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School of Law and Government

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School of Law & Government

Welcome to the School of Law and Government

The School of Law and Government at Dublin City University offers challenging and supportive taught programmes, which will assist you in pursuing your personal goals. We are engaged in cutting edge research, published in the best academic journals. We are committed to a strong working relationship with government agencies, professional bodies, industry and civil society organisations interested in research and policy development.

Undergraduate Study

The School of Law and Government offers three excellent undergraduate degrees, each featuring small-class teaching, open and direct access to academic staff and important links with employers - BCL (Law and Society), BA in Economics, Politics and Law, and BA in International Relations.

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Masters Programmes

Ireland’s premier postgraduate programmes in international affairs - MA in International Relations; MA in Development; and MA in International Security and Conflict Studies, delivered by expert staff actively researching in these areas and with the widest choice of specialist options of any Irish university

Masters Programmes
PhD and Research Masters

Dedicated supervision, excellent research design and methods courses, a research intensive ethos and strong professional development gives our postgraduate research students the best possible support. Students can register for a research masters (MA or LLM) or a PhD, on a full- or part-time basis.

PhD and Research Masters
Research

The School of Law and Government is a research focused school, specialialising in the fields of law and society, international relations (including development and security and conflict studies) and comparative politics.

Research