Higher Certificate in Legal Studies CW706

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Higher Certificate in Legal Studies CW706

What is the Course about?

This 2 year course in Legal Studies will equip students with a broad knowledge of the Irish legal system and of the fundamental legal principles and subjects. There are two broad themes running through the course: Law and transferable Business Skills. Students will take modules on the core law subjects of Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, the Law of Torts, Contract Law, Land Law and Legal Research & Communications. In addition, the course also provides some non-law subjects that are designed to improve students’ IT, communications and office management skills. To this end, modules on IT, Management, Accounting, Marketing and Human Resources Management are provided. Graduates, while having core legal knowledge, will also have an appreciation of a broad range of transferrable business subjects and skills, making them ideally placed to either seek immediate employment or to continue further study.

What will I be able to do when I finish the course?

Upon completion of the course graduates may expect work as a legal executive, law clerk or legal secretary. Other options available to a legal graduate include a career in the gardai or defence forces, banking, property management, careers in the public service, insurance, taxation, accounting, IT, security or retail management, etc.

What follow-on study opportunities are available?

Graduates of this course who obtain an overall pass will be eligible to apply to proceed to the BA (Honours) in Law (CW708) or onto the BBS (Honours) in Business with Law (CW938), both of which are available at IT Carlow.

What subjects will I study?

Year 1	Year 2
Mandatory Subjects: The Irish Legal System Legal Research & Communications Business Law Legal Office Skills Management Business Applications Financial Accounting	Mandatory Subjects: Criminal Law The Law of Tort Principles of Property Law Legal Practice & Procedure Plus Two Electives: Principles of Marketing Human Resource Management Constitutional Law

Year 1

Year 2

Mandatory Subjects:
The Irish Legal System
Legal Research & Communications
Business Law
Legal Office Skills
Management
Business Applications
Financial Accounting

Mandatory Subjects:
Criminal Law
The Law of Tort
Principles of Property Law
Legal Practice & Procedure

Plus Two Electives:
Principles of Marketing
Human Resource Management
Constitutional Law