Expand+3 years Full-Time or 3 - 5 years Part-Time.

Course delivery
The course is available both full-time and part-time and runs from September to May and both programmes can be completed in three years. Full time degree consists of up to 16 lecture ho...

Hide-3 years Full-Time or 3 - 5 years Part-Time.

Course delivery
The course is available both full-time and part-time and runs from September to May and both programmes can be completed in three years. Full time degree consists of up to 16 lecture hours per week. Extra time is allocated to assignment work and to the vital independent study that shapes attitude, deepens understanding, and provides students with practical exposure to problem-solving. Part time students will have classes two evenings per week from 6pm to 10pm with some weekends.

Expand+FETAC/NCVA Links to Academic Programmes at Griffith College

Griffith College welcomes applications from students who hold a full FETAC Level 5 Award which normally contains eight modules. A full award may be accumulated over more than one academic...

Hide-FETAC/NCVA Links to Academic Programmes at Griffith College

Griffith College welcomes applications from students who hold a full FETAC Level 5 Award which normally contains eight modules. A full award may be accumulated over more than one academic year. In such cases, it is the responsibility of the student to apply to FETAC for a full award where the modules are taken over more than one year. Please note that a record of achievement does not meet the minimum entry requirements.

• To be eligible for consideration for an Honours Degree programme, the applicant must hold a FETAC Level 5 certificate with a distinction grade in at least three modules.

• To be eligible for consideration for an Ordinary Degree or Higher Certificate programme, students are required to hold a FETAC Level 5 Award.

FETAC Application Process

Applications must be made through the CAO for those courses offered through the CAO. For direct entry programmes, applicants must send a completed direct entry application form to the College. For more information on this access route please contact the Admissions Office on +353 1 415 0400 or email admissions@gcd.ie

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2018 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2018 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2018 CAO Handbook: Fee €60 Closing Date: 22nd July 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2018, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2018 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5th March 2018 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2018 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+About the course
LL.B. comes from the Latin – Legum Baccalaureus- Bachelor of Laws. A highly focused discipline, law examines how groups and individuals regulate their relationships. With the LL.B. (Hons), students can tailor their degrees to suit ...

Hide-About the course
LL.B. comes from the Latin – Legum Baccalaureus- Bachelor of Laws. A highly focused discipline, law examines how groups and individuals regulate their relationships. With the LL.B. (Hons), students can tailor their degrees to suit their interests with a combination of core legal modules in each year of study along with a range of elective practically-orientated modules in the second and third years. Assessment is by means of written assignments combined with end of term examinations. Our panel of experienced Law Lecturers, many of whom are practitioners in their field, provide intensive assignment and exam feedback sessions to all students on an individual basis. In order to support students in their studies, the Griffith College Library has extensive facilities and is a subscriber, for example, to Lexis Nexis, Westlaw UK and Westlaw.ie, some of the world’s premier legal research engines. Griffith College also facilitates web-based LLB learning on Moodle, the student intranet system. The College Moodle system also allows for ongoing contact and engagement between students and their lecturers outside of formal teaching times by providing facilities such as an online student discussion forum for each class.

Course content
Students will study core subjects and pick electives allowing them to tailor their degree. This allows the student to focus on key areas that they are interested in such as criminal law, family law or corporate law.

Expand+Year 1
Students complete five core modules;
Introduction to Irish Law and Legal
Skills
Law of Torts
Law of Contract
Criminal Law
Information Technology Skills

Year 2
Students complete three core modules,
Constitutional Law
Land Law
Comp...

Hide-Year 1
Students complete five core modules;
Introduction to Irish Law and Legal
Skills
Law of Torts
Law of Contract
Criminal Law
Information Technology Skills

Year 2
Students complete three core modules,
Constitutional Law
Land Law
Company Law

Students complete three electives* modules from five of the following modules;

Administrative Law
Criminology
Law of Evidence
Family Law
Employment Law
Child Law
Mediation
Medical Law
Mooting and Legal Writing
Public International Law

Year 3
Students complete three core modules;
Equity and Trusts
European Union Law
Jurisprudence

Students complete up to five elective* modules from seven of the following modules (number dependent on credits awarded);
Intellectual Property Law
International Human Rights Law
Revenue Law
Media Law
Miscarriages of Justice
Law of Banking and Finance
Commercial Law
Arbitration
Dissertation
Innocence Project
Advanced Jurisprudence
English Constitutional Law
English Land Law
Sports Law

Expand+Progression
The LL.B. (Hons) Programme aims to develop a learner’s critical capabilities to the fullest, to enhance their communication skills and capacities and develop their clinical skills.

At the outset, graduating with the Griffith Colleg...

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The LL.B. (Hons) Programme aims to develop a learner’s critical capabilities to the fullest, to enhance their communication skills and capacities and develop their clinical skills.

At the outset, graduating with the Griffith College LL.B. (Hons) degree will prepare you to undertake the Law Society of Ireland’s entrance examination.

As the first College in the non-University sector to have its degrees recognised by the Honorable Society of the King’s Inns for the purpose of admission to its annual entrance exams, graduating with the Griffith College LLB (Hons) Degree allows you to progress to the five entrance exams of the Honorable Society of King’s Inns and to complete the Barrister at Law degree in just one year.

For those wishing to pursue postgraduate opportunities, the LL.B. (Hons) provides a foundation for a Masters programme in Law (LL.M.). Many of our graduates go on to complete an LL.M. in an area of their choice. Griffith College also offer a range of LL.M Programmes. An LL.M. is a great foundation to a PhD and can be completed by classes or research.

The LL.B. (Hons) Degree also lends itself to stimulating career opportunities across a range of areas including Journalism, Media, Finance, Public Administration, Industry and Commerce. It has been crafted and refined by the seasoned input of distinguished academics and professionals as well as the College’s expert full-time and associate lecturing staff. The degree combines academic depth with legal training to industry standards to provide students with a solid foundation for their future careers.