Bachelor of Law

First Year

To complete this course, you must complete all of the following CORE modules (totaling 100 credits):

Legal Systems
Foundations in Professional Skills
Legal Thinking
Law of Tort
Contract Law
To complete this course, you must complete at least 20 credits from the following indicative list of OPTIONAL modules:

Consumer and Agency Law
Introduction to US Legal Studies
Global Perspectives of Human Rights
Criminal Justice Process and Procedure
Introduction to Mooting

Second Year

To complete this course, you must complete all of the following CORE modules (totaling 100 credits):

Land Law and Property Practice
Criminal Law
Professional Skills
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Business Law

To complete this course, you must complete at least 20 credits from the following indicative list of OPTIONAL modules:

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Level 5 Placement Module
Employment Law
Human Rights and Criminal Justice
Medical Law and Ethics
Advanced Property Practice

You also have the option to study abroad for a semester.

Study Abroad

Professional Placement Year (Optional)

You must complete the following module to qualify for the LLB (Hons) Law award with Professional Placement Year.

Professional Placement Year
120 credits

This module is designed to allow you to undertake a credit-bearing, 40-week Professional Placement as an integral part of your Undergraduate Degree.    The purpose of the Professional Placement is to improve your employability skills, which will, through the placement experience, allow you to evidence your professional skills, attitudes, and behaviors at the point of entry to the postgraduate job market. Furthermore, by completing the Professional Placement, you will be able to develop and enhance your understanding of the professional work environment relevant to your chosen field of study and reflect critically on your professional skills development within the workplace.

Final Year

To complete this course, you must complete all of the following CORE modules (totaling 80 credits):

Equity and Trusts
Law of the European Union
You will also choose one of the following:

Dissertation
American Legal Practice*
The United Nations: Law and Practice
Law in Practice

To complete this course, you must complete at least 40 credits from the following indicative list of OPTIONAL modules:

Advanced Mooting
Intellectual Property Law
Equality Law
Family Law
Evidence, Proof, and Argument