Bachelor of Laws

LLB Law

Our law degree, known as an LLB or Bachelor of Laws, is equivalent to a BA or BSc. If your career aspiration is to be a solicitor or barrister in the UK, this degree is perfect for you as it will mean you are prepared in part for the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) or to progress onto our Bar Practice Course (if you wish to qualify as a barrister). And if you have set your sights on a career in politics, business or journalism, the transferable skills you will learn on our law degree will give you an excellent launch pad for these ambitions and more. With our professionally focused qualification, you can expect to learn practical skills coupled with a focus on your future employability.

Our LLB law course will also offer you the flexibility to specialise more and more as you progress to focus on what interests you, with opportunities to study anything from Business Law to International Law.

Key Facts

Entry requirements

A Level: BBB
BTEC: DDM
UCAS Tariff Points*: 120
GCSE: English Language Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent

^{*From three A Levels or equivalent.
Requirements for the Foundation Year differ from those listed.}

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Entry requirements

Locations

Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Nottingham and Online

Next start date

January 2024

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Course Details

Full-time three year LLB

UCAS code: M110

You can expect something different to the traditional three year Bachelor of Laws degree when you study our LLB. Over 90% of our lecturers are qualified solicitors, barristers and judges so you will learn to apply law and we focus on teaching you the most relevant and practical skills that employers are looking for. We have designed our LLB to be the first truly professional undergraduate law degree.

Studying law is the start to a wide, varied and exciting legal career. It offers more diversity than almost any other profession, whether you want to be a company secretary, a solicitor, a paralegal or a high court judge. It is also one of the best qualifications for going on to succeed in other careers. You can find our graduates working in politics, journalism, business, HR and finance and more all over the world.

When you study an LLB with us you receive:

The highest standard of teaching from experienced professionals
Small class sizes
Options to study on campus and online
A choice of campuses across the UK
Access to a large specialist careers service and pro bono clinics
A variety of specialist modules to enhance employment prospects

On successfully completing the course you will be all set to kick start your postgraduate study.

Canadian Juris Doctor Pathway

If you study this course at our London Bloomsbury campus you can choose our Canadian law modules in your third year, preparing you for qualification and practice in Canada.

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Foundation Year

UCAS code: M111

You can choose to take an additional Foundation Year before you start your LLB. This introductory year focuses on developing the key skills required to study at degree level. You will study six modules and on successful completion progress onto any of our three year degrees. Please note, the Foundation Year is only available as a September start.

Course Structure

Semester 1

Citizenship
Academic and Report Writing
Numeracy Skills in Context

Semester 2

Foundations of Business Management
Foundations of Law
Foundations of Social Science

Semester 1

Common Law Method and Ethics
Academic and Digital Skills
Contract Law

Semester 2

Law of Tort
Public Law
Criminal Law

Semester 1

Business Law 1
Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues
Land Law

Semester 2

Choose three*:

Access to Justice and Legal Services
Employment Law
European Union Law
Extended Essay
Family Law
Human Rights
Legal Practice in the 21st Century
Legal Technology and Innovation
Real Estate

^{*All options are indicative and subject to availability. Please note that some modules are available in Years 2 and 3; please select only once. If you are studying at a campus offering Law with Government and Politics, Law with Legal Innovation and Technology, Law with Criminology, Law with Criminal Justice or Business School courses you may be able to choose modules from those programmes as well. This is not applicable to the January start LLB (Hons) Law.}

Semester 1

Compulsory modules include:

Equity and Trusts

Choose two*:

Business Law 2
Civil Dispute Resolution
Graduate and Employability Skills
International Commercial Law
Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law
Research project (double module)

Semester 2

Choose three*:

Canadian Constitutional Law (London only)
Civil Dispute Resolution
Criminal Litigation and Evidence
Employment Law
Family Law
Foundations of Canadian Law (London only)
Graduate and Employability Skills
Human Rights
International Commercial Law
Legal Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Legal Technology
Real Estate
Research Project (double module)
Wills and Succession

Want to finish faster?

Why not consider our two year Accelerated LLB?

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Course Start Dates

Law (LLB)
- Full-time: London Bloomsbury

Law (LLB)
- Full-time: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester and Nottingham

Online

Study LLB Law Online starting January 2024 or September 2024

What about the SQE?

The SQE is being phased in to become the new centralised way to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales

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After you’ve completed the LLB, you can go onto study one of our postgraduate law courses to become a solicitor or barrister.

If you want to become a barrister, you can study our Bar Practice Course.

If you want to become a solicitor, we suggest studying our LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2).

You can still study the Legal Practice Course (LPC) if you’ve completed, started, accepted an offer, or paid a non-refundable deposit to study the LLB by 21 September 2021.

If you want to specialise in a particular area of law, we also offer a range of academic Master of Law (LLM) courses, covering subjects from human rights to banking.

At The University Law, we want to help you reach your ambitions with our range of alumni discounts. Be rewarded for your hard work and loyalty when you stay on to study another course with us through our Alumni Loyalty Scheme.

Course requirements

Learn more about how the course is taught and how learning time is distributed by taking a look at our LPC online infographic. You can also look at the course demands document which shows the requirements, prior knowledge and commitments the course will involve.

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Study Online

If you’re looking for the perfect combination of a flexible study programme to fit around your other commitments together with the benefit of our expertise, experience, and employability focus, why not consider our online study option?

The online version of this course covers the same content as the on campus version, while still offering you the same high level of professional lecturer support.

LLB Law Online ➔

open daysUpcoming Dates

Dec 5th

Undergraduate Open Day (London Bloomsbury Campus)

Meet the Team (Online Campus Virtual Event)

Christmas Legal Workshops, Hong Kong Campus

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

02:00 - 04:30

Hong Kong

Prospective students on a guided tour around campus

next open day

5d 17h 13m

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Course Information

To get a full picture of how studying this course works during the year, take a look at our course date breakdowns.

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We use a variety of assessment methods designed to meet the practical nature of the course and individual module learning outcomes. Some of these will be exams, while others will require you to submit a project report, essay, portfolio or oral presentation. You will also have the opportunity to practice with a mock assessment.