grade 1 level (or the equivalent).  Applications from graduates whose primary Law degree is at Second Class Honours Grade 2 level will be considered based on the information in a supplementary statement and interview/assessment.

Applications will also be accepted from candidates holding a qualification as a barrister or a solicitor in Ireland or the United Kingdom.

A degree in Irish is not necessary but a high standard of Irish is required (e.g. an ‘A’ at the Higher Leaving Certificate Level or equivalent (B2 Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge)). Applicants will be further required to present for interview/assessment with the Department of Modern Irish.

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Part 1

Core Modules
†GA2001 Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge I (10 credits)
†GA3001 Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge (10 credits)
LW6589 Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy (5 credits)

†Students who have already completed these modules as part of their primary degree will be required to take alternative modules (modules to be chosen in consultation with the programme co-ordinator).

Elective Modules Group A
Students select 25 credits from the following:

LW6536 Intellectual Property Law (10 credits)
LW6541 Electronic Commerce Law (10 credits)
LW6574 Intellectual Property and Internet Regulation (10 credits)
LW6578 Consumer Rights: Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)
LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)
LW6584 Refugee Law (5 credits)
LW6585 Migration Law and Human Rights (5 credits)
LW6590 International Trade and Transport Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6593 Contemporary Issues in ECHR Law (5 credits)
LW6605 European and International Corporate Insolvency and Rescue (10 credits)

Elective Modules Group B
Students select 10 credits from the following:

FR5005 Methodology of Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpreting and of Terminology (10 credits)
GA6002 Beirt bhanfhile: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill agus Biddy Jenkinson(10 credits)
GA6006 Saothar Mháirtín Uí Chadhain (10 credits)
GA6029 Prós na Gaeilge in Eagar (10 credits)
GA6031 Filíocht na Gaeilge in Eagar (10 credits)
GE6014 German-English-German Translation: Methods and Practice (10 credits)
HS6006 Advanced Spanish Language for Professional Purposes (10 credits)
IT6101 Translation: Methods and Practice (10 credits)

Part 2
GA6027 Ardchúrsa Cónaitheach sa Ghaeilge (15 credits)
GA6028 Tionscnamh taighde sa Dlí agus sa Ghaeilge (15 credits)

Postgraduate Diploma in Irish Language and European Law
Students who have completed and passed modules to the value of at least 60 credits in Part 1, consisting of the 25 credits of core taught modules and 35 credits of electives, and who fail or do not wish to proceed to Part 2, may exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Irish Language and European Law.  A student who subsequently applies to continue to Master’s level must do so within 3 years of the awarding of the Postgraduate Diploma.

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

Examinations
Full details and 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.

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Irish Language and European Law (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• demonstrate a high competence in formal, administrative written Irish;
• converse fluently in everyday spoken Irish;
• be conversant with contemporary legal terminology and usage in Irish;
• be cognisant of the history and tradition of legal writing in Irish from late medieval times onwards;
• be familiar with the sources of legal texts in Irish;
• show awareness of the place of the Irish Language in a European administrative context;
• show awareness of contemporary Gaeltacht language and literature;
• be conversant at an in-depth level with selected aspects of European Law;
• formulate the basic principles of EU Competition law from legislation and case law;
• identify the policy factors shaping the development of EU competition law;
• evaluate critically the development of EU competition policy over-time;
• appraise the interaction between national and international law, including European Law;
• demonstrate an ability to conduct independent research in the disciplines of Law and Irish.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Irish Language and European Law (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• demonstrate competence in formal, administrative written Irish;
• converse fluently in everyday spoken Irish;
• be cognisant of the history and tradition of legal writing in Irish from late medieval times onwards;
• be familiar with the sources of legal texts in Irish;
• be conversant at an in-depth level with selected  aspects of European Law;
• formulate the basic principles of EU Competition law from legislation and case law;
• identify the policy factors shaping the development of EU competition law;
• evaluate critically the development of EU competition policy over time;
• appraise the interaction between national and international law, including European Law.