BA in Legal Studies
College of Business, Public Policy, & Law
Course overview
Places are allocated on academic merit, based on the results in the First Arts examination in Legal Studies. Part of Legal Studies is examined in December and part is examined in April. Only students who pass First Arts as a whole, including Legal Studies, at the first attempt, are eligible to be considered for the 100 Legal Studies places in second year. Students who are admitted to second year will take Legal Studies and one other Arts subject to degree level. Please note that Legal Studies may also be taken in some of the BA CONNECT streams.
Key facts
Entry requirements
Minimum Grade HC3 in two subjects and Passes in four other subjects at H or O Level in the Leaving Certificate, including: Irish, English, another language, and three other subjects recognised for entry purposes.
Duration:
3 years
Next start date: September 2012
Entry points(2011): 340
A Level Grades (2011): BBC (A-Level)
Average intake: 1000 (for the Bachelor of Arts omnibus entry)
Course outline
The Bachelor of Arts Omnibus Entry has subject groupings. Students choose four subjects from not more than one of the following groups.
Year One
- Legal Studies
- Law of Contract
- Irish Legal System
Plus three other subjects from the Arts subject groupings
Year Two
- Legal Studies
- Constitutional Law
- Law of Torts
- Human Rights
- Health Law
- Law of the Sea
- Legal Methods
Plus one other subject from those chosen in first year
Year Three
- Legal Studies
- European Community Law
- Criminal Law
- Company Law
Plus the other subject chosen in second year (continued)
Find out more
T 353 91 493954
F 353 91 495508
E collegearts@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/arts/
CAO code
GY101
Fees for this course
EU (Total): €5,822
- Tuition: €3,348
- Student contribution: €2,250
- Student levy: €224
Non-EU (Total): €12,750
Current Students
Laura Freyne
BA (Legal Studies)
"...I initially chose to study Law at NUI Galway because its Arts course gave me a chance to experience a broad range of subjects and take on to degree level the ones that most interested me. I had also heard that college life in Galway is second to none; to this I can testify! Throughout my college life here, I have been an avid member and promoter of many clubs and societies and even became the Auditor of one in my final year. There are over 80 societies in NUI Galway so there is something for everyone! Today, I have a BA International Degree in Legal Science and French, which included an Erasmus year in Poitiers France, and also have completed the one year postgraduate LLB degree..."
