<ul><li>The four-year BCL (Clinical) degree is unique in Ireland in its combination of the core BCL law program with a placement year in a legal professional working environment</li><li>The placement experience reveals the relationship between law in theory and law in practice. It develop students’ professional, organisational and interpersonal workplace skills, forming an integral part of their legal education and leading to a more rounded and comprehensive learning experience</li><li>This degree provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental concepts of Irish and international Law, while also presenting them with a choice of specialised areas of legal study</li><li>The BCL (Clinical) degree is the pathway to a variety of exciting and rewarding careers both within the legal profession and in a range of other areas such as journalism, the diplomatic service, international relations, human rights, banking, accounting, IT and academia</li><li>Graduates of the BCL (Clinical) are highly sought-after by employers who recognise the value of a skills-based legal education and an understanding of how the law operates in reality </li></ul>

<ul><li>The Criminology BA is a window to the world, giving insight into human diversity in complex societies and a textured view of our propensity to err, conflict, blame and punish</li><li>This contemporary course combines key topics in the social sciences and law – such as crime, deviance, morality, conflict, censure and justice – with philosophy, history, cultural studies and a language. The result is an exceptional breadth and depth of perspective and context</li><li>This is a research-driven, interdisciplinary program that delivers an international body of knowledge, as well as research skills and critical thinking</li><li>The program provides a strong intellectual background for anyone thinking of working in culturally sensitive areas such as policing, prisons, social work, journalism, politics, research, care, health and justice agencies, support groups, charities, film or television</li><li>Students have the option of adding on an additional year to their three-year course by studying abroad at one of UCC’s partner universities during their Year 3​ </li></ul>

<ul><li>The BCL (Law and Business) is a joint honours degree combining the related disciplines of law and business</li><li>The program explores the relationship between law and business, in areas such as business organisation, finance, and market regulation</li><li>The course also applies key legal and business tools of analysis to examine issues affecting the performance of firms and industries in a global business environment</li><li>During the first three years of this programme, students take an equal amount of credits in law and business. Law modules include contract law, commercial law, and company law, while business modules cover topics in accounting, business information systems, economics, management and marketing</li><li>In the final year of the program, you can specialise in law or business with over 50 optional modules to choose from. The BCL Law and Business includes a work placement opportunity in a legal or business environment during the summer months preceding the final year of study </li></ul>

<ul><li>This LLM degree has been offered by UCC School of Law since 1992 and remains a very popular vehicle for postgraduate study at the School</li><li>A primary advantage of this course is that it allows students to choose from a wide choice of modules across a range of areas and can either focus their interest in one area, for example business or international law, or choose from a broad variety of legal subjects</li><li>The LLM program offers students a wide choice of options ranging from criminal, medical, and human rights law to internet, environmental and intellectual property law</li><li>This program also provides students with the opportunity to pursue a dissertation in their area of interest under the supervision of dedicated and experienced lecturers</li><li>UCC School of Law has been ranked among the world’s best Law Schools in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject (2021)​ </li></ul>

<ul><li>The course builds on the School’s wide range of expertise and knowledge in a broad range of aspects of business law, including banking, commercial, corporate, financial services, and insolvency, and in regulation and compliance in the business area</li><li>Students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to engage with the practical operation of business law</li><li>Students also complete a research dissertation in their chosen aspect of business law under expert individualised supervision</li><li>Through this program, students will also benefit from guest seminars with experts from legal and business practice, relevant government departments, regulatory bodies and legal practitioners and international experts in this field</li><li>The curriculum includes a core Business Law in Practice module, where students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to engage the practicalities of business </li></ul>

<ul><li>The LLB degree is a postgraduate law degree offering distinct pathways to two different types of candidates</li><li>For students who have already been awarded a law degree the LLB degree offers an opportunity to expand their portfolio of legal knowledge across a wider area of law in preparation for specific practice or for further study</li><li>The Law Graduate LLB pathway (one-year) includes a wide choice of modules which would allow students to choose a combination that best suits their interests. In particular, it offers students an opportunity to study additional fields of law, such as medical law, environmental law or human rights law, which may not have been available to them at undergraduate level</li><li>For students who are graduates from a non-law discipline the LLB is a two-year postgraduate law degree which offers them sufficient core and optional law modules to undertake, and, should they wish, professional legal training at the end of the degree</li><li>The course is designed to ensure that non-law graduates will have a strong legal training at the end of their two years study (full time) along with suitable critical understanding of core legal issues​ </li></ul>

<ul><li>On the LLM (Intellectual Property and e-Law) course, students explore the close connection between the fields of intellectual property (copyright, patents and trademarks) and e-law (Internet regulation, electronic commerce and cybercrime)</li><li>Students will discuss novel and dynamic issues concerning social networks, music and video copyright, regulation of electronic contracts and data protection</li><li>Students can choose from a range of intellectual property, commercial, information law and e-law modules and further specialise by writing a dissertation on any one of the modern challenges presented by the practice of intellectual property law in the electronic age</li><li>The LLM includes a unique IT Law Clinic module, where students provide legal information to startups on issues such as copyright, data protection and selling online. The clinic is the first such clinic in any Irish university and provides an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge of these dynamic legal areas to real-life problems faced by businesses</li><li>UCC Law School is the Irish Partner in the global Creative Commons movement and a member of the iLINC European Network of Law Incubators, which aims to facilitate provision of legal information and advice to ICT entrepreneurs and start-ups​ </li></ul>

<ul><li>In the LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) program, students will be exposed to the law and theory on child and family law in Ireland and internationally. At the same time students will get a rare insight into various aspects of the law in action by engaging with social workers, legal professionals and others</li><li>Students will work with scholars who have a track record of outstanding scholarship on legal issues relating to children and the family</li><li>Students will have the opportunity to become involved in UCC’s innovative Child Law Clinic where they can provide research assistance to lawyers on real cases, helping to make a contribution to the quality of advocacy on children’s issues, and lobbying for the reform of child law and children’s rights</li><li>The LLM (Children's Rights and Family Law) is the first course of its kind in Ireland and it builds on the School’s wide range of expertise and knowledge in the area of child and family law</li><li>As the only qualification of its kind in Ireland, graduates are uniquely qualified in the areas of child law and family law​ </li></ul>

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Bachelor of Laws in Clinical Law

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology

Bachelor of Laws in Law and Business

Master of Laws in Law

Master of Laws in Business Law

LLB Degree (Law)

Master of Laws in Intellectual Property and E-Law

Msster of Laws in Children's Rights and Family Law