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College law courses

  • 01-11-2017 10:36am
    #1
    Blob37
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭


    Hello everyone.

    I'm a leaving cert student and am curently looking at my college options. Atm i'm somewhat interested in the law and irish program at UCC.

    I'm not sure if irish would be of direct use in my career as i am considering working abroad but I also might stay in Ireland after & could work with irish institutions? But I absolutely love the language even if its just for a personal side to my life.

    However I know for a fact that I would want to do a masters abroad - either in Germany or the UK.

    And what i'm wondering is would having irish as a part (smaller part) of my undergrad hinder my chances of aquiring a place at a foreign university (I'd be aiming for top league univerdities e.g. cambrisge and the likes), where Irish is of no or limited importance or credibility. Will I have the same chances of gaining entry as someone with a pure law degree or someone with a dual degree of either law and business or law and economics (considering these aswell).

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    dar100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    Your best bet is to check the university criteria. However, your primary concern should be your classification of the degree.


  • #3
    Ende
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭Ende


    Hi Blob,

    If I'm honest the Irish wouldn't be the greatest partnership with law, unless you are sure you want to do something down that route. It can be nice to have something else other than the law, to help ground yourself, as the law can be hard to comprehend sometimes. It wouldn't hinder your chances, but it wouldn't make your CV look as attractive as a Law & Business degree would.
    Having been to open days at law firms, and meeting with professionals, their favourite degree currently appears to be Law & Business. This degree is extremely attractive if you want to work for a commercial law firm like Matheson etc.
    In UCC, all First Year Law Students have the option of doing the Constitutional Module through Irish, and Law Pathways can pick Irish as an elective I believe.
    As Dar100 said, in the end it comes down to your final degree, and if you can get a 2:1, you should have no problem getting into most institutions.

    Ende


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