LLB Law
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
3 Years
About the course
We teach the law that matters
We are ‘freer, more daring and more experimental’ than a traditional law school, so your legal education is relevant and responsive to the needs of a changing society
Our approach is global in outlook, based on justice, and engaged with real-world problems
Our LLB Law provides you with a rigorous academic training in the discipline of law
We enable you to develop an approach to the discipline so that you can see each subject area as part of an integrated whole
We emphasise an awareness of the place of the law of England and Wales in its European and international frameworks
You develop a critical awareness of the nature of law within its social, political and economic contexts
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 learn to consider, evaluate and respond to alternative and, possibly, conflicting points of view
You cover all the key areas of law, as well as a wide range of optional topics including:
Investigating miscarriages of justice
Music law and intellectual property law
How judges are involved in the law
Human rights
The use of evidence
At Essex we specialise in commercial law, public law, and human rights law
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
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Subjects
- LLB
- Property Law
- Property
- Approach
- Human Rights
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property Law
- IT Law
- Public Law
- International
- Law
- Public
- Skills and Training
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
Contract Law
Foundations of Public Law
Criminal Law
Academic, Legal and Professional Skills
Foundations of the Law of Obligations
Foundations of Property Law
Career Management and Personal Development Skills I
Year 2
Tort Law
Land Law
Public Law II
Law of the European Union
Equity and Trusts
Introduction to comparative law
Research project in comparative law
Career Management and Personal Development Skills II
Final year
Jurisprudence I
Intellectual Property Law (optional)
Family Law (optional)
Investigating Miscarriages of Justice (optional)
Project: Law (optional)
Placement
On a placement year you gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
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
Your first year marks do not count towards your final degree classification
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LLB Law