Law LLB

Please note: You will take 120 credits of modules in each year of study. The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2020. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.

We assume you have no prior knowledge of the law, so one of the first modules you take will be Legal Skills and Methods, designed to give you the skills needed to succeed at a law degree. The full list of modules scheduled for first year are:

• Legal Skills and Methods
• Criminal Law
• Public Law
• Law of Contract
• Law Justice & Ethics
• Decolonising Legal Concepts

Detailed descriptions of Year 1 compulsory modules

In your second year you'll take modules in:

• Land Law
• Law of Torts
• Legal Foundations of the European Union
• Legal Theory
• Legal Communication and Writing
• Legal Solutions

Detailed descriptions of year 2 compulsory modules

You can apply to study abroad for a year in an approved university around the world. If you achieve a grade of 2.1 or above in your first year then you will be invited to apply for a Year Abroad in your second year. If your application is successful, you will go abroad in your third year and return to us for your final year. Find out more.

In your final year, you will complete the compulsory module of Equity, Trusts, Wills & Formalities whilst having the opportunity to study 5 optional modules from the range available within the Law School.