BCL (Hons) in Law (Clinical)

University College Cork

The four-year BCL (Clinical) degree is unique in Ireland in its combination of the core BCL law programme with a placement year in a legal professional working environment.The placement experience reveals the relationship between law in theory and law in practice. It will develop your professional, organisational and interpersonal workplace skills, forming an integral part of your legal education and leading to a more rounded and comprehensive learning experience.The BCL (Clinical) reflects UCC’s commitment to innovative skills-based education.The BCL (Clinical) degree offers you an exceptional opportunity to experience and be directly involved in how the law works in reality as part of your legal education. This degree will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental concepts of Irish and international Law, while also presenting you with a choice of specialised areas of legal study. You will be required to take 60 credits in each academic year, combining compulsory modules with a wide variety of elective and specific skills modules.