Undergraduate
Bachelor of Laws
(LLB)
Structure and Syllabuses:
The LLB degree† is offered under
four schemes of examination:
| |
No. of subjects
|
Study period
|
Description |
|
Scheme A |
12 |
3-8 years |
This is
the LLB degree in its traditional three-stage format. |
|
Scheme B |
12 |
4-8 years |
This is
the LLB degree taken in four stages. Unless you are studying
full time at an independent teaching institution we strongly
advise you to choose Scheme B. The stages are called ‘Years’
but you may take longer than one chronological year to
complete each stage. |
|
Graduate Entry Route A |
9 |
2-8 years |
Enables
graduates with a degree awarded by an institution acceptable
to the University to follow a shorter route, with nine
subjects taken in two stages. |
|
Graduate Entry Route B |
9 |
3-8 years |
Intended
for graduates who wish to study at a more measured pace,
with nine subjects taken in three stages. Unless you are
studying full time at an independent teaching institution,
we strongly advise you to choose Graduate Entry Route B. The
stages are called ‘Years’ but you may take longer than one
chronological year to complete each stage. |
Scheme A
(12 subjects)
Intermediate examination
(4 subjects)
Common law reasoning and institutions
[2650030]
Criminal law [2650010]
Elements
of the law of contract
[2650040]
Public law
[2650020]
Finals Part I (4 subjects)
At least two compulsory Finals subjects and no more than two optional
Finals subjects from Group A (see list below).
Finals Part II
(4 subjects)
Any remaining compulsory Finals subjects
not already taken, plus optional Finals subjects from Group A and/or
Group B to make up four subjects (see list below).
Compulsory Finals
subjects
Land
law [2660003]
Law
of tort [2660001]
Law of trusts
[2660002]
Jurisprudence
and legal theory [2670005]
AND three optional subjects
Optional Finals subjects (Group
A)
Administrative
law [2660008]
Civil and criminal procedure[91266 0030]
Commercial
law [2660017]
Company
law [2660021]
Criminology[2660025]
EU
law*[2660024]
Evidence
[2660007]
Family
law [2660019]
History
of English law [2660012]
International
protection of human rights
[2660029]
Introduction
to Islamic law [2660028]
Labour
law [2660018]
Public
international law [2660013]
Optional Finals
subjects
(Group B)
Conflict of laws
[2670014]
Intellectual
property [2670026]
Dissertation [2660200]
Succession
[2670016]
Year 1 (3 subjects)
Any three of the following subjects:
Common law reasoning and institutions
[2650030]
Criminal law
[2650010]
Elements
of the law of contract
[2650040]
Public law
[2650020]
Year 2 (3 subjects)
The remaining subject from the First Year list not already taken plus
two of the following subjects:
Land
law [2660003]
Law
of tort [2660001]
Law of trusts
[2660002]
Year 3 (3 subjects)
The remaining subject from the Second Year list not already taken plus
two optional subjects
Year 4 (3 subjects)
Jurisprudence
and legal theory [2670005]
AND two optional Finals subjects from Group A and/or
Group B (see list below).
Optional Finals subjects (Group
A)
Administrative
law [2660008]
Civil and criminal procedure [91266 0030]
Commercial
law [2660017]
Company
law [2660021]
Criminology
[2660025]
EU
law* [2660024]
Evidence
[2660007]
Family
law [2660019]
History
of English law [2660012]
International
protection of human rights
[2660029]
Introduction
to Islamic law [2660028]
Labour
law [2660018]
Public
international law [2660013]
Optional Finals subjects
(Group B)
Conflict of laws
[2670014]
Intellectual
property [2670026]
Succession
[2670016]
Dissertation [2660200]
Graduate Entry Route A (9 subjects)
Level 1 (4 subjects)
Common law reasoning and institutions
[2650030]
Criminal law
[2650010]
Elements
of the law of contract
[2650040]
Public law
[2650020]
Final examination (5
subjects)
Land
law [2660003]
Law
of tort [2660001]
Law of trusts
[2660002]
Plus any two of the following subjects:
Administrative
law [2660008]
Civil and criminal procedure [91266 0030]
Commercial
law [2660017]
Company
law [2660021]
Criminology
[2660025]
EU
law* [2660024]
Evidence
[2660007]
Family
law [2660019]
History
of English law [2660012]
Intellectual
property [2670026]
International
protection of human rights
[2660029]
Introduction
to Islamic law [2660028]
Jurisprudence
and legal theory [2670005]
Labour
law [2660018]
Public
international law [2660013]
Succession
[2670016]
Dissertation [2660200]
Year 2 (3 subjects)
The remaining subject from the First Year list not already taken plus
two of the following subjects:
Land
law [2660003]
Law
of tort [2660001]
Law of trusts
[2660002]
Year
3 (3 subjects)
The remaining subject from the Second Year list not already taken plus
two of the following subjects:
Administrative
law [2660008]
Civil and criminal procedure [91266 0030]
Commercial
law [2660017]
Company
law [2660021]
Criminology
[2660025]
EU
law* [2660024]
Evidence
[2660007]
Family
law [2660019]
History
of English law [2660012]
Intellectual
property [2670026]
International
protection of human rights
[2660029]
Introduction
to Islamic law [2660028]
Jurisprudence
and legal theory [2670005]
Labour
law [2660018]
Laws Dissertation* subject
option [2660200]
Public
international law [2660013]
Succession
[2670016]
Notes:
* In England and Wales,
the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board require
students registering in or after September 2001 to pass 'EU law' in
order to obtain a Qualifying Law Degree.
† If you intend to practise as a lawyer, barrister or solicitor, we
strongly recommend that you check on the requirements of the
professional body [pdf:
4 pages, 156KB] in the jurisdiction in which you wish to practise before
committing yourself to the degree.