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Code
SE422
Delivery
Fulltime
Cao points
🛈156 -625
Level
6
Campus
College Street
Duration
2 years
Credits
120 ECTS
International Applications
Accepted
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Why Study Law?Law Finalist

The study of law provides students with an education that is relevant to a wide range of employment opportunities because law regulates all aspects of life. Legal studies are not just for students who want to become solicitors or barristers.

Why the Higher Certificate in Arts in Legal Studies course may suit your needs?

This is a two year course that provides students with a foundational knowledge of a broad range of legal subjects and various legal and business related skills that can be utilised in a wide range of employment settings. The course may also suit students who do not have a specific career in mind because whatever career or educational path a student may ultimately pursue, law is relevant to all careers and industries.

Year 1
Semester 1Semester 2
Information Skills Introduction to Labour Law
Information Technology & Applications Introduction to Land Law
Introduction to the Irish Legal System 1 Introduction to Torts
Introduction to Commercial Law Introduction to the Irish Legal System 2
Introduction to Contract Law Legal Literacy and Research
Introduction to Crime Legal Writing Skills
Year 2
Semester 3Semester 4
Argument and Presentation Aspects of Taxation
Introduction to Company Law Children, Law and Society
Introduction to Conveyancing Client & Customer Care
Introduction to Family Relationships and the Law Conveyancing and Planning
Introduction to Litigation Introduction to Evidence
Legal Accounts Introduction to Equity

Leaving Cert: Minimum entry requirements for the Higher Certificate in Arts and Legal Studies 

5 subjects: O6/H7
English or Irish: O6/H7
Mathematics: O6/H7

 

Advanced and Equivalent Entry for the Higher Certificate in Arts and Legal Studies:

 

Higher Certificate in Arts Legal Studies Career Opportunities

  • Solicitors’ Offices

  • An Garda Síochána

  • Civil Service

  • Banks & Building Societies

  • Insurance Companies and other regulated industries


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