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Bachelor of Laws (Evening degree programme)

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Bachelor of Laws (Evening degree programme)

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Duration:
4 Years

Fees: See what fees may apply to students
Subject area: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Course leader:
Dr. Una Woods
Email:
una.woods@ul.ie
Tel:
Admissions:
Tel: 00 353 61 202015
Queries: www.ul.ie/admissions-askus
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Applications closed until 2021

Why choose the Bachelor of Laws Evening Degree?

The central objective of the programme is to provide students with the knowledge and skills ordinarily associated with a degree level legal education embracing legal knowledge, research ability, analytical skills, conflict resolution, conflict avoidance, critical evaluation, personal skills and legal ethics.

All law subjects required by the Irish professional bodies, the Law Society and the King’s Inns, are covered in full over the course of this pro-gramme.

It offers great flexibility as all classes are scheduled in the evening time to suit those who are working.

It is a small group with an intake of approximately 25 students.

The lecturers are given by faculty who are experts in their fields.  Study all the core law modules and choose from a wide range of electives including:

  • Law of Evidence | Labour Law | Sport and the Law | Commercial Law | Administrative Law | Jurisprudence

 

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What you will study

Classes are scheduled to take place between the hours of 7.00 - 10.00pm three nights a week. The modules offered match the law modules provided on the daytime programmes and are usually taught by the same faculty members. Faculty at the School of Law include leading academics in their areas of expertise.

  Autumn Semester   Spring Semester
LA4091 Legal System and Method LA4092 Commercial Law
LA4292 Criminal Law 1 LA4292 Criminal Law 2
LA4191 Contract Law 1 LA4192 Contract Law 2
  Autumn Semester   Spring Semester
LA4190 Constitutional Law 1 LA4092 Constitutional Law 2
LA4690 Land Law 1 LA4292 Land Law 2
LA4390 Torts 1 LA4192 Torts 2
  Autumn Semester   Spring Semester
LA4093 Law of the European Union 1 LA4096 Law of the European Union 2
LA4190 Company Law 1 LA4912 Company Law 2
LA4890 Equity and Trusts 1 LA4892 Equity and Trusts 2
  Autumn Semester   Spring Semester
  2 Electives*   2 Electives*
LA4010 Project 1 LA4908 Project 2

*The elective stream for Semester 7 and 8 will be drawn from modules on offer by the School of Law for the relevant year subject to demand and resource requirements. They may include such modules as Labour Law, Family Law, Jurisprudence, Law of Evidence, Administrative Law and Sport and the Law. Students are expected to complete a final year project on a legal topic under the supervision of a faculty member.

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How to apply

Applications are made directly to the Admissions Office at UL.

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Fees & funding

Student course fees are broken into three components - Student contribution, Student Centre Levy and Tuition Fees.

A number of illustrative examples of fees for this course based on the current fee levels have been set out in the tables below.

An explanation of the components, how to determine status and the criteria involved is provided below the examples as is a list of possible scholarships and funding available.

EU Students with Free fees status in receipt of a SUSI grant

HEA paysTuition Fees€-2
SUSI paysStudent contribution€3,000
Student paysStudent Centre Levy€92
€3,090

EU Students with Free fees status not in receipt of a grant

HEA paysTuition Fees€-2
Student paysStudent contribution€3,000
Student paysStudent Centre Levy€92
€3,090

Students with EU fee status not in receipt of a grant

Student paysTuition Fees€-2
Student paysStudent contribution€3,000
Student paysStudent Centre Levy€92
€3,090

Non-EU Students

Student paysTuition Fees€9,965
Student paysStudent Centre Levy€92
€10,057

Student course fees are comprised of three components:

Student Contribution

Annual charge set by the government for all full-time third level students. All students are liable unless they have been approved for a grant by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Please refer to https://www.studentfinance.ie to determine your eligibility for a grant and for instructions on how to apply. The curent student contribution is set at €3000.

Student Centre Levy

All students are liable to pay the Student Centre Levy of €90. Please note the Student Centre Levy is not covered by the SUSI Grant.

Tuition Fees

These are based on Residency, Citizenship, Course requirements.

Review the three groups of criteria to determine your fee status as follows

  1. Residency
    • You must have been living in an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland for at least 3 of the 5 years before starting your course
  2. Citizenship
    • You must be a citizen of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland or have official refugee status
  3. Course Requirements (all must be met)
    • You must be a first time full-time undergraduate (Exceptions are provided for students who hold a Level 6 or Level 7 qualification and are progressing to a Level 8 course in the same general area of study).
    • You must be undertaking a full-time undergraduate course of at least 2 year’s duration
    • You cannot be undertaking a repeat year of study at the same level unless evidence of exceptional circumstances eg serious illness is provided (in which case this condition may be waived)

Depending on how you meet these criteria your status will be one of the following -

More information about fees can be found on the Finance website

 

These scholarships are available for this course

Title Award Scholarships available
The Noel Ryan Scholarship
€2,000 per year for 4 years
1 per year
Arthur Cox Valued Participation Prize
A & L Goodbody Solicitors Prizes
iPad (or similar tablet PC), €500
2
Homes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors Prize
€2,500
1
Matheson Solicitors
Bloomsbury Labour Law Prize
A credit with Bloomsbury publishing
1

These scholarships are available for all courses

Title Award Scholarships available
Plassey Campus Centre Scholarship Programme
All Ireland Scholarships - sponsored by J.P. McManus
€6,750
125
Higher Education Grants & VEC Grants
Financial Aid Fund
Elaine Fagan Scholarship
€5,000
5
Stuart Mangan Scholarship
Provincial GAA Bursaries Scheme
€750
The Michael Hillery and Jacinta O’Brien Athletics Scholarship
Various benefits equating to over €7,000 in value
Paddy Dooley Rowing Scholarship
€2,500
UL Sports Scholarships
Varies depending on level of Scholarship
Multiple
Cooperative Education Award
1 award per faculty
UL 40 Entrance Scholarship
€2,000
40

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Your future career

Career Opportunities

A legal education gives you a number of career options. You may decide to enter the legal profession as a solicitor or barrister or you may engage in further study and become an academic. These are not the only options, as a law degree will give you a rich and wide-ranging education, which is relevant to a variety of careers.  Our graduates often pursue careers in areas such as administration, government, business, finance, insurance, journalism, broadcasting, research, and diplomacy.

A law degree will provide you with lifelong skills that can be adapted to suit a multiplicity of careers.

Follow on Study

After finishing your Law degree, you may decide to stay on at University and pursue a Postgraduate Degree. The Law School at the University of Limerick offers a number of innovative and interesting postgraduate programmes:

  • LLM General
  • LLM in Human Rights in Criminal Justice
  • LLM in International Commercial Law
  • LLM by Research
  • PhD
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