Law and French (Hons) University College Cork

Overview

Over the course of the Law and French (Hons) at University College Cork you will take modules in law and French. You will graduate with a degree in both. This means you can progress further towards a career in law, or you can pursue a career in linguistics, translation or teaching.

Key facts

• Most of our graduates combine these two sets of skills and become lawyers with a unique linguistic ability. They often go on to work abroad in international or EU firms and institutions.
• The core legal part of the degree is common to all other law courses in University College Cork (BCL, BCL International, BCL Clinical and BCL Irish), so you will be part of the larger cohort of students in the Law Department. However, you will have specific classes in French, offered by the French Department, and in French law (within the Law Department).
• Students in the Law and French course at University College Cork are provided with an excellent and internationally renowned education in law and in French.
• They acquire critical legal skills thanks to the dedication of all staff members in the Department of Law (through subject areas such as general constitutional law and political institutions, business law, human rights, environmental law), they have the opportunity to become bilingual in French and English, and they learn a great deal about French contemporary and historical culture.
• Our current graduates are working in various law firms in Ireland and abroad, as well as in UN and EU institutions.