Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
This one-year course will aim to prepare participants for entrance into law and arts programmes in Irish universities and colleges. It also prepares students to work both in a legal environment in Ireland and abroad as well as in the legal departments of the business world.
This law course option is available with additional modules in Business Administration, Applied Economics and Accounting Manual and Computerised. This course will also help those who want to study legal, business or combination courses in ITs or universities.
QQI Level 5 in Legal Studies 5M3789 or QQI Level 5 in Business Studies 5M2102.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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Criminal Law
Business Law
Legal Practice and Procedures
Word Processing
Work Experience
Communications
Business Administration
Applied Economics
Accounting - Manual and Computerised
Safety and Health at Work
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which this award provides a possible progression route, click below:
| QQI Code |
| 5M3789 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Administrative
Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.
They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.
Enterprising
Enterprising people like situations that involve using resources for personal or corporate economic gain. Such people may have an opportunistic frame of mind, and are drawn to commerce, trade and making deals. Some pursue sales and marketing occupations. Many will eventually end up owning their own business, or in management roles in larger organisations. They tend to be very goal-oriented and work best when focused on a target. Some have an entrepreneurial inclination.
Further Research
National Statistics for this Award (All Ireland)
The following data provides general information about this Award from colleges across Ireland.
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Career Progression
There are places in UCC, DCU, TU Dublin City Campus, Maynooth University incl. St. Patrick’s College Maynooth, Waterford Institute of Technology, Carlow IT, TU Dublin Tallaght, NUIG, DBS, Shannon College, Letterkenny IT on law courses. There are now over 175 places in First Arts in Maynooth University, 25 30 places in UCD as well as numerous places in DCU, UCC, Mater Dei, and many local Institutes of Technology for students who hold a QQI qualification in PreLaw. There are also other opportunities in law or legal studies programmes in third level colleges all around Ireland and in England. We have, for example, a very close link with Bangor University in Wales. There are also opportunities in travel and tourism, European administration, local heritage concerns as well as in the public sector and business world through insurance, banking, or international trade.