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CZ 453

Anyone starting it in september or is their anyone doing it already?

Fuascailt

Going into second year. It rocks.

Manach

I might be doing the Evening degree in the Autumn, still a bit unsure as it is a major time commitment.

Fuascailt

Manach wrote: »

I might be doing the Evening degree in the Autumn, still a bit unsure as it is a major time commitment.

I know a few people that are doing/have done the evening degree and all found it very worthwhile. Law is probably less hours than anything else, even by night

CZ 453

Fuascailt wrote: »

I know a few people that are doing/have done the evening degree and all found it very worthwhile. Law is probably less hours than anything else, even by night

What are the hours like in first year?Are they spread out well?

Same As

1st year Law timetable can be found here

Tutorials will be added to this, you will be told about these once lectures start, they usual begin about 3-4 weeks into term.

CZ 453

Same As wrote: »

1st year Law timetable can be found here

Tutorials will be added to this, you will be told about these once lectures start, they usual begin about 3-4 weeks into term.

Thanks

Reilly616

Yup! Law and German for me.

Mario007

Reilly616 wrote: »

Yup! Law and German for me.

Law and brackets in which it says international for me:D

gillygogs

law (clinical) for me! going into second year, the only problem is the 4 hour breaks, which is grand if you live nearby, not so much if you live on the other side of the city!the long breaks are a novelty first, but then they drag!3 day week this year though so can't complain!:D

alalaaa

yup i'm heading into first year to do law!! i genuinely can't wait, i've my heart set on doing law since 4th year!

XboxHero

Going into first year Law & French, hoping to make some friends and enjoy the course

Maybe I'm stupid but I find that timetable a bit confusing :)

Reilly616

XboxHero wrote: »

Going into first year Law & French, hoping to make some friends and enjoy the course

Maybe I'm stupid but I find that timetable a bit confusing :)

Did you get your UCC stuff in the post already?

Same As

XboxHero wrote: »

Maybe I'm stupid but I find that timetable a bit confusing :)

It is confusing if you don't know what you're looking at!

These links will help you understand it a little better...

Building Codes

Modules

These will clear things up a bit for you!

gillygogs

XboxHero, don't worry about the timetable!check out the ucc.ie/law website, look up resources for current students, and look up tutorials/timetables and it'll give you a much simpler version of the timetable and really easy to follow!:)

CZ 453

How many in a class usually?

Same As

Theres normally around 120 in the Straight Law Class, around 30/40 doing languages, and this year with the new Clinical and International law degrees, the total in 1st year would be around the 200 mark...

Fuascailt

Whaaat?!?!? Its never seemed that big! I would say 120 including Straight/Languages and Erasmus people max. And are Clinical and International creating new places, or just taking places from the straight BCL?

Same As

There is definitely around 120 (give or take 2/3) in each of the straight Law classes anyway, the numbers in the Law + Languages varies due to the high drop out rate in the languages but is roughly 30 as far as I know...

As regards the new international and clinical programs, Im pretty sure its extra places for students rather than taking places from the BCL program. The points for straight Law dropped in the CAO - should places have been taken from the BCL program, points requirements would have indefinitely risen as there would have been surplus demand for the supply of fewer places.

From ucc.ie

Competition for places on the newly offered law degree programmes was intense. The BCL Clinical (CK305) which offers clinical placements to undergraduate law students accepted students at 520 points while the BCL International (CK306) which provides students with an opportunity to study abroad, had a cut off range of 540 points.

AceofSpades001

Fuascailt wrote: »

Whaaat?!?!? Its never seemed that big! I would say 120 including Straight/Languages and Erasmus people max.

Haha, it seems smaller because a lot of people don't show up to lectures.:P When I was in 1st year the class size in the mandatory modules i.e. Constitutional, Criminal and Intro to Legal Systems, was over 140 anyways.

As for anybody going into law this year, don't worry, everyone is in the same boat. I'd recommend spending a lot of 1st term making friends, going out on the class nights out and living the college lifestyle. Besides, Law has one of the sweetest timetables in UCC. Roughly 14 hours a week including tutorials (for straight law that is). You can't beat a day off on a Friday to recover from Thursday night.:D

Avenuegirl

Hi, I'm about to go into final year law so am just wondering if anyone has any tips on subject choices? Ones to avoid, the most interesting, the best lecturers, nicest exams etc
Thanks!

