LLB (Hons) LAW

Course Content

Our modular structure enables you to get experience of the areas of law that are most useful in legal practice.

There are two main Semesters per academic year. Each Semester is 15 weeks long with 12 weeks tuition, one week consolidation/revision and two weeks to complete the assessments.

Three year full-time study

You will study a total of 18 modules with 36 hours devoted to our Employability programme. In each year you will study three modules per semester.

12 of the modules are set. You select six of the modules from a list to suit your particular areas of interest/career intention.

These options include the chance to do a double module researching and writing on an area of law of your choice.

Students studying at campuses who are also offering Law with Criminology, Law with Criminal Justice, Law with Legal Innovation and Technology, Law with Government & Politics and Business School courses, may be able to choose options from these programmes as well.

Each single taught module consists of face-to-face tuition in 11 large groups and 11 x two-hour face-to-face sessions in small-group workshops. 

* All options are indicative and available subject to numbers. 

Level 5 Options: Human Rights, Family Law, Employment Law, Access to Justice and Legal Services, Real Estate, Extended Essay in Law

Level 6 Options: Wills & Succession, Companies: Governance, Tax and Insolvency, Human Rights, Family Law, Employment Law, Access to Justice and Legal Services, Real Estate, Criminal Litigation and Evidence, Research Project (double module); Canadian Constitutional Law (London only), Foundations of Canadian Law (London only)

Please note: Some modules are available at Level 5 and 6, select once only.

Two year accelerated study

There are two main semesters per academic year and you will study 18 modules over the two years.

In each year you will study four modules per semester and you will study one module over the summer. All modules are compulsory and employability sessions form part of the programme.

Each single taught module consists of face-to-face tuition in 11 large groups and 11 x two-hour face-to-face sessions in small-group workshops.

*All options are indicative and are available subject to course numbers                                               

† If students have an interest in Canadian law they will be able to replace Wills & Succession and Companies: Governance, Tax and Insolvency with the two Canadian law modules.

Four year Law with Foundation Year

In each year you will study three modules per semester; six modules a year.

The Foundation year will involve the study of six modules to develop the necessary skills and introduce students to key concepts to enable progression onto our three year Law or Law degrees.

Students studying at campuses who are also offering Law with Criminology, Law with Government & Politics and The University of Law Business School courses, may be able to choose options from these programmes as well.

*All options are indicative and are available subject to course numbers

Online Study

Our online courses are taught by the same tutors, using the same materials as our full time courses. See our online i-LLB page for full details of modules.

Course Structure

Full-time

Each year is made up of two semesters consisting of 12 teaching weeks and one week consolidation/revision and two weeks to complete assessments. You will study three modules per semester, six modules a year.

• Year 1: 31 study weeks including a one-week induction
• Year 2: 30 study weeks plus one week optional International Leadership Summer School in Berlin
• Year 3: 30 study weeks

Accelerated

Each year is made up of two semesters consisting of 12 teaching weeks and one week consolidation/revision and two weeks to complete assessments. You will study four modules per semester. Over the summer at the end of each year you study one module; so a total of nine modules a year.

• Year 1: 39 study weeks including a one-week induction
• Year 2: 38 study weeks plus one week optional International Leadership Summer School in Berlin

Full-time Law with Foundation year

Each year is made up of two semesters consisting of 12 teaching weeks and one week consolidation/revision and two weeks to complete assessments. You will study three modules per semester.

• Foundation Year: 31 study weeks including a one-week induction
• Year 1: 31 study weeks including a one-week induction
• Year 2: 30 study weeks plus one week optional International Leadership Summer School in Berlin
• Year 3: 30 study weeks

Course Dates

LLB (Hons) Law Course dates 19-20 - 2 Year

LLB (Hons) Law Course dates 19-20 - 3 Year

LLB (Hons) Law (with Foundation Year) Course dates 19-20 - 4 Year

Assessment

Assessments are spread out throughout the duration of the course, rather than having lots of exams at the end of the year.  This means at the end of each semester, you have a revision/consolidation week followed by two weeks for assessment in each module.

Method of assessment

Throughout the course you are assessed by a variety of different assessment methods to enable you to demonstrate the development of your knowledge and skills throughout the programme. The methods of assessment include:

Examinations – two hours, ten multiple choice questions and a choice of two from six long form questions.

Coursework – essay, project report or portfolio.

Oral presentation.

The range of assessment methods reflects the practical nature of the programme and aligns the assessment with the learning outcomes of the programme. A mock assessment is included.

Your degree classification

You must pass each module to be awarded your LLB (Hons) Law Degree. The pass mark for each subject is 40%.

In calculating the overall average, for purposes of deciding the degree classification, the assessments are weighted as below.

Course Fees per year

Official Course Data