BCL/Maîtrise (NFQ Level 8) Law Dual Degree

University College Dublin

The BCLMaîtrise dual degree in UCD Sutherland School of Law is unique in Ireland. The degree is four years in duration, the first two are spent in UCD and the final two at a leading law school in France. The BCLMaîtrise is aimed at highly motivated and ambitious students. Graduates of the programme are uniquely placed in the employment marketplace due to the exceptional range of legal and linguistic skills that they will have acquired.The BCLMaîtrise is one of two French Law Courses offered by Sutherland School of Law, the other being the BCL Law with French Law on the previous page. All students interested in the French Law Courses enter the BCL Law with French Law degree in first year. Both degrees offer the exciting opportunity for immersion in two of the worlds major legal systems, the common law and the civil law. A deep knowledge of civil law is invaluable to graduates who choose to pursue careers with organisations of the European Union or have ambitions to work in international law firms.During their first year, students of the BCL Law with French Law degree may apply to enter the BCLMaîtrise in second year.Length of Course:4 Years