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Which Course To Pursue?

  • 26-06-2014 5:23pm
    #1
    robman60
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    Hi,

    The CAO deadline is approaching at a frightening rate and I need to finalise my choices in the coming days. I'm split between Law and Business in Trinity and Law with Economics in UCD.

    Honestly, law is what I *think* I want to do but I definitely want to have another part to my degree. Both are law majors, but I notice the degree you're conferred with differs. For Law and Business, it's LLB for Law with Economics it's a BCL. Does that mean Economics isn't actually part of my degree in the UCD course?

    In future I see myself qualifying as a barrister/solicitor (although I'm not oblivious to the difficulty associated with the Bar and how limited work is) or maybe working in a government department or law firm. At this point, I'm obviously unsure where I'll end up but these are just some possibilities about which I've thought.

    In conclusion, are there any advantages to a LLB over a BCL (Law with Economics) that I should consider? Any personal experience or insights would be beneficial also.


    Thanks.


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  • #2
    234
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    Purely on the LLB v BCL point: it makes no difference. The former is a Bachelor of Laws, the latter a Bachelor of Civil Law. Both are equally law degrees. The particular title of your degree doesn't matter as employers are used to looking at what you actually did e.g. some universities still confer BAs for science degrees.


  • #3
    chops018
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    The "B" in LL.B doesn't stand for Business, you know.

    EDIT: Above poster got there before me.


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