Our LLB (Hons) Law course is a qualifying law degree, forming an essential part of the training you need to become a barrister or a solicitor. The course will equip you with a broad understanding of key legal principles and institutions within the political, social, economic and cultural context in which the law operates. You'll learn how the law is made and administered and explore the inter-relationships between the law, individuals and society. We give you the opportunity to build on this knowledge with a wide choice of 16 optional modules in your final year. And you'll also have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in our acclaimed community Legal Advice Centre, working with local solicitors to provide a law clinic for the general public. This course meets all the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board. It also gives a fast track to achieve qualifications as a legal executive or for the insurance and financial services industries. You'll also have the chance to spend a term at one of our partner institutions in Holland, France or Germany.As this is a qualifying law degree, you can expect to learn the fundamentals of the profession from day one.The compulsory modules in your first two years include an introduction to legal skills and methods and insights into the key specialist areas of the subject. These include contract, land, criminal, human rights, constitutional and administrative law.Teaching methods vary throughout the course but you'll find them all stimulating and challenging. You'll learn through lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and individual supervision, supported by digital materials, notes and handbooks.You'll also have the chance to learn through moots and mock trials in our own chambers.Our law course equips you with skills and knowledge that are in high demand from employers in a variety of fields.Many of our students go on to enjoy successful careers as lawyers after completing their legal studies through the solicitors' qualifying route.Others become barristers, going on to take the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) and then obtaining pupillage in barristers' chambers. This can lead to a tenancy as a self-employed barrister, or you can practise as an employed barrister.