LLB (Hons) Law with Politics (Part Time)

Bachelor's degree

In Ormskirk

£ 3001-4000

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    5 Years

At the heart of this course is the idea that future lawyers need to have knowledge of national, European and international laws and institutions. This degree is primarily for LLB students who wish to study Criminology and Criminal Justice during their degree. The LLB will enable you to study all the key legal principles, doctrines and legal institutions that constitute the foundations of legal knowledge with the added advantage of a specialism in Criminology. The study of politics and government will enhance your understanding of the role and application of the law.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

You will be provided with a solid foundation and preparation for a legal or legal-related profession. Graduates are also equipped to pursue careers in areas such as probation work, youth and community work, research, police service, prison service and criminal justice agencies.

120 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff. No specific subjects are required.

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Subjects

  • Criminology
  • Part Time
  • IT Law
  • Law
  • Politics
  • LLB
  • International
  • Public
  • Critical Terrorism
  • Sports Law
  • Public International Law
  • Media Law
  • International Sports Law
  • Human Rights
  • Employment Law
  • Company Law
  • Consumer Law
  • Child Law

Course programme

Year 1

POL1001 Introduction to Political Concepts and Theory (20 credits)

LAW1001 Legal Methods and Systems (20 credits)

LAW1005 Law of Torts (20 credits)

LAW1006 Lawyers' Skills (20 credits)

Language modules in French, Spanish or Mandarin, delivered at the Edge Hill Language Centre, are available to study as an integral part of this degree. A single Language module can be studied instead of LAW1006 Lawyers’ Skills.

Year 2

POL1002 Introduction to Political Systems and Institutions (20 credits)

LAW1003 Law of Contract (20 credits)

LAW2007 Public Law 1 (20 credits)

LAW2008 Public Law 2 (20 credits)

Year 3

POL2001 Comparative European Politics (20 credits)

LAW2002 Criminal Law (20 credits)

LAW2005 Land Law (20 credits)

HIS2030 Identity and Diversity: Contemporary France from 1968 to the Present (20 credits)

If you studied a Language module in Year 1, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 3. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of HIS2030 Identity and Diversity: Contemporary France from 1968 to the Present.

Year 4

POL3001 Strategic Political Communications (20 credits)

LAW3051 European Union Constitutional Law (20 credits)

LAW3052 European Union Substantive Law (20 credits)

Year 5

LAW3053 Equity and Trusts (20 credits)

POL3002 Working in Politics (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

LAW3032 Child Law (20 credits)

LAW3033 Company Law (20 credits)

LAW3034 Consumer Law (20 credits)

LAW3035 Dissertation (20 credits)

LAW3036 Employment Law (20 credits)

LAW3037 Family Law (20 credits)

LAW3038 Human Rights (20 credits)

LAW3039 Intellectual Property Law (20 credits)

LAW3040 International Business Law (20 credits)

LAW3041 International Criminal Law (20 credits)

LAW3042 International Sports Law (20 credits)

LAW3043 Jurisprudence (20 credits)

LAW3044 Law Clinic Experience Module (20 credits)

LAW3045 Law of Evidence (20 credits)

LAW3046 Media Law (20 credits)

LAW3047 Public International Law (20 credits)

LAW3048 Refugee Law (20 credits)

LAW3049 Sports Law (20 credits)

LAW3050 Tax Law (20 credits)

If you studied Language modules in Years 1 and 3, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 5. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

Who will be teaching me?

You will be taught by highly qualified, experienced and enthusiastic academic staff who research and write about the law and are experts in their particular specialisms. Some of the team are both academics and practitioners and others are involved in international projects training judges and lawyers in European Union law. All are actively engaged in the world of the law and legal institutions.

LLB (Hons) Law with Politics (Part Time)

£ 3001-4000