This four-year degree, involving a year abroad at a German university in either Berlin or Bayreuth, has been designed to meet the need for a generation of lawyers equipped both legally and linguistically to cooperate and negotiate with European partners within a European changing context.The German legal system belongs to the continental European family of legal systems known as Civil Law. By contrast, England is the home of Common Law, a family of legal systems which also embraces many nations ... READ MORE

This four-year degree, involving a year abroad at a German university in either Berlin or Bayreuth, has been designed to meet the need for a generation of lawyers equipped both legally and linguistically to cooperate and negotiate with European partners within a European changing context.

The German legal system belongs to the continental European family of legal systems known as Civil Law. By contrast, England is the home of Common Law, a family of legal systems which also embraces many nations outside Europe including the USA. During the programme you will familiarise yourself with both legal systems, thereby gaining comparative experience of two of the world's major legal families.

Assessment Methods

Birmingham Law School uses a variety of methods to assess student performance, this includes exams, essays and dissertations. At the beginning of each module, you'll be given information on how and when you'll be assessed for that programme of study.

Employability

Birmingham Law School's Centre for Professional Legal Education and Research (CEPLER) provides a diverse range of opportunities and activities to enhance knowledge, skills, confidence and employability - all the things that help graduates to stand out from the crowd in a competitive jobs market.