SECTION 8 – LAW SPECIALISED DEGREES
BCL (Law and Business) CAO Code: MH502 LWB | CAO Points 2021: 465 CAO Code: MH502 LWB CAO Points 2021: 465 CAO Points Range 2020: 451-588 Places 2021: 160 (MH502) Duration: 3 years
Erasmus/Study Abroad Option: Yes – subject to availability Mature Applicants: See p. 208 UK, EU & International Applicants: See p. 214 QQI Link: See p. 210 Placement Option: Yes – subject to availability
>This > degree combines the equal study of two related disciplines, Law and Business, making it particularly attractive for those considering a career in the commercial world. >This > degree combines the best elements of the University’s degrees in Business and Management and in Law to ensure students graduate with the maximum range of career options, both in Law and in Business and Management. > >The defining feature of this degree is the skill-set which it provides students; you will enhance your employability by developing your faculties for argument and reasoning, for clear thinking, for the analysis of complicated ideas and for understanding the commercial context in which the law operates.
Why choose this degree? > >This law degree is accredited by the Honorable Society of King’s Inns. >Law > and Business students at Maynooth are offered unparalleled flexibility and choice. Students have (subject to availability) the option of taking a four year degree with a work placement or study year abroad (subject to availability), thus combining what you learn in university with insights into industry (legal or commercial) or another culture. Students who successfully complete 1st year also have the option of transferring into the 2nd year of the LLB degree (MH501). >The > BCL is a three-year degree in law combined with one other subject, in this case Business. While the BCL covers all the core modules of law, you cover less law than on the LLB (MH501), giving you more time to develop expertise in business. The main advantage is that it allows you to combine the study of law with learning in business. This combination is ideal for those who may wish to run their own practice, to work in a setting where law is applied, to work in a business itself, or to practice commercial law. >Business > and Management are the practical art, science, and craft of achieving change and getting things done through and with people. This degree provides you with insights into the core functions of Business and Management and how they interact to create value for and capture value from clients and customers.
Leaving Certificate: 2H5 & 4O6/H7, Irish & English & 04/H7 Mathematics* * Students admitted to MH502 are required to have O4/H7 Mathematics to register for LWB OPC: Open Choice Option Up to 4 weeks to decide on MH502 degree stream (entry requirements apply)
Options after graduation? > >Graduates of this programme will be in a position to take exams for entrance to the Honorable Society of King’s Inns in order to begin training as a barrister and are eligible to progress to take the Law Society of Ireland’s FE1 examinations to begin training as a solicitor. >Business > graduates are consistently among the most employable in the Irish education system. This degree opens up a whole range of career options in addition to qualifying as a lawyer, such as in general management, service, IT and management organisations, consulting, journalism, policy development, the NGO sector, and national and international public administration. >Both > the School of Business and the Department of Law offer a range of postgraduate programmes for BCL (Law and Business) graduates.
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You might also like MH101 Law and Business as subjects in the Bachelor of Arts degree - see section 1 Our range of specialised Business degrees - see section 3 Our range of specialised Law degrees - see section 8
Course structure >> Business is taken jointly with Law for the three years of the programme, with a wide range of business and legal subjects being studied
>>Some students may choose to complete a work placement or study abroad year between 2nd and 3rd year and graduate after the 4th year (subject to availability)
>> Students who successfully complete the 1st year of the programme have the option of transferring into the 2nd year of the LLB degree MH501 or 2nd year of the BBS Business and Management degree. An introductory accounting module must be taken in semester 1 of 2nd year (in the case of the latter degree)
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Final year
>>Core areas like Business Models and Marketing, and Criminal Law >>Critical skills modules like Legal Research Methods and Managing Innovation >>Practical skills through participating in mock trials
>>Core areas like Company Law, Management Information Systems, and International Business >>Critical skills like analysing materials in tutorials and seminars >>Range of optional modules from which to choose, including Commercial Law, Project Management, and Human Resource Management
>>Core areas like Property Law, Strategic Management, and Human Resource Management >>Critical skills, like analysing the philosophy of law >>Optional modules, including Innovation Management, Media Law, Contemporary Issues in Marketing, and Employment Law
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