LLB(Hons) in Law
UWE Bristol
Key Information
Campus location
Bristol, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 15,250 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* home students per year: £9250 | international students per year: £15250
Introduction
Stand out to employers by gaining professional experience through our Business and Law Clinic and developing your practical skills through creative assessment and real-world projects.
Why study law?
Law is an incredibly varied subject that affects every aspect of human life, right down to the air we breathe.
It affects our relationships with each other, the state and other countries. It affects our education, employment, travel, property, health and human rights.
The law industry is competitive and changes in line with social needs. A law degree offers diverse career Pathways and a skillset to help you succeed in almost any career.
Why UWE Bristol?
LLB(Hons) Law is a practical and contemporary degree, recognised by employers and delivered by leading experts in one of the largest law schools in the country.
If you choose a legal career when you graduate, you'll have a solid grounding in law and enough experience from placements and pro bono work to ensure you succeed in your legal training.
Our students value the range of optional modules and the opportunity to specialise according to their interests in the second and third years.
Research informs teaching at every level and you'll develop core legal knowledge in subjects spanning commercial law, criminal justice, environmental law, human rights and family law.
You'll gain valuable insight and vital skills during this course. Mooting competitions, guest speakers, field trips, Pro Bono work, placements, and a practical Law in Action module let you explore cases and build your network.
You'll have regular opportunities to practice legal submissions in our modern mock courtrooms, while law simulations allow you to test your case-working abilities.
Where can it take me?
Whether or not you wish to become a professional lawyer, a law degree is well-regarded by employers. It equips you with the skills needed for many graduate jobs, including problem-solving, analysis, research and communication.
If you're interested in qualifying as a solicitor, our LLB will provide a good foundation for those students who go on to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). For those students who aspire to become barristers, our LLB includes the core subjects which you'll need to satisfy the academic stage of training before studying the Bar Training Course (BTC).
As a full-service Law School, you can study the LLM/PGDip Bar Training Course (BTC), the PGDip Bar Training Course (BTC) (two parts), the PGDip/PGCert Solicitors Training Course (SQE prep) and the LLM/PGDip Solicitors Training Course (SQE Prep) with us at UWE Bristol.
You could start your legal career immediately, or pursue a different career Pathway entirely. Law graduates' broad skillset makes them very attractive to employers.
Our students have secured roles in law firms, chambers, city councils, banks, estate agents, higher education, accountancy, Citizens Advice and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Program Outcome
Placements
We encourage you to do a 40-week paid sandwich placement after Year two. It can be in the UK or abroad.
Your placement is valuable because it allows you to gain real-world experience and skills that increase your employability.
You'll get help to find all placement and support throughout from your department and the careers service.
Final year work experience
If you choose the final year Law in Action module, you'll spend one day a week working in a local law firm or voluntary organisation. Past students have secured placements with:
- Bristol Law Centre
- Watkins Solicitors
- Red Cross
- Death Row
- Citizens Advice
- local schools.
Pro Bono Unit
You'll have opportunities to engage in Pro Bono work throughout your degree, volunteering your time to help the local community.
Supervised by academics and practitioners, you'll work on cases and provide legal advice through projects such as Legal Advocacy Support Project, Elderlaw, the UWE Street Law Programme and Bristol Musicians Advice Service.
Fieldwork
Field trips are an important part of your studies, particularly the annual visit to Lincoln's Inn where you'll dine in court with barristers and judges and learn more about this exciting career.
Other study visits include the Houses of Parliament, the European Court of Justice, the World Trade Organisation and magic circle law firms.
Career Opportunities
Law students are valuable to employers because of the broad skillset they gain from studying this subject.
You could pursue a legal career as a solicitor, barrister, legal adviser, legal executive or paralegal, but you can also go into a career in HR, teaching, charity work and the public sector.
Our graduates have secured roles with law firms such as Osbourne Clarke, Burgess Salmon, and Clarke Wilmott as well as Guildhall Chambers and Invictus Chambers.
A number of graduates establish careers within the banking and finance sector, accountancy, Citizens Advice and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Many students train as a barrister or solicitors through the BPTC or LPC or undertake the LLM Commercial Law or International Law.
Get inspired
Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.
We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.
Curriculum
Content
The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.
Year one
You will study:
- Foundations for Law
- Constitutional and Administrative Law*
- Law of Contract*
- Criminal Law*.
Year two
You will study:
- Law of Torts*.
Plus, three optional modules from:
- Land Law*
- Employment Law
- Environmental Law
- Dispute Resolution Skills
- Sexual Offences and Offending: Criminal Justice Responses
- Forensic Evidence
- Migration Law and Policy
- Public International Law
- Sports Law
- Criminal Procedure and Punishment
- Commercial Law
- Information Technology Law.
Placement year (if applicable)
If you study on the four-year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work placement after Year two.
You'll complete a placement learning module.
Final year
You will study:
- European Union Law*
Plus, optional modules from (the number depending on credit requirements):
- Equity and Trusts*
- Law of Evidence
- Intellectual Property Law
- Company Law in Context
- The Law of International Trade
- Globalisation, Trade and Natural Resources
- European Human Rights
- Family Law
- Media and Entertainment Law
- Law of Financial Crime and Regulation
- Gender and the Law
- Organised Crime and Criminal Justice
- Dissertation
- Law in Action.
* If you're aiming to become a barrister, you'll need to take these modules in order to undertake the Bar Training Course. These modules will also help you to gain the knowledge needed for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.
The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Your overall entitlement to funding is based on how long the course is that you're registered on. Standard funding is allocated based on the standard number of years that your course lasts, plus one additional year.
You'll apply for funding each year that you study and Student Finance will take into account how long the course is in each year that you apply. So if you register for the four-year course and then transfer to the three-year course, the number of years you can apply for funding will change. Student Finance will reassess your funding based on how many years you have been in study, not just those years for which you received student finance.
Always seek advice before taking any action that may have implications for your funding.