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 (Graduate Programme) (For students entering from September 2025 onwards)
This two-year degree has been specially formulated for graduates, in a non-law subject, who wish to acquire foundational legal knowledge necessary, traditionally, for the practice of law. It enables progression to the vocational stage of legal education in several other jurisdictions.
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.
Through core and optional legal modules, you will 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, commercial law, evidence, environmental law, media law and family law, amongst others. You could also explore topics in criminal justice and criminology, such as penology or transnational and comparative criminology.
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 with the necessary skills and attributes to study law at undergraduate level, and 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 Year 2, you will build on your legal knowledge and skills, including through optional modules, which will allow you to focus on topics that suit your particular interests.
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; LAW1264; LAW1035; LAW3145; LAW3270; LAW3610; and LAW3241.
2024/25 entry
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Candidates will be required to study the following 120 credits of compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| LAW1264 | Criminal Law | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
2024/25 entry
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Students are required to study a total of 120 credits in year 2
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules in year 2:
| 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) | |
| LAW3610 | Torts | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates in Year 2 will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules:
Candidates in Year 2 will also be required to study 40 credits worth of optional modules, available from the following optional modules on the programme:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSS3002 | Social Science and Emergencies: Case Studies & Critical Analysis | 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) | |
| 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) | |
| LAW3129 | Health Care Law | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW3134 | Environmental Law | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW3136 | Penology | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| 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) | |
| LAW3225 | Dissertation | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW3372 | Commercial Law: Domestic and International Sales | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
The above list is indicative. A maximum of one Level 2 optional module (e.g. LAW2040) may be chosen from the list above. The optional modules available to students each year may vary.
2024/25 entry
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Last updated: 25/04/2025 12:32:04
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