Joint Honors Law with German

CAO Code	TR019
Number of Places:	15
CAO Points (2024)	543 (First Round)

Ireland’s membership of the European Union, combined with globalisation, makes it more important than ever that lawyers are able to understand other legal systems and cultures. This combination will provide you with the opportunity to deepen your knowledge and understanding of German language and culture. You will spend one year of your studies at a partner university in Germany, where you will be able to learn about the German legal system. The skills that you develop in this programme provide an excellent basis for pursuing a career within the EU, e.g. working in a global law firm or within one of the EU institutions.

Is this Programme for me?

If you like to be challenged and intellectually stimulated, have a keen interest in the cultural, social, historical and political backgrounds of Germany and would like to learn a second language, then this combination is for you.

The information contained on the page for German is indicative only. The School of Law is not responsible for the design of the German ECT curriculum. Please ensure you consult the German Department for up-to-date information.

What will I Study?

For more detailed descriptions of each Law module, please visit our  Modules page. Please note, the information provided on German modules is indicative.

Please note: the information provided on German modules is indicative. Further information on German including what Pathways modules are available on and pre-requisites required can be obtained from the German Department.

Year 1: Junior Freshman Year

Law Modules

Contract
Torts
Foundations of Law 1
Foundations of Law 2

Year 2: Senior Freshman Year

Law Modules

Constitutional Law I
Equity
Land Law
Criminal Law

Years 3 & 4: Junior and Senior Sophister Years

Law Modules

Michaelmas Term

The following modules are available in either, or both Junior Sophister and Senior Sophister Michaelmas Term.

Availability is dependent on Pathway. Please review the grid below when considering module selection.

		LL.B AWARDS			BA AWARDS
		SH - 50 JS / 40 SS + Capstone	Law Major - OPTON A 30 JS, 40 SS + Capstone	Law Major - OPTION B 40 JS / 20 SS + Capstone	JH - 30 JS / 20 SS + Optional Capstone	Law Min - Option A 20 JS Law 20 SS Law
Michaelmas Term: You may only choose 1 module from each group. Administrative Law is compulsory for LL.B. Award
Group
I	Administrative Law	JS / SS C*	JS C	JS / SS C*	JS O	JS O
	Media Law	SS O	N/A	SS O	N/A	N/A


II	Evidence	JS O/SS O	JS O	SS O	JS O	JS O
	Public International Law	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O
	Information Technology Law (5)	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O



III	English and Land Law	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O/SS O	N/A	N/A
	European Human Rights	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O
	Environmental Law A (5)	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O
	Environmental Law	JS O/SSO	JS O	JS O/SS O	SS O	SS O
	Critical Perspectives on Law (5)	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O/SS O	N/A	N/A
	Clinical Legal Education	SS O	N/A	JS O/SS O	N/A	N/A
VII	Food Law	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
	Collective Labour Law	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
	Legal Philosophy (5)	N/A	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A
	EU Competition Law**	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
VII	Industrial Property Law (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A
	Industrial Property Law	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A
	Medical Law and Ethics (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A
	Medical Law and Ethics	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O

Hilary Term

The following modules are available in either, or both Junior Sophister and Senior Sophister Hilary Term.

Availability is dependent on Pathway. Please review the grid below when considering module selection.

		LL.B AWARDS			BA AWARDS
		SH - 50 JS / 40 SS + Capstone	Law Major - OPTON A 30 JS, 40 SS + Capstone	Law Major - OPTION B 40 JS / 20 SS + Capstone	JH - 30 JS / 20 SS + Optional Capstone	Law Min - Option A 20 JS Law 20 SS Law
Hilary Term: You may only choose 1 module from each group. EU Law is compulsory for LL.B. Award
Group	EU Law	JS C /SS C*	JS C	JS / SS C*	JS O	JS O
IV	EU Constitutional Law (5) ***	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A
IV	EU Substantive Law (5) ****	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A
V	Company Law	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O
	Public Interest Law A (5)	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O
	Public Interest Law	JS O/SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O
	Corporate Governance (5)	SS O	N/A	SS O	N/A	N/A
	Refugee and Immigration Law (5/10)	SS O	N/A	SS O	N/A	N/A
VI	Commercial Law	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O
	Employment Law A (5)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O
	Employment Law	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O
	Family and Child Law A (5)	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O
	Family and Child Law	JS O /SS O	JS O	JS O / SS O	JS O	JS O
IX	Current Issues in Con Law (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A
	Conflicts of Law	SS O	SS O	SS O	N/A	N/A
	Equality Law	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
	Financial Services Law	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
X	Insolvency Law (5)	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O
	Housing Law in Rights and Context (5)	SS O	N/A	SS O	N/A	N/A
	International Human Rights Law	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O	SS O

O - Optional
C - Compulsory
* Only available in SS Year if abroad in JS Year
** EU is pre-requisite
*** Only available if abroad in JS semester/year and you have NOT completed full EU credits. You may not take this if you have completed EU Law in your JS year.
**** Only available if abroad in JS semester/year and you have NOT completed full EU credits. You may not take this if you have completed EU Law in your JS year.

The above modules are indicative. With the exception of Professional modules, the School reserves the right to withdraw, modify or add further modules in any particular year.

For detailed Law module information, please visit the modules page: here

German Modules

* Students continuing to study German must spend their Junior Sophister Year abroad in Germany.

Year 3 is a Compulsory Year Abroad.