Law (Placement Year) : LLB Hons : M104
Bachelor's degree
In Lancaster
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Lancaster
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Duration
4 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
This qualifying Law degree is taught by the world-leading, research-active academics based in our prestigious Law School. They will introduce you to technical legal topics and help you to understand the ways that law shapes society.
You will have the opportunity to spend Year 3 on placement with a public, private or voluntary organisation in the UK or overseas. This experience will boost your employment prospects and will help you to decide on your career direction and the kind of organisation in which you want to work once you graduate. You will be doing a real, responsible job – with all the satisfaction that brings. Our Placements Team will support you in finding and applying for a suitable placement that will support your professional development. Applying for a placement is a competitive process and the preparatory modules you will complete in years one and two are designed to give you the best chance of success in your placement applications. You will also be provided with dedicated workshops, 1:1 appointments with careers professionals as well as opportunities to speak with employers here on campus. During the placement year, you will remain a Lancaster University student, which means that you will still be eligible for a student loan, have access to facilities such as the library and receive discounts on transport and council tax. Your tuition fee will be reduced to 20% during the placement year. The placement will enhance your understanding of the connections between theory and practice and this will benefit your final year of study. This is an exciting opportunity to build up experience and transferable skills, as well as to make contacts with potential employers, which will place you a step ahead in the graduate recruitment market.
During your time studying in the Law School, you will benefit from our strong links to Chambers, Law firms and related professions from across the UK, including magic circle firms from London.
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About this course
Your law degree can open doors to a wide range of careers within, and beyond, the legal sector. We carefully devise, structure and support our degree programmes to ensure that you are prepared for the next step towards a career of your choosing.
Throughout your time at Lancaster University Law School you will:
Develop excellent subject-specific knowledge
Enhance your range of transferable skills
Secure practical legal experience (through our Street Law, Miscarriages of Justice and Law Clinic projects)
Learn to quickly digest and analyse large amounts of information
Improve your ability to listen, read and write carefully, manage your time and work in a team
Improve your ability to speak in public, present confidently, and think on your feet.
Have the option to extend your range of experience through a Placement Year in business, or, on certain degrees, a Study Abroad year with a partner university overseas
Access a range of extra-curricular activities with the Law Society (including mooting competitions, a careers dinner and a Law Ball)
Build a network of peers and employers
Gain insight into future options through voluntary roles with the Citizens Advice Bureau or Lancashire Constabulary's Special Constables, will provide invaluable insight into your future career options.
Be guided by a dedicated Careers Officer
All of this ensures that you have the best chance to stand out in a crowded employment marketplace.
Your Law degree can lead to a wide choice of rewarding jobs in the public, private and third sectors.
Roles in the legal profession include: Solicitor, Barrister, Paralegal, Legal Executive, Trademark or Patent Attorney, Legal Secretary.
A Level AAB
IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.
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Subjects
- IT Law
- LLB
- Law
- Criminal law
- Law of Contracts
- Public Law
- Land Law
- Law of Torts
- Family Law
- Law Clinic
Course programme
Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.
Year 1Core
- Criminal Law
- English Legal System and Methods
- Law of Contracts
- Placement Preparation
- Public Law
Core
- EU Law
- Land Law
- Law of Torts
- Work Based Learning Preparation
Optional
- Citizen's Advice Bureau Advice Service
- Family Law
- Forgotten Trials of the Holocaust
- Human Rights and Civil Liberties
- Law Clinic
- Lawyers and Society
- Principles of Employment Law
Core
- Work Based Learning Placement
- Work Based Learning Reflection
Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.
Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.
Additional information
Law (Placement Year) : LLB Hons : M104