School of Law

LLB Law course content

Year One

There are five compulsory modules in Year One. Three of the subjects introduce you to the basic principles of private and public law: Contract, Tort and Constitutional.

  • Constitutional Law I and II
  • Contract Law
  • English Legal System
  • Torts
  • Legal Skills

Year Two

Compulsory module

  • Advanced Legal Research and Law Reform

You also choose a number of optional modules from the list below.

Optional modules

  • Company Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminology
  • French Law
  • International Human Rights Law
  • International Law
  • Employment Law
  • European Union Law
  • Land Law
  • Family Law
  • Victims, Crime and Victimology
  • Victims, Crime and Restorative Justice
  • Cybercrime: Computers and Crime in the Information Age
  • Youth Crime and Justice
  • War Crimes and Genocide
  • Banking and Financial Services Law
  • Cyberlaw: Law and the Regulation of the Information Society
  • Discrimination Law
  • Gender and the Law
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Moral Dilemmas in Medical Law
  • Medical Law
  • Law and the Environment I: Pollution Control
  • Law and the Environment II: Development and Nature Conservation
  • Penology
  • Comparative European Legal Systems
  • Policing
  • Terrorism and the Law
  • Privacy, Free Speech and the Media
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Insurance and Risk Management
  • Understanding Law Firms

Elective modules

You may also choose a number of elective modules, depending on your study programme.

Year Three

Compulsory module

  • Jurisprudence

You also choose one of the following options.

  • Dissertation
  • Long Dissertation

You also choose a number of optional modules from the list below.

  • Company Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminology
  • French Law
  • International Human Rights Law
  • International Law
  • Employment Law
  • European Union Law
  • Land Law
  • Family Law
  • Victims, Crime and Victimology
  • Victims, Crime and Restorative Justice
  • Cybercrime: Computers and Crime in the Information Age
  • Youth Crime and Justice
  • War Crimes and Genocide
  • Banking and Financial Services Law
  • Cyberlaw: Law and the Regulation of the Information Society
  • Discrimination Law
  • Evidence
  • Gender and the Law
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Moral Dilemmas in Medical Law
  • Medical Law
  • Law and the Environment I: Pollution Control
  • Law and the Environment II: Development and Nature Conservation
  • Penology
  • Comparative European Legal Systems
  • Policing
  • Terrorism and the Law
  • Privacy, Free Speech and the Media
  • Equity and Trusts
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Insurance and Risk Management
  • Understanding Law Firms

All students who wish to enter the professions of barrister or solicitor in England and Wales must take Criminal Law, European Union Law, and Land Law in their second year, and Equity and Trusts in the third year.


Key Information

UCAS code: M100.

Number of places: 185.

Duration
3 years full-time.

Entry requirements
AAA at A2 level.
Full entry requirements

UK/EU student fees
£9,000 per year full-time.

International student fees
£12,500 per year full-time.
Full finance information

Admissions Contact

The Admissions Office

Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law
Tel: +44 (0)113 343 5020
Fax: +44 (0)113 343 5019



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