XboxHero

Thanks for the help
A bit nervous about orientation day.. Anyone else going it alone :eek:

Fuascailt

You'll be fine!! Everyone will be nervous! I knew one other person, but I can remember everyone doing the, so, lets talk to the person next to us. Orientation also makes it sound somewhat scarier then it actually is

CZ 453

Who registered today???:)

Mario007

shezer wrote: »

Who registered today???:)

I did, law international. its strange but there were much more girls than guys actually...i thought it'd be pretty even...then again i don't even know why am i mentioning all this:D
i also joined the law soc:D

Mario007

Fuascailt wrote: »

I think you also joined YFG I think i might have joined both of you up actually! I definetley typed an email address with Shezer in it...wow, thats not stalkerish at ALL

ya i did join the YFG, after a good while of will i/won't it. and then i came to the conclusion that sure why not, i am interested in politics and you were giving away free stuff;)

CZ 453

Mario007 wrote: »

ya i did join the YFG, after a good while of will i/won't it. and then i came to the conclusion that sure why not, i am interested in politics and you were giving away free stuff;)

There were a fair few hotties as well...Joined Fine Gael and i think the whole class/boole hall of law heads joined the law society.

So thats who you are Fuascailt.....Can i get that Mick Collins cardboard cut out since i didnt take any free stuff???:)

Mario007

shezer wrote: »

There were a fair few hotties as well...Joined Fine Gael and i think the whole class/boole hall of law heads joined the law society.

So thats who you are Fuascailt.....Can i get that Mick Collins cardboard cut out since i didnt take any free stuff???:)

yes there were a few of them out there(also a major reason for joining:D )

you didn't get any free stuff????:eek: man you're a college student now, you gotta take advantage of any free stuff thats out there!

CZ 453

Ha ha worn that t-shirt...im a mature....but not so mature if you know what i mean.ha ha.

Mario007

shezer wrote: »

Ha ha worn that t-shirt...im a mature....but not so mature if you know what i mean.ha ha.

cool, the non-mature mature candidate...at least you're being original. i'm just another one of cao candidates:(:D:D
are you doing straight law?

Fuascailt

Collins cutouts are exclusively for cmt members... or the next highest bidder. Yea, i'm the vice chair, guess i've lost myself my anonymity!!

Everyone in Law is automatically joined to Lawsoc, they have to make no effort! Should be a good year for Law Soc though. Philosph on a Monday, YFG tuesday and Lawsoc Wednesday- Theres your week sorted!

Mario007

Fuascailt wrote: »

Collins cutouts are exclusively for cmt members... or the next highest bidder. Yea, i'm the vice chair, guess i've lost myself my anonymity!!

Everyone in Law is automatically joined to Lawsoc, they have to make no effort! Should be a good year for Law Soc though. Philosph on a Monday, YFG tuesday and Lawsoc Wednesday- Theres your week sorted!

cool, and in between all that i'll slot in the international relations, so yay!:D what do people actually do in the societies, or is it just like 'hey lets get together and do random stuff'?:D

funki_munkee

Headin in2 second yr dis year! I would advise anyone in first year to pick tort as their optional module! I did one of the other things and totally regret it now! If you get it out of the way now you have more subject choices in second year (and third as a result) and if you play your cards right you have mondays AND fridays off in second yr! Ya cant beat that! Now Im stuck with a 9am lecture on monday instead....:(

Mario007

funki_munkee wrote: »

Headin in2 second yr dis year! I would advise anyone in first year to pick tort as their optional module! I did one of the other things and totally regret it now! If you get it out of the way now you have more subject choices in second year (and third as a result) and if you play your cards right you have mondays AND fridays off in second yr! Ya cant beat that! Now Im stuck with a 9am lecture on monday instead....:(

what did you do in first year? i'm planning on picking financial reporting but i wanna go to some torts lectures too to help me decide. so i might see you on those few monday mornings:D

alalaaa

mondays AND fridays off!? interesting.... i really should do french though! think i'll stick with those modules for the moment. I love how we have fridays off!

