LLB (Hons) LAW
NEW FOR SEPTEMBER 2019: NOTTINGHAM CAMPUS
| Award | LLB (Hons) |
| Locations |
Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Guildford, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Nottingham and online For 4 Years (with Foundation Year) locations, see below |
| UCAS Institution Code | L17 |
| UCAS Institution Short Name | LAW |
| Next Start |
September 2020 |
| Course Fees: 3 Year Full-time & Online, per year |
£9,250 (UK/EU) / £13,750 (International) |
| Course Fees: 2 Year Accelerated, per year |
£11,100 (UK/EU) / £16,400 (International) |
| Course Fees: Online (4 & 4.5) per year | £6,935 (UK/EU/International) with deposit of £250 payable on acceptance |
| Course Fees: Online (6 Year) per year |
£4,625 (UK/EU/International) with deposit of £250 payable on acceptance |
| Further information on course fees |
Our undergraduate law degrees deliver the highest standards in teaching on campus and online whilst offering students the greatest flexibility in study locations, modes and specialist disciplines:
- 92% of our full-time UK LLB students graduating in 2017 secured employment or further study within six months of successfully completing their course
- Our unique Switch It Up facility may allow you to study in two or more cities and/or add a specialist discipline. Find out more about CampuSwitch and CourseSwitch. Terms and conditions apply.
- ULaw has achieved top ten placements among universities in the UK for 5 categories in the National Student Survey 2019: teaching, learning opportunities, academic support, learning resources and student voice.
- Choice of eight campuses across the UK, with our new Nottingham campus opening September 2019
- International Leadership Summer School option. Students starting their course in September 2020 will have the opportunity to attend our International Leadership Summer School in Berlin, during the second year of their degree, third year of courses with a Foundation Year.* This week will focus on developing employability skills.
- As we specialise in teaching, with a focus on problem solving and weighing up arguments, you’ll develop a formidable range of essential skills that can make all the difference when starting your career. The University of Law was awarded a silver rating in the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) in June 2019. We were found to deliver high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for our students and consistently exceed rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education.
A law degree is an excellent starting point for a whole range of careers. The legal industry offers a huge amount of diversity; from solicitor and barrister to judge or paralegal. Outside of the legal industry, a law degree can lead to careers in journalism, politics, HR, finance and many more.
As over 90% of our tutors are qualified lawyers you will be learn how to apply law in practice and develop the transferable skills demanded by employers. Whether you’re considering a career in law or the wider commercial world, our LLB is a great place to start your journey.
All of our law degrees are qualifying law degrees and you can study our LLB (Hons) Law degree on campus or online, with a variety of courses to meet your particular needs:
- Two-year accelerated full-time
- Two-year Senior Status
- Three-year full-time on campus or online
- Four-year full-time with Foundation Year
- Four-year online
- Four and a half year online
- Six year online
View the full range of our online law courses.
*Terms and conditions apply and the Summer School option is not available for our Dual Degree, Senior Status or part-time degrees.
Full-time (Three years)
| Locations | Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Guildford, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Nottingham and Online |
| UCAS Code | M110 (apply direct to ULaw for Online option) |
Our LLB (Hons) Law is very different to a traditional three-year law degree. It’s designed to be the most relevant and rounded degree-level education available to help you achieve your career ambitions – the first truly professional three-year undergraduate law degree.
Accelerated (Two years)
| Locations | London Bloomsbury, Nottingham |
| UCAS Code | M100 |
Our LLB (Hons) Law two-year Accelerated is designed to get you to the next stage of your professional training as a lawyer or start your career as quickly as possible, without compromising on quality.
It’s a faster more intensive route, taught by the same tutors and using the same high-quality teaching methods as our three-year law degree.
Law with Foundation Year
(Four years)
| Locations |
Birmingham, Bristol, Guildford, Leeds, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Nottingham |
| UCAS Code | M111 |
Our LLB (Hons) Law with Foundation Year is a Qualifying Law degree studied over four years. The first year is a Foundation year, which focuses on developing an understanding of the legal sector and the key skills required to undertake the LLB (Hons) Law Degree. The subsequent three years then follow our full-time LLB course.
LLB Open Days
The best way to find out more about the course is to attend an Open Day.
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.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 set modules: |
Common Law Method & Ethics Academic & Professional Skills Law of Contract Law of Tort Public Law European Union Law |
Criminal Law Law of Organisations Land Law |
Equity & Trusts Transactions Actions |
| List of Module Options*: | None |
Choose three Level 5 options* In addition to your three options you also have the opportunity to attend our International Leadership Summer School, Berlin (5 days)
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Choose three Level 6 options*
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* 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.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1: |
Common Law Method & Ethics Academic & Professional Skills The Law of Contract The Law of Tort |
Public Law European Union Law Criminal Law Law of Organisations
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| Semester 2: |
Land Law Family Law Employment Law Equity and Trusts |
Transactions Actions
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| Options (choose two) |
Access to Justice and Legal Services Canadian Constitutional Law (London only) Companies: Governance, Tax and Insolvency† Foundations of Canadian Law (London only) Human Rights Real Estate Research Project (double module) Wills & Succession† |
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| Over the summer you will study an Extended Essay in Law |
Over the summer you will study Criminal Litigation and Evidence, you will also have the opportunity to join our International Summer School in Berlin (5 days) |
*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.
| Foundation Year | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory modules |
Introduction to Legal Personnel and Principles Academic and Report Writing Numeracy Introduction to Marketing Public/Private Law Citizenship and the Law |
Common Law Method & Ethics Academic & Professional Skills The Law of Contract The Law of Tort Public Law European Union Law |
Criminal Law Law of Organisations Land Law |
Equity & Trusts Transactions Actions |
| Module options* | NONE | NONE |
Choose 3 options*: Family Law Employment Law Access to Justice and Legal Services Real Estate Extended Essay
In addition to the three options above you also have the opportunity to join our International Leadership Summer School in Berlin (5 days) |
Choose 3 options*: Wills & Succession Companies: Governance, Tax and Insolvency Human Rights Intellectual Property Criminal Litigation & Evidence Foundations of Canadian Law (London only) Canadian Constitutional Law (London only) Research Project |
*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
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.
| Weighted average | Degree classification |
| 70% and above | 1 |
| 60-69% | 2.1 |
| 50-59% | 2.2 |
| 40-49% | 3 |
Course Fees per year
| LLB (Hons) Law with or without Foundation Year |
£9,250 (UK/EU) |
| LLB (Hons) Law Accelerated 2 Year programme |
£11,100 (UK/EU) |
| LLB (Hons) Law online |
3 years: £9,250 all students 4 years: £6,935 all students 4.5 year: £6,935 all students (full course tuition fee same as 4 year course) 6 year: £4,625 |