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Bachelor of Law (with Honours) - LLB (Hons)
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Sep 2026
4 Year
This degree allows you to learn about how and why law is created and changed, and how it operates as a social institution. You’ll gain expertise in analysis, research, logical argument and more, as you develop an understanding of key topics within the legal sector. At the same time you will develop your French language skills and, through a third year studying law at one of our partner institutions, learn about a legal system that is very different to that of England and Wales.Through core and optional legal modules, you’ll examine the broader context of the law and its relationship with society. You might develop your interests in specialist legal areas including company law, employment law, human rights law, media law, environmental law and family law. You could also explore topics in criminal justice and criminology, such as policing or youth crime. Throughout the course you’ll gain diverse skills that will be valuable to you as a global citizen, as well as in your professional career – whether you choose to enter the legal profession or not.The School has four world-leading research centres specialising in Business Law, Criminal Justice, Legal Education and Social Justice, with staff from those Centres teaching across a range of Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes. You’ll have the opportunity to be taught by some of those staff, and will also have the opportunity to apply to explore the practical application of law through our award-winning Community Engagement (pro bono) opportunities. If you want to qualify as a barrister, all our law courses satisfy the degree requirements set by the Bar Standards Board in England and Wales. You can visit the Bar Standards Board website for more information. If you want to become a solicitor in England and Wales, you will need to complete the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) and have two years of full-time equivalent work experience. The Solicitors Regulation Authority website provides more details. Although you no longer require a law degree or a diploma in order to qualify as a solicitor, a law degree will be particularly effective in allowing you to gain the knowledge and skills required for SQE1 (the first stage of the SQE, set by the SRA).
This module will introduce students to the underlying principles and major sources of British Constitutional Law. In addition, students will learn about two fields of relevant public law: the law relating to police powers and public order, and the English law relating to judicial review.
By the end of this module, students are expected to be able to demonstrate, with appropriate reference to case-law and statute, a basic understanding of the general principles governing the formation, modification, performance, discharge and enforcement of contracts under English law.
This module introduces students to the constitutional systems of three major European countries: France, Germany and Spain. It is suitable for students who have an interest in one or more of those countries and who have A level standard in one of the languages concerned.
This module is designed to equip students with the fundamental tools to study law, including study skills, basic legal foundations, and legal theory and ethics.
Students wishing to continue studying French, as a Discovery module, at this level, have a choice between FREN1010 and FLTU1345 (see FLTU/Languages for All modules). FREN1010 is the core language module of the first year of the French degree programme. It is taught via fortnightly lectures linked to weekly seminars with a strong grammatical focus and weekly speaking practice workshops. FLTU 1345 is taught weekly with a 2 hour seminar (with a break) in a more communicative integrated skills approach.
This compulsory module will introduce students to core criminal law concepts and to the criminal justice system within which the criminal law is applied.
This module introduces students to the private law systems of three major European countries: France, Germany and Spain. It is suitable for students who have an interest in one or more of those countries and who have A level standard in one of the languages concerned.
This core module introduces students to the study of style and register in written and spoken French. A major difference between English and French is the way in which spoken French diverges from written French and how the distinction between informal and formal usage is much greater in French than it is in English. The aim is, therefore, to develop awareness and understanding of how language is affected by variation in register and by linguistic choices in vocabulary and grammar. As well as extending your mastery of the core grammatical areas of French, you will be seeking to acquire the means to express yourself with sensitivity to the social context, through - amongst other exercises - the regular practice of translation. The module is based on fortnightly grammar lectures and two hourly seminars per week: one written language seminar and a travaux pratiques class with a lecteur/lectrice designed to improve your oral skills through presentations, debates and role-play.
This module is designed to introduce students to a law and society (or socio-legal) approach to the study of law, to teach them to recognise the importance of social context to legal analysis, and to equip them with the skills required to undertake socio-legal analysis and research.
The objective of this module is to engage students intending to spend a year abroad in year 3 in two key processes: personal goal setting; and reflection on the environment to which they are planning to travel.
This module forms an integral part of the student's research journey. It builds upon the skills developed and research training provided at Level One, by introducing and critically exploring different conceptual approaches to legal research. It does so by focusing on a small number of topics and debates within law, investigating them from a critical perspective. In so doing the module aims to enable students to develop a personal research skills toolkit in readiness for the final year project.
A knowledge of the key issues, legal principles, case-law, and statutory provisions relating to the Torts topics selected for study.
During this module, students spend a year studying Law in one of our partner universities.
This is a foundational level module in EU law, taken by all law students. It will be of interest to students of politics, international relations and those taking programmes of which EU studies is a component. The module considers the history and structure of the EU and the development of EU law and the role that law has played in the process of integration, by means of doctrinal development by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Particular attention is given to the constitutionalisation of the EU through case law, Treaty reforms and other mechanisms. The course also focuses on substantive law and the provisions which form the basis of the internal market: Free Movement of Persons, of Goods and of Services plus an introduction to competition law. The module provides opportunity to study the constitutional and institutional structures of the EU, the way in which EU law impacts upon national law, and law-making in the internal market.
By the end of the module, students should have a knowledge of the key concepts, principles and rules in land law.
The objectives of this module are: to develop a workable research question; undertake a relevant literature search.
The objectives of this module are: to develop a knowledge of the Law of Trusts in England and Wales.
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Accommodation (Self-catered En suite) - Starts £175 Per week
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