* The BCL is being phased out to be replaced by BCL (Pathways) (CK301)

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.

BCL First Year students repeating in 2018/19, please see entry for BCL (Pathways) (CK301) First Year.

BCL Second Year students repeating in 2018/19 please see entry for BCL (Pathways) (CK301) Second Year - BCL.

BCL Third Year students repeating in 2018/19 please see entry for BCL (Pathways) (CK301) Third Year - BCL.

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

• Identify the primary and secondary sources of Irish law;
• Apply core legal skills of legal research, writing and advocacy;
• Understand and evaluate fundamental legal principles and concepts;
• Critically analyse the political, economic, social and ethical contexts in which laws are formulated;
• Identify and analyse the primary points at issue in decided case law.