Joint Honours Law with History - School of Law

Query	Details
CAO Code	TR581
Number of Places	45 (total for all JH programmes)
CAO Points (2025)(min required)	613 (Random selection)

It stretches from the contracts that we make when we buy products or services through to major political decisions, such as restricting our liberties during the pandemic. Yet the content of the law today, and the nature of our legal system, can only be fully appreciated through having an understanding of how they have been shaped by history. The Constitution was shaped by Ireland’s struggle for, and achievement of, independence, while European Union law arose from the search for structures to maintain peace in Europe after World War II. This course provides the opportunity to learn about Law and History and, through the study of both, to understand better each discipline.

As a student of Law and History, you learn about laws - what they are, how they work and how they change – but with an appreciation of historical context. As well as learning the skills of a lawyer, you learn the skills of a historian. This combination trains students to be self-motivated, ethically aware and critically reflective citizens.

Is this Programme for me?

As a student of Law and History, you learn about laws - what they are, how they work and how they change – but with an appreciation of historical context. As well as learning the skills of a lawyer, you learn the skills of a historian. This combination trains students to be self-motivated, ethically aware and critically reflective citizens.

The information contained on the page for History is indicative only. The School of Law is not responsible for the design of the History ECT curriculum. Please ensure you consult History Department Joint Honors website for up-to-date information."

What will I Study?

Please visit our Joint Honours Programme page for detailed course structure and modules for Law.

For information on the History component, please visit their page History 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 History