LLB (Honours) Law
UCAS code
M100Attendance
Full-time
Three years full-timeAt a glance
This fully qualifying law degree prepares you for a professional career in law or the wider public, business and commercial sectors. The course has a practical focus where your academic learning is combined with developing the essential skills for employment. We provide you with opportunities to work on real life cases and build an impressive CV as you study.
Key points
Take a degree that is fully qualifying and covers core law subjects.
Gain experience with our range of practical legal modules.
Build your CV working in a legal service provider on our law in practice placement modules
Gain international experience working and studying overseas.
What is law?
An often fast-paced and far-reaching system of rules designed to ensure equality in society and protect individuals' rights. The legal profession has two different strands, both aimed at securing the best possible outcome for their clients. As a barrister, you plead cases on behalf of your client in Court. As a solicitor you manage your client's case from the very beginning right the way through to its conclusion.
About this course
Our Law School is renowned for its innovative approach to teaching based on the application of key legal skills in the workplace. We pioneered this practical approach to learning and continue to be recognised as a market leader in this area. This provides an excellent foundation for all students whether they wish to enter the legal profession or move into other careers.
You can prepare for a career in law on this fully qualifying law degree designed and developed in consultation with our extensive network of employers. It satisfies the standards of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Council for academic legal training. On the course you study all the core law subjects required by the professional bodies as well as being able to choose from a variety of law options.
You benefit from our extensive experience of clinical legal education. You gain hands-on experience with our fully integrated clinical programme. The course includes a number of unique work-related modules designed to give you that practical edge needed in today's competitive employment market.
Key areas of study
This course provides you with the opportunity to study a number of key legal areas including criminal law civil law corporate law public law human rights and negligence.
We also have a range of modules directly related to the legal profession, which involve work on real client work.
Law clinic
Our law clinic is a fully regulated solicitors' practice where you work under the supervision of qualified solicitors on real cases from first interview to county court or employment tribunal. It gives you an insight into the pressures and demands of the legal profession.
Law in practice
You can build on practical experience in law by applying to spend one day each week with a legal service provider to gain invaluable experience within a professional setting. Law in practice is often in a solicitor's office working on real-life cases.
Law in practice (international)
To gain a greater understanding of law in practice in an international setting, you can apply to spend the summer working at law firms across the USA.
Innocence Project UK programme
You can apply to work on a real case of an alleged miscarriage of justice on our Innocence project. You will gain a unique insight into the criminal justice system which many do not experience until they are working in practice.
Law in the community
You work in a team to research and deliver presentations on different areas of law to various community groups. This develops your legal research and presentation skills.
Mooting
Being able to advocate is an essential part of a solicitor's or barrister's career. You represent fictitious clients in a mock trial, usually on a matter of civil law. This takes place in our on-campus moot court.
International opportunities
You may be able to study overseas in the second year through the Erasmus programme. Overseas study counts towards your final degree.
We have links with
HES Amsterdam School of Economics and Business, Holland ( taught in English)
Anadolu University, Turkey (taught in English)
University of Silesia, Poland (taught in English)
University of Toulouse, France (taught in English)
University of Innsbruck, Austria (taught in Austrian German)
University Jaume I de Castellon, Spain (taught in Spanish)
University of Milan, Italy (taught in Italian)
You may also be able to spend a placement year with Carleton University, Canada or Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Mooting and Debating Society
We have a very active Mooting and Debating Society and members take part in both internal and national competitions. We have enjoyed considerable success in these competitions. In 2009 we beat over 60 university law schools to win the final of the Oxford University Press (OUP)/BPP National Mooting Competition and were finalists in 2010.
Associated careers
Your degree can be a first step towards a legal career. With a law degree, you will be in the upper quartile of those who secure graduate jobs in the wider commercial and business sector. On the course, you attend a series of careers talks and workshops with external speakers and alumni designed to prepare you for a career in graduate employment, either in the legal sector or beyond.
The clinical and work-based learning you take part in gives you a range of transferable skills which you can also use to find careers in other areas such as financial services management and commerce teaching civil service local government the police service Crown Prosecution Service trading standards.
Further careers information is available from
The Law Society at www.lawsociety.org.uk
The Bar Council at www.barcouncil.org.uk/becoming-a-barrister
The Solicitor's Regulatory Authority at www.sra.org.uk
Professional recognition
This qualifying law degree exempts you from the Common Professional Examination of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Council.
Course content
Year one core modules
law of contract public law and human rights English legal system and skills criminal law
Year one options
One from comparative law law, the internet and society introduction to finance and accounting criminology foreign language
Year two core modules
public law 2 law of torts law of the European Union clinical legal education and professional development programme (PDP)
Year two options
One from consumer law and policy commercial law company law careers/work experience law and medicine law clinic law in the community sports law mooting 1 law identity and society child law mental health law foreign language
Year two Erasmus students
If you take part in the Erasmus exchange programme you receive guidance in selecting modules from our European partner institutions.
Year three core modules
land law equity and trusts plus one or more from law clinic mooting Innocence Project careers/work experience law in practice law in the community law in practice international law reform clinic
Year three options
Three from company law immigration law international human rights legal and social theory family law and policy intellectual property law financial services law legal perspectives on criminal justice employment law law of evidence dissertation sports law mooting 2 commercial law foreign language mental health law
Year three Erasmus students
administrative law land law equity and trusts law of the European Union criminal law law of torts
Assessment
examinations coursework group assessments presentations moots reflective reports vivas
Entry requirements
2014 entry requirements
GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C or above. We do not accept GCSE equivalents. Plus one of the following
300 points from at least two GCE/VCE A levels or BTEC National qualifications. We accept up to two AS levels and we accept general studies. We do not consider Key Skills.
Access at least 45 credits at level 3 from a relevant Open College Network accredited course
If English is not your first language you need an IELTS average score of 6.5 with at least 6.5 in reading and writing and with a minimum score of 5.5 in all other skills.
We also consider other qualifications from the UCAS tariff. Applicants with alternative qualifications or a combination of qualifications and work experience will also be considered. We welcome applications from people of any age. Please contact us for further advice.
Meeting the qualifications on the entry criteria does not guarantee you a place. You should ensure that you submit a personal statement and reference as these will also be considered as part of the selection process. Guidelines on personal statements and references can be found on the UCAS website.
2013 entry requirements
GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C or above. We do not accept GCSE equivalents. Plus one of the following
300 points from at least two GCE/VCE A levels or BTEC National qualifications. We accept up to two AS levels and we accept general studies. We do not consider Key Skills.
Fees
Home and EU students
2013/14 academic year
For 2013 entry, membership of a professional body is included in the course fee.
International students
2013/14 academic year
Typically £10,680 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 a year
How to apply
You apply for this course through UCAS.
Contact details
For more information or to check the progress of your application phone +44 (0)114 225 5555, fax +44 (0)114 225 2167, e-mail admissions@shu.ac.uk