Politics, Philosophy & Law
Bachelor's degree
In London and Lambeth
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Bachelor's degree
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4 Years
Our PPL LLB degree is the first course of its kind in the UK to offer a combined Politics, Philosophy and Law course with a unique opportunity to fulfil the entry requirements of a qualifying law degree. This interdisciplinary course, provides you with access to eminent academics from three outstanding faculties and challenges you to think deeply about key political, philosophical and legal issues on a global level; enabling you to develop an understanding of the concepts and to think critically about these methods and approaches of each area.
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About this course
Recognised globally as one of the UK's premier law schools.
Teaching by internationally respected, leading academics and visiting lecturers and practitioners from global law firms.
Unrivalled location for law, based in the East Wing of Somerset House on the Strand, with the Royal Courts of Justice, Law Society and Inns of Court right on your doorstep.
Consistently high student satisfaction ratings in the National Student Survey.
Excellent legal research resources at the College's impressive Maughan Library.
A thriving Professional Skills portfolio including professional skills modules, a legal clinic, and mooting programme.
A dedicated careers team who provide tailored guidance on how to access the legal profession.
Active student-run societies organising social and career-oriented functions.
Lawyer
Civil Servant
United Nations Official
Financial Analyst
Tax Advisor
Head of Trading
Management Consultant
Journalist
Publisher
Paralegal
Entrepreneur
Academic
King’s Law graduates are popular with many employers. The majority of our students choose to become solicitors in leading law firms and specialist or niche firms. Some choose broader business roles such as financial analyst, management consultant or graduate trainee in a variety of sectors. Others find that their law degree opens up opportunities in international development, advisory work, the public sector and teaching. Although the employment market is competitive, our students have been very successful in obtaining posts with the firms or sets of chambers for which they wanted to work. Many law firms will target our students because they have come to associate King’s with very high-quality, motivated applicants comparable to those from other top law schools both in the UK and overseas.
Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A-levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer.
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- Greek
- Company Law
- IT Law
- Intellectual Property
- Politics
- Philosophy
- Modern Philosophy
- Greek Philosophy
- Epistemology
- Metaphysics
- Economics
- Global
- Law
- Property
- Aristotle
- Plato
Course programme
Currently, students study the modules shown below. King's reviews its modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting courses this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the School for further advice.
Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.
Required ModulesYou are required to take the following modules:
- Legal Reasoning & Legal Services (non-credit bearing)
In addition, you are required to take 30 credits from a range of Philosophy options, which may typically include:
- Introduction to Philosophy (30 credits)
Required Modules
You are required to take the following modules are for this course:
- Criminal Law (30 credits)
- Government and Law (30 credits)
In addition, you are required to take 30 credits from a range of Philosophy options which may typically include:
- Epistemology II (15 credits)
- Ethics II: Contemporary Ethical Philosophy (15 credits)
- Ethics II: History of Ethical Philosophy (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophy II: Plato (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophy II: Aristotle (15 credits)
- Intermediate Logic (15 credits)
- Metaphysics II (15 credits)
- Modern Philosophy II: Locke & Berkeley (15 credits)
- Modern Philosophy II: Spinoza & Leibniz (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Logic & Language (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Mind (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Physics I: Philosophy of Space & Time (15 credits)
- Political Philosophy II: History of Political Philosophy (15 credits)
- Political Philosophy II: Theories of Freedom (15 credits)
In addition, you are required to take 30 credits from a range of Political Economy options, which may typically include:
- Ethics, Economics & Environmental Protection (15 credits)
- Game Theory & Strategic Decision Making (15 credits)
- Issues in International Politics (15 credits)
- Modern Political Thought (15 credits)
- Policy Analysis, Decision & Implementation (15 credits)
- Political Change in Europe (15 credits)
- Political Economy: Approaches, Concepts & Issues (15 credits)
- Political Theory of Capitalism (15 credits)
- Stability & Change in Post-Colonial Nations (15 credits)
- The Economics of Politics (15 credits)
- The International Politics of Energy (15 credits)
Required Modules
The following modules are required and may be taken in either Year 3 or Year 4:
- Law of Tort (30 credits)
- Law of Property (30 credits)
