You will study essential areas of legal knowledge such as public law, land law, equity and trusts, contract law, criminal law and tort law. In your final year, you choose from a range of specialist modules, including commercial law, intellectual property law, financial services law, and international law.
With links to a range of legal, and related, employers in London, you'll have - as a law student - access to a range employability events, including talks and networking opportunities. You can also apply to assist volunteer lawyers on real cases at the university's Legal Advice Centre or apply to assist with the Innocence Project London.
What you should know about this course
- The LLB Hons Law (Extended) course includes an entry year to help students access degree study in this subject with a lower entry tariff.
- This is a Qualifying Law Degree, as recognised by the Bar Standards Board.
- The LLB is designed for the arrival of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in 2021.
- Apply to assist volunteer lawyers on real cases at the university’s Legal Advice Centre or apply to assist with the Innocence Project London.
- Our links with employers in London, through our Law Advisory Forum, include law firms, barristers’ chambers and financial institutions.
Year 0
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- The Art of Communication (15 credits)
- Study Skills (15 credits)
- Academic Writing (15 credits)
- Business Law (15 credits)
- Introduction to the English Legal System (15 credits)
- Introduction to Criminology (30 credits)
- Introduction to Ethics and Society (15 credits)
Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Public Law (30 credits)
- Law of Contract (Level 4) (30 credits)
- Law in Practice (15 credits)
- Problem Solving and the Law (15 credits)
- Advocacy and Professional Ethics (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 15 credits from this list of options.
- Academic Writing for Legal Studies (15 credits)
- Human Rights Law (15 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- European Union Law (30 credits)
- Land Law (30 credits)
- Law of Torts (30 credits)
- Criminal Law (30 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Equity and Trusts (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 90 credits from this list of options.
- Company and Partnership Law (30 credits)
- Law of Evidence (30 credits)
- Family Law (30 credits)
- Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)
- Dissertation in Law (30 credits)
- Financial Services: Law, Regulation and Practice (30 credits)
- Competition Law (30 credits)
- Legal Work Placement (30 credits)
- Commercial Law (30 credits)
- International Law (30 credits)
- Advanced Criminal Law (30 credits)
- Innocence Project London (30 credits)
- Transnational Organised Illegal Networks (30 credits)
- Information Technology Law (30 credits)
- International Human Rights Law (30 credits)