The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2025. For students who entered the programme before September 2025, you can find the details of your programme: LLB Law (Graduate Programme)
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.
(For students entering from September 2025 onwards)
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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) |
(For students entering from September 2025 onwards)
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Candidates will be required to study the following 80 credits of 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) | |
| LAW3610 | Torts | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Overall, candidates must choose 40 credits of optional modules as follows:
- Final Year Project (from Basket A) and no further optional modules; OR
- 20 credits from Basket B and 20 credits from Basket C.
Basket B
LAW3096 - Transnational and Comparative Criminology - 20 credits
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| LAW3372 | Commercial Law: Domestic and International Sales | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Basket C
LAW3041 - Company Law - 20 credits
LAW3425 - Competition Law - 20 credits
LAW3337 - Family Law - 20 credits
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW3032 | Cyberlaw: Law and the Regulation of the Information Society | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW3100 | Evidence | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW3200 | Privacy & Media Law | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates cannot study any credits of discovery modules
(For students entering from September 2025 onwards)
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Last updated: 28/04/2025 09:01:00
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