Joint Honours Law with French - School of Law

Joint Honors with French students at Law TCD

Query	Details
CAO Code:	TR018
Number of Places:	15
CAO Points (2025)(min required)	589*

Ireland’s membership of the European Union, combined with globalisation, makes it more important than ever that lawyers are able to understand other legal systems and cultures. A key global distinction is between ‘common law systems’, such as Ireland, England, and the USA, and ‘civil law systems’, found in France, most other European jurisdictions, and beyond. A Law and French combination will afford you with the opportunity to deepen your knowledge and understanding of French language and culture. This appreciation of French language, law and culture provides an invaluable gateway to a broader understanding of civil law systems around the world.

Is this Programme for me?

If you would like to hone your second language skills, and have an interest in the cultural, social, historical and political backgrounds of France and would like to learn a second language, then this degree is for you.

What will I Study?

Please visit our Joint Honours Programme page for detailed course structure and modules for Law. For students following the Law or French Major pathway, you will be obliged to spend your third year of studies in France. Please see our study abroad page for partner destinations.

For information on the French component, please visit their page here :

French Department

Modules

Freshman Modules

Michaelmas Term (Freshman Modules)

Module	Single Honours	Joint Honours (including French / German)	Semester
Constitutional Law	JF	SF	MT
Foundations of Law I	JF	JF	MT
Jurisprudence	JF	N/A	MT
Torts	JF	JF	MT
Land Law	SF	SF Law Major Only	MT
Private Law Remedies	SF	N/A	MT
Mooting	SF	N/A	MT

Hilary Term (Freshman Modules)

Module	Single Honours	Joint Honours (including French / German)	Semester
Contract Law	JF	JF	HT
Criminal Law	JF	SF	HT
Foundations of Law II	JF	JF	HT
Legislation and Regulation	JF	N/A	HT
Equity	SF	SF Law Major Only	HT
EU Law	SF	N/A	HT

Sophister Modules

Michaelmas Term (Sophister Modules)

GROUP 1

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
Administrative Law  (10)	JS C*	JS C	JS C *	JS O	JS O	JS O

GROUP 2

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
Evidence  (10)	JS O/ SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
Responsible Business, ESG and Ethics  (5)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
Corporate Governance  (5)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
Public International Law  (10)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O

GROUP 3

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
Family and Child Law (10)	JS O / SS	JS O	JS O / SS	JS O	JS O	JS O
Family and Child Law A (5)	JS O / SS	JS O	JS O / SS	JS O	JS O	JS O
European Human Rights (10)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
Commercial Law (10)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
Critical Perspectives on Law (5)**	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	N/A	N/A	N/A

GROUP 4

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
Insolvency Law (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
Penology (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
Food Law (10)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
Legal Philosophy (5)	SS O*	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O

GROUP 5

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
Intellectual Property Law (10)	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A	N/A
Industrial Property Law (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A	N/A
Medical Law and Ethics (10)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
Medical Law and Ethics (A) (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O

GROUP 6

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
Clinical Legal Education (10)	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A	N/A

O = Optional  
C = Compulsory  
N/A = Not available on pathway 
** Module capped at 20
* Only available in SS year if abroad in JS years 

Hillary Term (Sophister Modules)

GROUP 7

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
EU Constitutional Law (5)	SS O*	N/A	SS O*	N/A	N/A	N/A
EU Law (10)	SS O*	JS O	JS C* / SS O*	JS O	JS O	JS O
EU Substantive Law (5)	SS O*	N/A	SS O*	N/A	N/A	N/A
Criminology (10)	JS O / SS O	N/A	SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
International Trade Law (5)	JS O / SS O	N/A	SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O

GROUP 8

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
Company Law (10)	JS O / SS O	JS O	SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
Public Interest Law (10)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
Public Interest Law (A) (5)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O

GROUP 9

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
Employment Law (A) (5)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
Employment Law (10)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
Environmental Law (A) (5)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O
Environmental Law (10)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O	JS O

GROUP 10

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
Conflicts of Law (10)	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A	N/A
Media Law (10)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
Refugee and Immigration Law (10)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
Current Issues in Constitutional Law (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
Equality Law (10)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O

GROUP 11

Name	SH	Law Maj A	Law Maj B	JH	Law Min A	Law Min B
Artificial Intelligence (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A	N/A
Law and Sustainable Investments (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
International Human Rights Law (10)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O

O = Optional 
C = Compulsory  
N/A = Not available on pathway 
* Only available in SS year if abroad in JS years 

Joint Honors Law with French