Law in Arts

Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/ H7 in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, another language and three other subjects recognised for entry purposes.

Not all law graduates choose to practice as solicitors or barristers. Many graduates decide to pursue careers outside legal practice. Law graduates acquire knowledge and skills through their programme that ensure that they are highly employable in many sectors.

BA (Joint-Honours) graduates may choose to work in the public sector (Government Departments, Local Government, the Law Reform Commission, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Courts Service, Office of the Attorney General, the Oireachtas etc).

Other graduates may opt for graduate training programmes or for careers in accountancy, banking, taxation, insurance, compliance or with institutions such as the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union or the European Court of Human Rights.

At the end of second year, interested students may opt to spend their third year studying at a university in mainland Europe or other countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia or China. These students then return to complete their programme in Galway in their fourth year.

More information on these opportunities is on our International Study page.

EU Fees are comprised of Tuition + Student Contribution Charge + Student Levy** €140. 

**Payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI.  Further detail here.

College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies
T 353 91 493954
F 353 91 495508
E collegearts@universityofgalway.ie
www.universityofgalway.ie/arts/