The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2024/2025 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2025 or after, you can find the details of your programme: LLB Law with German Law (For students entering from September 2025 onwards)
This degree allows you to learn about how and why law is created and changed, and how it operates as a social institution. You will gain expertise in analysis, research, logical argument and more, as you develop an understanding of key legal topics and subject areas. At the same time you will develop your German language skills and, through a third year studying law at one of our partner institutions, learn about a legal system that is very different to that of England and Wales.
Through core and optional legal modules, you’ll examine the broader context of the law and its relationship with society. You can develop your interests in specialist legal areas, which might include company law, employment law, human rights law, environmental law, media law and family law, amongst others. You could also explore topics in criminal justice and criminology, such as policing or youth crime.
Throughout the course you will gain diverse skills that will be valuable to you as a global citizen, as well as in your professional career – whether you choose to enter the legal profession or not.
Year 1 covers many of the foundational topics in English law. Alongside these, our Legal Skills module equips you to study law at undergraduate level, and a core language module will help you develop and enhance your German language skills. The Professions, Reflections, Identities, Motivations and Ethics (PRIME) module will give you the opportunity to reflect upon important issues such as your personal and professional goals, your identity and how to protect your wellbeing on a personal and professional level.
In the following year you’ll build on your legal knowledge and skills, and examine the broader relationship between law, the legal system and wider society. You will also start to learn about different legal systems and legal cultures, in preparation for your year abroad.
Year 3 is spent studying abroad at a partner institution in Germany.
Your final year will give you the chance to apply your research skills to an independent project on a topic of your choice. At the same time, you will complete your study of law with compulsory and further optional modules to allow you to gain specialist knowledge.
Candidates intending to progress onto a Bar course approved by the Bar Standards Board in England and Wales must pass each of the following modules in order for their award to satisfy the Bar Standards Board’s requirements for the academic stage of training: LAW1224; LAW1035; LAW2610; LAW2067; LAW3270; LAW3145 and LAW3241.
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERM1010 | German Language Awareness and Skills | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| LAW1035 | Contract Law | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW1101 | PRIME: Professions, Reflections, Identities, Motivations and Ethics | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW1102 | Legal Skills | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW1204 | Foundations of Law | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW1224 | Constitutional and Administrative Law | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERM2010 | German Language Skills in Context | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| LAW2065 | Criminal Law | 30 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW2610 | Torts | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW2620 | Law and Society | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW2655 | European Legal Systems | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW2660 | Preparation for the Year Abroad | 5 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| LAW2680 | Researching Law | 10 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following level 2 optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSS2002 | Social Sciences and Emergencies: Theories, Contexts and Approaches | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW2040 | Company Law | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW2142 | International Human Rights Law | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW2146 | International Law | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW2160 | Employment Law | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW2330 | Family Law | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW2420 | Youth Crime and Justice | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW2427 | Competition Law | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
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| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW9006 | Study Abroad: Law with German Law | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW3145 | European Union Law | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW3241 | The Law of Trusts | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW3270 | Land Law | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW3320 | Long Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following level 3 optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSS3002 | Social Science and Emergencies: Case Studies & Critical Analysis | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| GERM3010 | Advanced German Language in Contemporary Discourses | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW3032 | Cyberlaw: Law and the Regulation of the Information Society | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW3055 | Disability Law | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW3100 | Evidence | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW3116 | Gender and the Law | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW3172 | Crime, Law and Social Change: Crime and Criminal Justice in Historical Perspective | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW3200 | Privacy & Media Law | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW3340 | Intellectual Property Law | 20 | Not running in 202526 |
Last updated: 30/04/2025 16:07:04
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