Maynooth University Undergraduate Handbook 2015

Law (LLB)
MH119 (continued)
Bachelor of Arts in
International Development MH121
214 – 215
NB: All penultimate year undergraduate law students
Why is the BA in International Development for me
Quick Facts
CAO Code
Leaving
Certificate
requirements
MH119
Points 2014 450
Duration
of degree
2HC3 & 4OD3 to include
passes in English, Irish
& a third language
4 years (5 years with
additional one-year
placement in a law
firm, subject to
availability, between
third and fourth year)
(MH115, MH119, and MH406) are invited to apply,
on a competitive basis, for a limited number of
year-long placements (the exact term can vary
from 9 – 18 months; it depends on the firm) in
law firms or related companies / institutions. As
MH119 is a four-year course, students complete
the placement between third and fourth year.
What can I do after my degree
Graduates of the programme will be in a position
to immediately enter professional training, either
by sitting the Law Society FE1 examinations for
entry to the solicitors’ profession or the King’s Inns
Barrister-at-Law Degree entrance examination
for entry to the barristers’ profession.
You are interested in
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the development of people in the
countries of the Global South, Africa,
Asia and Latin America, and the
opportunities and challenges they face in
a rapidly changing international context
exploring issues such as globalisation,
climate change, food security, poverty,
human rights, health, education, gender,
inequality and empowerment, from an
international development perspective
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understanding development
activism and how development
can be planned, organised and
managed to meet the needs of all,
especially the most marginalised
communities around the world
learning from lecturers who have
firsthand experience of working with
international aid agencies and local
communities throughout the world
local-global connections, and how we
need to think globally when acting locally
Mature
applicants
See page 317 for
application details
The written and oral skills that law graduates acquire
are also in demand in the public and private sectors
in Ireland, as well as in European institutions.
UK, EU &
International
Applicants
FETAC link to
this course
See page 323 for
application details
No
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