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CZ 453 · 12-08-2009 11:58PM #1

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

Fuascailt · 13-08-2009 11:47AM

Going into second year. It rocks.

Manach · 13-08-2009 04:38PM

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

Fuascailt · 13-08-2009 11:03PM

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 · 16-08-2009 07:06PM

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 · 17-08-2009 02:31PM

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 · 17-08-2009 10:28PM

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 · 19-08-2009 05:17AM

Yup! Law and German for me.

Mario007 · 19-08-2009 10:44PM

Reilly616 wrote: »

Yup! Law and German for me.

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

gillygogs · 21-08-2009 03:07PM

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 · 21-08-2009 06:35PM

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 · 22-08-2009 10:15PM

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 · 22-08-2009 10:26PM

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 · 23-08-2009 10:43AM

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 · 23-08-2009 03:54PM

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 · 24-08-2009 05:38PM

How many in a class usually?

Same As · 25-08-2009 12:16PM

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 · 25-08-2009 07:05PM

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 · 25-08-2009 07:32PM

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 · 27-08-2009 02:27PM

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 · 27-08-2009 04:54PM

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 · 27-08-2009 08:56PM

Thanks for the help

A bit nervous about orientation day.. Anyone else going it alone :eek:

Fuascailt · 28-08-2009 03:07PM

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 · 08-09-2009 05:59PM

Who registered today???:)

Mario007 · 08-09-2009 08:55PM

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 · 08-09-2009 09:44PM

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 · 09-09-2009 09:09PM

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 · 09-09-2009 10:15PM

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 · 09-09-2009 10:47PM

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

Mario007 · 09-09-2009 11:53PM

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 · 10-09-2009 09:25AM

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!

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