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Joint Honors Law with Business

Welcome

CAO Code TR580
Number of Places: 45 (total for all JH programmes)
CAO Points (2023) 602* (*random selection)

In our global economy, businesses now deal with more complex issues concerning government regulations and international trade policies. The law has had to grapple with constantly evolving commercial organisations and business practices. With the growth in the size of legal practices and the expansion of the work of the legal profession into areas of mergers, acquisitions and taxation, the work of legal graduates and business graduates has blended in many aspects.

This subject combination aims to give students a firm grounding in the disciplines of law and business and to develop a critical understanding of both the legal framework of business activity and the economic and commercial context in which law operates. Students will have the opportunity to focus upon the many areas of overlapping interest between the two disciplines, for example, the structure of companies and other forms of business organisation, competition law and regulation of markets, consumer law, labour law, finance and financial markets, taxation, the protection of intellectual property and international perspectives on law and business.

Is this Programme for me?

This course is aimed at individuals seeking a career defined by the application of legal principles and management practices. The programme will enable students to choose from a wide range of career opportunities or further study. Both schools enjoy a strong international profile, with excellent relationships with Irish and global organisations in both the private and public sectors.

The information contained on the page for Business is indicative only. The School of Law is not responsible for the design of the Business ECT curriculum. Please ensure you consult the Business School Website for up to date information.

What will I Study?

For more detailed descriptions of each Law module, please visit our  Modules page. Please note, the information provided on Business modules is indicative.

Please note: Information on Business including what Pathways modules are available on and pre-requisites required can be obtained from the Business School website.

Year 1: Junior Freshman Year

Law Modules

  1. Contract
  2. Torts
  3. Foundations of Law 1
  4. Foundations of Law 2

Year 2: Senior Freshman Year

Law Modules

  1. Constitutional Law I
  2. Equity
  3. Land Law
  4. Criminal Law

Years 3 & 4: Junior and Senior Sophister Years

In your Junior Sophister year, you may choose to apply to spend the full year, or a semester abroad. All students who opt to spend this year, or part of the year abroad, are advised to select their pathways carefully. If spending the year abroad the only way to ensure access to the Professional pathway is to drop Business in their SS year.

Michaelmas Term

The following modules are available in either, or both Junior Sophister and Senior Sophister Michaelmas Term.

Availability is dependent on Pathway. Please review the grid below when considering module selection.

  LL.B AWARDS BA AWARDS
 

SH - 50
JS / 40
SS + Capstone

Law Major -
OPTON A
30 JS, 40 SS + Capstone

 Law Major -
OPTION B
40 JS / 20 SS + Capstone		 JH - 30 JS / 20 SS + Optional Capstone Law Min - Option A
20 JS Law
20 SS Law
Michaelmas Term: You may only choose 1 module from each group. Administrative Law is compulsory for LL.B. Award
Group            
I Administrative Law JS / SS C* JS C JS / SS C* JS O JS O
Media Law SS O N/A SS O N/A N/A
II Evidence JS O/SS O JS O SS O JS O JS O
Public International Law JS O/SS O JS O JS O/SS O JS O JS O
Information Technology Law (5) JS O/SS O JS O JS O/SS O JS O JS O
III English and Land Law JS O/SS O JS O JS O/SS O N/A N/A
European Human Rights JS O/SS O JS O JS O/SS O JS O JS O
Environmental Law A (5) JS O/SS O JS O JS O/SS O JS O JS O
Environmental Law JS O/SSO JS O JS O/SS O SS O SS O
Critical Perspectives on Law (5) JS O/SS O JS O JS O/SS O N/A N/A
Clinical Legal Education SS O N/A JS O/SS O N/A N/A
VII Food Law  SS O SS O SS O SS O SS O
Collective Labour Law SS O SS O SS O SS O SS O
Legal Philosophy (5) N/A SS O SS O N/A N/A
EU Competition Law** SS O SS O SS O SS O SS O
VII Industrial Property Law (5) SS O SS O SS O N/A N/A
Industrial Property Law SS O SS O SS O N/A N/A
Medical Law and Ethics (5) SS O SS O SS O N/A N/A
Medical Law and Ethics SS O SS O SS O SS O SS O

Hilary Term

The following modules are available in either, or both Junior Sophister and Senior Sophister Hilary Term.

Availability is dependent on Pathway. Please review the grid below when considering module selection.

  LL.B AWARDS BA AWARDS
 

SH - 50
JS / 40
SS + Capstone

Law Major -
OPTON A
30 JS, 40 SS + Capstone

 Law Major -
OPTION B
40 JS / 20 SS + Capstone		 JH - 30 JS / 20 SS + Optional Capstone Law Min - Option A
20 JS Law
20 SS Law
Hilary Term: You may only choose 1 module from each group. EU Law is compulsory for LL.B. Award
Group EU Law JS C /SS C* JS C JS / SS C* JS O JS O
IV EU Constitutional Law (5) *** SS O SS O SS O N/A N/A
EU Substantive Law (5) **** SS O SS O SS O N/A N/A
V Company Law JS O/SS O JS O JS O / SS O JS O JS O
Public Interest Law A (5) JS O/SS O JS O JS O / SS O JS O JS O
Public Interest Law JS O/SS O JS O JS O / SS O JS O JS O
Corporate Governance (5) SS O N/A SS O N/A N/A
Refugee and Immigration Law (5/10) SS O N/A SS O N/A N/A
VI Commercial Law JS O / SS O JS O JS O / SS O JS O JS O
Employment Law A (5) JS O / SS O JS O JS O / SS O JS O JS O
Employment Law JS O / SS O JS O JS O / SS O JS O JS O
Family and Child Law A (5) JS O / SS O JS O JS O / SS O JS O JS O
Family and Child Law JS O /SS O JS O JS O / SS O JS O JS O
IX Current Issues in Con Law (5) SS O SS O SS O N/A N/A
Conflicts of Law SS O SS O SS O N/A N/A
Equality Law SS O SS O SS O SS O SS O
Financial Services Law SS O SS O SS O SS O SS O
X Insolvency Law (5) SS O SS O SS O SS O SS O
Housing Law in Rights and Context (5) SS O N/A SS O N/A N/A
International Human Rights Law SS O SS O SS O SS O SS O

  • O - Optional
  • C - Compulsory
  • * Only available in SS Year if abroad in JS Year
  • ** EU is pre-requisite
  • *** Only available if abroad in JS semester/year and you have NOT completed full EU credits. You may not take this if you have completed EU Law in your JS year.
  • **** Only available if abroad in JS semester/year and you have NOT completed full EU credits. You may not take this if you have completed EU Law in your JS year.

The above modules are indicative. With the exception of Professional modules, the School reserves the right to withdraw, modify or add further modules in any particular year.

For detailed Law module information, please visit the modules page: here