Law with American Studies (with a study abroad year) LLB (Hons)
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It was not a good idea mixing with the first-year English students with the older Erasmus students.
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I had an excellent time.
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I can join the university in which I can improve my English. I had a wonderful time.
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Bachelor's degree
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
3 Years
Develop knowledge of the connection between US and UK legal systems.
Not only do you gain a qualifying law degree but you also explore the history, politics, culture and literature of the Americas.
You experience first-hand a new culture and legal system on your year abroad. We’re proud to have more prestigious American partner institutions – including UC Berkeley and Georgetown – than any other programme in England.
You may undertake training to offer legal advice to the public (under supervision) and through the Sussex Law Clinic you can gain practical experience of the law in action before you graduate.
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About this course
Many of our graduates go on to qualify as solicitors and barristers, or go on to jobs including:
paralegal, Balfour Beatty
case handler, Santander
executive officer, Home Office.
You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.
Reviews
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It was not a good idea mixing with the first-year English students with the older Erasmus students.
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I had an excellent time.
← | →
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I can join the university in which I can improve my English. I had a wonderful time.
← | →
Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
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Carlotta Greene
Subjects
- IT Law
- Teaching
- LLB
- Law
- Legal System
- Political Culture
- Law of Contract
- Law of Tort
- Justice
- Equality and Society
Course programme
Autumn teaching
- American Political Culture
- English Legal System
- Law of Contract
- Law of Tort
- Justice, Equality and Society
- The Look of America
Autumn teaching
- Public Law I: Constitutional and Administrative Law advanced
- The African American Experience
- Equity and Trusts
- Land Law
- American Cities: New York City
Spring teaching
- Canadian Constitutional Law in Comparative Perspective advanced
- Public Law II: Power, the Individual and the State advanced
You spend your third year studying at one of our US or Canadian partners’ campuses. Our range of partner institutions represents every facet of the American experience, and includes:
- UC Berkeley and UCLA
- Tulane University in New Orleans and the University of North Carolina
- Georgetown University and George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Whether you are interested in Native American culture, the Civil Rights movement, or American modernist poetry, Sussex offers you a unique experience while studying in North America.
Year 3 at sussex
- American Studies Dissertation
- Criminal Law
- Law and Policy of the European Union advanced
Autumn teaching
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Anti-Corruption Law and Practice
- Hate Crime and the Law
- Law, Gender and Sexuality (Aut)
- Legal Geography (Space, Place and the Law)
- Migration Law and Policy
- Principles of Islamic Law
- Professional Negligence
- Short Dissertation A
- Transactional Banking Law
- Transnational Commercial Litigation
- Clinical Legal Education
- Commercial Law
- Company Law
- Competition Law
- Criminal Evidence and Process
- Criminology
- Dissertation
- Employment Law
- Environmental Law
- Family Law
- Human Rights
- Intellectual Property Law
- Legal Theory
- Perspectives on Healthcare Law
- Public International Law
- Sociology of Law
- Sports Law
- The Law of Evidence
- Banking Regulation
- Canadian Administrative Law
- International Family Law
- Internet Law and Regulation
- Land, Property and Environment
- Law and Art
- Law and Development
- Professional Conduct and Ethics of Lawyers
- Short Dissertation B
- The Legal Regulation of Sexual Relationships
Additional information
Law with American Studies (with a study abroad year) LLB (Hons)