Law LLB (Hons)
University of Reading
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Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)

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OCT-25

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)

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OCT-25

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Develop your legal skills and knowledge – and build valuable, real-life legal experience – with our highly practical LLB Law.Join the University of Reading’s School of Law, where you’ll benefit from the expertise and practice of established legal scholars and enjoy a global community. We actively shape law and policy; our experts regularly contribute to international and UK policy development and law reforms, and we encourage students to learn and question the purpose and impact of laws. Our ...Read more

Develop your legal skills and knowledge – and build valuable, real-life legal experience – with our highly practical LLB Law.Join the University of Reading’s School of Law, where you’ll benefit from the expertise and practice of established legal scholars and enjoy a global community. We actively shape law and policy; our experts regularly contribute to international and UK policy development and law reforms, and we encourage students to learn and question the purpose and impact of laws. Our LLB course is accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board and provides you with the first qualification for entry into the legal profession. In the first two years of the LLB, you are provided with the foundations of legal knowledge through modules in core areas, including criminal law, contract law and public law. From your first year, you will also be able to choose from a range of specialist optional modules depending on your interests. You can choose to complement your legal study with modules from outside our School, including languages, politics, and business courses such as entrepreneurship. In the final year of your degree, focus on your interests by selecting from a wide range of popular modules, including: Technology, Privacy and Internet Regulation, Foundations of International Law, Banking Law, Commercial Law, Family Law.For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/law-ug/llb-law

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WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
53/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
40th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
35th
Law
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 94 = 6% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
6%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
91%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Law graduate salary at this uni
£19,000
UK Law graduate salary
£20,000
What students say
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Alina
14 Mar 24

- great facilities: many places o study and drink a coffee - many opportunities and teachers support to improve the knowledge and employment skills - pleasant classes ( modern..Read more

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15 Jan 24

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

AAB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

AAABB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:33,M:12 Grades / Points required

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D3,D3,M2 Grades / Points required

Extended Project:

B Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

34 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H2,H2,H2,H3,H3 Grades / Points required

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma:

DDD Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

T Level:

D Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

A - B Grades / Points required

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In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification provides to students for University study, we now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer.  Eligible applicants would receive two offers,  our usual offer plus an alternative offer of a B in the EPQ and one grade lower in their A level subjects

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Minimum grade C in the Core Component.

The Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate will be accepted in lieu of one A Level at the grade achieved.

Popular A-level subjects

Law

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

History
41%
Law
34%
English Literature
24%
Mathematics
24%
Economics
23%
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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£25,250 per year

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Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£25,250 per year

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Students from International

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£25250 Per year

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