- Law of Trusts (30 credits)
- Jurisprudence and Legal Theory (30 credits)
In addition, you are required to select further modules to bring your total credits for each year to 120. The range of optional modules available from each department may typically include:
Law
- Advanced Constitutional Law (30 credits)
- Advanced Topics in Intellectual Property (30 credits)
- Anti-Discrimination Law (30 credits)
- British Legal History (30 credits)
- Commercial Law (30 credits)
- Company Law (30 credits)
- Comparative Private Law (15 credits)
- Competition Law (30 credits)
- Consumer Protection: advising global businesses & their customers (30 credits)
- Criminal Law Theory (15 credits)
- Criminology & Criminal Justice (30 credits)
- Environmental Law (30 credits)
- Family Law (30 credits)
- Finance, Credit & Security (15 credits)
- French Legal System & Laws (15 credits)
- Hot Topics in Law, Technology & Society (15 credits)
- Human Rights Law (30 credits)
- Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)
- International Commercial Arbitration (15 credits)
- Labour Law (30 credits)
- Law & Economics (30 credits)
- Law & Social Theory (30 credits)
- Law of Personal Taxation (30 credits)
- Machine Intelligence, Surveillance & Society (15 credits)
- Medical Law (30 credits)
- Moral Philosophy (15 credits)
- Principles of Enterprise Governance (30 credits)
- Private International Law (30 credits)
- Public International Law (30 credits)
- Russian Legal System (30 credits)
- Student Law Clinic (15 credits)
- Transnational Company Law (15 credits)
Philosophy
- 19th Century Continental Philosophy (15 credits)
- Aesthetics (15 credits)
- Epistemology II (15 credits)
- Foundations of Analytic Philosophy (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophical Texts I: Plato (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophical Texts II: Aristotle (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophy II: Aristotle (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophy II: Plato (15 credits)
- Hellenistic Philosophy (15 credits)
- Indian Philosophy: the Heterodox Schools (15 credits)
- Indian Philosophy: the Orthodox Schools (15 credits)
- Kant’s Epistemology & Metaphysics (15 credits)
- Kant’s Moral & Aesthetic Theory (15 credits)
- Medieval Philosophy (15 credits)
- Metaphysics II (15 credits)
- Modern Philosophy II: Locke & Berkeley (15 credits)
- Modern Philosophy II: Spinoza & Leibniz (15 credits)
- Moral Normativity (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Logic & Language (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Mind (15 credits)
Required Modules
The following modules are required and may be taken in either Year 3 or Year 4:
- Law of Tort (30 credits)
- Law of Property (30 credits)
- Law of Trusts (30 credits)
- Jurisprudence and Legal Theory (30 credits)
In addition, you are required to select further modules to bring your total credits for each year to 120. The range of optional modules available from each department may typically include:
Law
- Advanced Constitutional Law (30 credits)
- Advanced Topics in Intellectual Property (30 credits)
- Anti-Discrimination Law (30 credits)
- British Legal History (30 credits)
- Commercial Law (30 credits)
- Company Law (30 credits)
- Comparative Private Law (15 credits)
- Competition Law (30 credits)
- Consumer Protection: advising global businesses & their customers (30 credits)
- Criminal Law Theory (15 credits)
- Criminology & Criminal Justice (30 credits)
- Environmental Law (30 credits)
- Family Law (30 credits)
- Finance, Credit & Security (15 credits)
- French Legal System & Laws (15 credits)
- Hot Topics in Law, Technology & Society (15 credits)
- Human Rights Law (30 credits)
- Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)
- International Commercial Arbitration (15 credits)
- Labour Law (30 credits)
- Law & Economics (30 credits)
- Law & Social Theory (30 credits)
- Law of Personal Taxation (30 credits)
- Machine Intelligence, Surveillance & Society (15 credits)
- Medical Law (30 credits)
- Moral Philosophy (15 credits)
- Principles of Enterprise Governance (30 credits)
- Private International Law (30 credits)
- Public International Law (30 credits)
- Russian Legal System (30 credits)
- Student Law Clinic (15 credits)
- Transnational Company Law (15 credits)
Philosophy
- 19th Century Continental Philosophy (15 credits)
- Aesthetics (15 credits)
- Epistemology II (15 credits)
- Foundations of Analytic Philosophy (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophical Texts I: Plato (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophical Texts II: Aristotle (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophy II: Aristotle (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophy II: Plato (15 credits)
- Hellenistic Philosophy (15 credits)
- Indian Philosophy: the Heterodox Schools (15 credits)
- Indian Philosophy: the Orthodox Schools (15 credits)
- Kant’s Epistemology & Metaphysics (15 credits)
- Kant’s Moral & Aesthetic Theory (15 credits)
- Medieval Philosophy (15 credits)
- Metaphysics II (15 credits)
- Modern Philosophy II: Locke & Berkeley (15 credits)
- Modern Philosophy II: Spinoza & Leibniz (15 credits)
- Moral Normativity (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Logic & Language (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Mind (15 credits)
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