This course is a great choice if you want to become a solicitor or barrister, and is also the first step to an exciting choice of career possibilities in the wider legal sector and professions such as journalism, politics, policing, teaching, and much more. However, we don’t expect all our students to make concrete decisions about their future careers when they first join us. The course will equip you with workplace attributes that are valued across a wide range of careers, helping you graduate with a highly regarded qualification that provides value for a lifetime. Our team of academics, practitioners, and research-active staff will provide a thriving learning environment that supports you in taking the next steps in your career.

Modules

Foundation Year

• Preparing for University Success
• Exploring the Social World
• Advancing your Academic Skills
• Examining Social Justice
• Planning for Your Future Success
• Investigation & Innovation Project

Level 4

• Core modules (20 credits each)
• English Legal System and Skills
• Public Law
• Tort 1
• Crime 1
• Civil Liberties in Practice
• Contract Law

Level 5

• Core modules (20 credits each)
• Tort 2
• Crime 2
• Land Law and Practical Skills
• Equity, Trusts and Wills
• Dispute Resolution
• Technology, Innovation and the Law

Level 6 SQE (Solicitor) pathway

• Core modules (20 credits):
  • Business Law and Practice
  • Solicitors Professional Practice
  • Property Practice
• Optional modules (20 credits):
  • Block A (select one):
    • EU Law
    • Placement and Pro Bono (subject to eligibility)
  • Block B (select one):
    • Employment Law
    • International Commercial Law
    • Legal Dissertation (40 credits: no block C requirement if selected)
  • Block C (select one):
    • Family Law
    • Public International Law
    • Placement and Pro Bono (subject to eligibility)
    • Legal Research Project (cannot be combined with the Legal Dissertation option)
    • Legal Dissertation (Continued)

Level 6 Bar (Barrister) pathway

• Core modules (20 credits):
  • Business Law and Practice
  • EU Law
  • Property PracticeOptional modules (20 credits):
  • Block A (select one):
    • Employment Law
    • Placement and Pro Bono (subject to eligibility)
  • Block B (select one):
    • International Commercial Law
    • Legal Dissertation (40 credits: no block C module requirement if selected)
  • Block C (select one):
    • Family Law
    • Public International Law
    • Placement and Pro Bono (subject to eligibility)
    • Legal Research Project (cannot be combined with the Legal Dissertation option)
    • Legal Dissertation (Continued)

Level 6 International Bar pathway

• Core modules (20 credits):
  • Business Law and Practice
  • EU Law
  • International Commercial Law
  • Public International Law
  • Legal Dissertation (40 credits)