LLB Law (Senior Status)

Bachelor's degree

In Colchester

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Colchester

  • Duration

    2 Years

About the course
Law affects every aspect of our lives: from our relationships with other people, to our interactions with shops, banks, companies and governments

Studying law enables you to understand how societies are regulated and how you can change it


Our LLB Law (Senior Status) is designed for those with an existing degree and provides a comprehensive training in law over a concentrated two-year period

The course gives you exemption from the academic stage of training for the legal profession, allowing you to proceed to the Bar Professional Training Course or the Legal Practice Course


At Essex we teach the law that matters, with a concern for the demands of justice and commerce

We combine a rigorous legal training with opportunities for developing your practical expertise, and you learn to analyse the law of England and Wales in relation to its European and international frameworks and to apply it in practice


As a law student, 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 cover all the key areas of law including:
Property law, land law, equity and trusts
Law of the European Union
Contract law and tort law
Criminal law
Public law
Law needs good lawyers

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


At Essex, we don’t simply prepare you to for the legal profession

Facilities

Location

Start date

Colchester (Essex)
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Wivenhoe Park, CO4 3SQ

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Contract Law
  • Public Law
  • Public
  • Land Law
  • Property
  • Trusts
  • Property Law
  • Equity
  • IT Law
  • LLB
  • Law

Course programme

Example structure
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
Foundations of the Law of Obligations
Academic, Legal and Professional Skills
Foundations of Public Law
Criminal Law
Contract Law
Foundations of Property Law
Career Management and Personal Development Skills I
Year 2
Land Law
Equity and Trusts
Law of the European Union
Tort Law
Public Law II
Consumer Contract Law (optional)
Commercial Contract Law (optional)
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
For our LLB (Senior Status), examinations at the end of both years of the course count towards your final degree classification
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Additional information

We equip you with the skills and knowledge to become an agent for change, whatever career path you choose “My current position within the Treasury Solicitor’s Department is extremely challenging, and I’m glad that I gained such a solid understanding of public and human rights law; but a degree alone wouldn’t have guaranteed me such an amazing job Opportunities such as the University of Essex Law Clinic also really helped me stand out from the crowd ” Chris Burge, LLB Law, 2010 Professional accreditation This qualifying law degree provides you with the knowledge and skills for a career in law, covering the academic stage of training for the legal profession in England and Wales This means that you can proceed to the Bar Professional Training Course (to become a barrister) or the Legal Practice Course (to become a solicitor), or make the next steps to a common law bar in Canada and other jurisdictions All our LLB courses are accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board Specialist facilities Volunteer at the Essex Law Clinic where you can work alongside practicing solicitors to offer legal advice to clients Gain commercial awareness at our Business and Legal Advice Clinic Work on key human rights projects at our Human Rights Clinic Participate in mooting competitions to develop your skills, Test your mediation and negotiation skills in our Client Interviewing Competition Join our Model United Nations society, which can improve your skills of argumentation, oral presentation and research Network at our student-run Law Society, Human Rights Society, and Bar Society, which provides legal advice to the Commonwealth Students’ Association (CSA) Our Essex Street Law project is one of the first of its kind and is the primary pro-bono project provided by our Law Society Peer mentors guide you through your first year Take advantage of networking opportunities throughout the year with visiting law firms Your...

LLB Law (Senior Status)

£ 9,250 + VAT