LLB Law (Senior Status)
Bachelor's degree
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
2 Years
About the course
Law affects every aspect of our lives: from our relationships with other people, to our interactions with shops, banks, companies and governments
Studying law enables you to understand how societies are regulated and how you can change it
Our LLB Law (Senior Status) is designed for those with an existing degree and provides a comprehensive training in law over a concentrated two-year period
The course gives you exemption from the academic stage of training for the legal profession, allowing you to proceed to the Bar Professional Training Course or the Legal Practice Course
At Essex we teach the law that matters, with a concern for the demands of justice and commerce
We combine a rigorous legal training with opportunities for developing your practical expertise, and you learn to analyse the law of England and Wales in relation to its European and international frameworks and to apply it in practice
As a law student, not only will you learn legal rules, but you will also consider the function of law in society, the philosophy of law, policy issues and law reform
You cover all the key areas of law including:
Property law, land law, equity and trusts
Law of the European Union
Contract law and tort law
Criminal law
Public law
Law needs good lawyers
We are top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014), and we are ranked among the top 200 departments on the planet according to the QS World [University] Rankings [2016] for law
At Essex, we don’t simply prepare you to for the legal profession
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Subjects
- Contract Law
- Public Law
- Public
- Land Law
- Property
- Trusts
- Property Law
- Equity
- IT Law
- LLB
- Law
Course programme
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Foundations of the Law of Obligations
Academic, Legal and Professional Skills
Foundations of Public Law
Criminal Law
Contract Law
Foundations of Property Law
Career Management and Personal Development Skills I
Year 2
Land Law
Equity and Trusts
Law of the European Union
Tort Law
Public Law II
Consumer Contract Law (optional)
Commercial Contract Law (optional)
Teaching
For most modules, you attend two lectures a week and one fortnightly tutorial
Tutorials provide the opportunity to discuss the law, apply the law to factual problems, and develop legal arguments
Basic IT skills training is available and training in the use of LEXIS and WESTLAW (legal research tools) is also given
You are encouraged to take part in moots (mock trials), negotiation competitions and other practical exercises
Assessment
Virtually all modules are assessed by a combination of written examination and coursework
Examinations are held at the end of each academic year
For our LLB (Senior Status), examinations at the end of both years of the course count towards your final degree classification
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LLB Law (Senior Status)