Mario007

alalaaa wrote: »

mondays AND fridays off!? interesting.... i really should do french though! think i'll stick with those modules for the moment. I love how we have fridays off!

yeah isn't it amazing?:cool: though they did say something about 40 hours of study...but for the time being lets celebrate the fridays off:D

legal eagle 1

Hey Guys,
Does anyone know when the timetable for the Masters in Criminal law will be uploaded?? or has anyone seen it yet?? Please god let there be no lectures on a friday

CZ 453

Mario007 wrote: »

cool, the non-mature mature candidate...at least you're being original. i'm just another one of cao candidates:(:D:D
are you doing straight law?

Yeah straight law not gay law as that french prof put it:p

Mario007

shezer wrote: »

Yeah straight law not gay law as that french prof put it:p

haha yeah that was hilarious. did ya noticed how each of those language professors/doctors/lecturers fitted the stereotype perfectly? :D

i'm doing iternational btw

nice to meet ya:D

CZ 453

Mario007 wrote: »

haha yeah that was hilarious. did ya noticed how each of those language professors/doctors/lecturers fitted the stereotype perfectly? :D

i'm doing iternational btw

nice to meet ya:D

Spot on...Nice to meet ya.

XboxHero

I'm going into First Year Law and French, Orientation went pretty well, everyone in the course seems dead on Only.. I had to leave early so I've no timetable? What should I do?!:eek:

Mario007

XboxHero wrote: »

I'm going into First Year Law and French, Orientation went pretty well, everyone in the course seems dead on Only.. I had to leave early so I've no timetable? What should I do?!:eek:

write ucc timetables into google and you'll find it. though it can look a tad bit confusing

CZ 453

XboxHero wrote: »

I'm going into First Year Law and French, Orientation went pretty well, everyone in the course seems dead on Only.. I had to leave early so I've no timetable? What should I do?!:eek:

Did you leave during library tour?

Mario007

shezer wrote: »

Did you leave during library tour?

speaking of library tours, weren't they damn boring? i mean i had to do them three times...so maybe i just thought it was boring:D

Shana21

legal eagle 1 wrote: »

Hey Guys,
Does anyone know when the timetable for the Masters in Criminal law will be uploaded?? or has anyone seen it yet?? Please god let there be no lectures on a friday

Hey I'm also doing this course its fairly annoying how no timetable is up yet! All that seems to be up is a timetable dated 08/09 which can't be ours as it has Terrorism, Dissonance and Criminal Justice scheduled on it and thats not running this year! hope they put it up soon

legal eagle 1

Hey I'm also doing this course its fairly annoying how no timetable is up yet! All that seems to be up is a timetable dated 08/09 which can't be ours as it has Terrorism, Dissonance and Criminal Justice scheduled on it and thats not running this year! hope they put it up soon

Ya i checked just there again and still no timetable but, i have noticed the LLB timetable has been updated so hopefully ours will be up soon To be truthful all i wanna see is if we have fridays off

CZ 453

Terrorism....that sound the ****.Is that just in postgrad?

Shana21

legal eagle 1 wrote: »

Ya i checked just there again and still no timetable but, i have noticed the LLB timetable has been updated so hopefully ours will be up soon To be truthful all i wanna see is if we have fridays off

ya hopefully it turns up tomorrow I'm praying that nothing to do with the clinical aspect happens on a Friday I really need the day to work or the money for food for the year will be scarce

Shana21

shezer wrote: »

Terrorism....that sound the ****.Is that just in postgrad?

It used to be just on the Criminal Justice timetable but for some unknown reason it's not an option this year!

legal eagle 1

I've just noticed that you cant click in to see the LLM 2008/09 timetable anymore so hopefully tomorrow will be our day

I'm praying that nothing to do with the clinical aspect happens on a Friday I really need the day to work or the money for food for the year will be scarce

I hear ya I think i'll cry if there's lectures on a Friday, I've never gone to college on a Friday before and I dont want to start now!hehe

Reilly616

Mario007 wrote: »

speaking of library tours, weren't they damn boring? i mean i had to do them three times...so maybe i just thought it was boring:D

Nah! Our librarian/guide was sound! Better not make a habbit of getting bored in the library! It's your life for the next few years.