Course Title: Bachelor of Law (Honours) (LLB)
The LLB is a 60 ECT Level 8 add on to the TU112 Bachelor of Arts in Law (LLB). It offers students an advanced, critically informed perspective on key elements of Irish and International legal systems. This course, in combination with TU112 is recognised by King's Inns as a qualifying law degree for the purpose of admission to the Barrister at Law degree.
Students can take between one and six modules or subjects per academic year. A total of 6 modules or 60 credits is required to complete the programme.
The part-time LLB is open only to students with a 2:2 or higher in TU112 Bachelor of Arts in Law (LLB) or equivalent.
This programme is eligible for support under the Part-Time Fee Scheme for Specified Undergraduate Courses, administered by SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland).
If you are applying for SUSI funding, please note:
- This programme meets the criteria set out by the scheme, including duration and credit requirements.
- Only specified part-time undergraduate programmes are included in the scheme.
- Programmes with similar titles but different structures (e.g. full-time or shorter-duration variants) may not be eligible.
For more information and to apply for funding, visit the SUSI Website.
The LLB is an internationally recognised legal qualification which can be used as a gateway to the legal and allied professions. Many graduates of the programme have gone on to qualify as Solicitors and Barristers both in Ireland and in the UK. Others have used the qualification as a foundation to postgraduate study or to further their careers in civil and public service and in the private sector.
Semester 1
- Prison Law and Prisoners’ Rights [Elective]
- Law and Technology [Elective]
- Competition Law [Elective]
- Administrative Law [Elective]
- Evidence [Elective]
- Employment Law [Elective]
- Family Law [Elective]
- European Human Rights Law [Elective]
- Jurisprudence [Elective]
- Civil Procedure and ADR [Elective]
- Law and Society: Research Clinic [Elective]
- Criminology [Elective]
- Media and Intellectual Property Law [Elective]
- Legal Research Project [Elective]
- Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Law [Elective]
Semester 2
- Prison Law and Prisoners’ Rights [Elective]
- Law and Technology [Elective]
- Competition Law [Elective]
- Administrative Law [Elective]
- Evidence [Elective]
- Employment Law [Elective]
- Family Law [Elective]
- European Human Rights Law [Elective]
- Jurisprudence [Elective]
- Civil Procedure and ADR [Elective]
- Law and Society: Research Clinic [Elective]
- Criminology [Elective]
- Media and Intellectual Property Law [Elective]
- Legal Research Project [Elective]
- Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Law [Elective]
Semester 1
- Prison Law and Prisoners’ Rights [Elective]
- Law and Technology [Elective]
- Competition Law [Elective]
- Administrative Law [Elective]
- Evidence [Elective]
- Employment Law [Elective]
- Family Law [Elective]
- European Human Rights Law [Elective]
- Jurisprudence [Elective]
- Civil Procedure and ADR [Elective]
- Law and Society: Research Clinic [Elective]
- Criminology [Elective]
- Media and Intellectual Property Law [Elective]
- Legal Research Project [Elective]
- Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Law [Elective]
- Prison Law and Prisoners’ Rights [Elective]
- Law and Technology [Elective]
- Competition Law [Elective]
- Administrative Law [Elective]
- Evidence [Elective]
- Employment Law [Elective]
- Family Law [Elective]
- European Human Rights Law [Elective]
- Jurisprudence [Elective]
- Civil Procedure and ADR [Elective]
- Law and Society: Research Clinic [Elective]
- Criminology [Elective]
- Media and Intellectual Property Law [Elective]
- Legal Research Project [Elective]
- Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Law [Elective]
Semester 2
- Prison Law and Prisoners’ Rights [Elective]
- Law and Technology [Elective]
- Competition Law [Elective]
- Administrative Law [Elective]
- Evidence [Elective]
- Employment Law [Elective]
- Family Law [Elective]
- European Human Rights Law [Elective]
- Jurisprudence [Elective]
- Civil Procedure and ADR [Elective]
- Law and Society: Research Clinic [Elective]
- Criminology [Elective]
- Media and Intellectual Property Law [Elective]
- Legal Research Project [Elective]
- Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Law [Elective]
Students choose 6 modules from those offered over the course of the programme. Classes are scheduled Monday-Thursday between 6pm and 9pm. The specific days and times will depend on modules chosen. Students taking 3 modules should expect to attend 2 evenings per week. Students taking 6 modules should expect to attend 3-4 evenings per week.
A draft timetable for 2026/2027 will be available from May 2026 and students will be asked to select modules when applying. It may not be possible to offer all modules approved on the programme; students will be offered an alternative should one or more of their chosen modules not be available. Additional module choice is available if students can attend before 6pm, please indicate when requesting an application form if you require information on daytime options.
Examinations are held once per year in May.
Applications will open for the next term in February 2026. To register your interest in part-time undergraduate courses in advance of the launch, please click here and submit your details. We will contact you once applications are open.
For further information on the application process, please visit How To Apply.
Students who successfully complete the LLB can apply to progress onto the Masters in Criminology, the Masters in Child, Family & Community Studies, the MA in Law or pursue an MPhil in Law.