Law (Full-time) (LLB)
The LLB Law degree provides a thorough grounding in the foundational areas of law while exploring other key legal topics for a comprehensive understanding of the field. Through the programme, students will study subjects such as Legal Process, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Tort Law, Employment Law, and Business Law.
You will develop essential legal knowledge and refine your research skills through legal research projects and a dissertation, helping to build reflective skills for professional success. The course also focuses on preparing you for legal practice and roles within the broader legal profession, including the Ministry of Justice, in-house legal departments, and the Civil Service.
Designed to be professionally focused, this programme ensures its modules meet the needs of employers and the legal justice system, helping you prepare for a meaningful career. Whether you aspire to practice law or use your transferable skills in other fields, this degree provides the tools for success.
Course details
- On-campus
- Full-time
- English
Tuition Fees 24/25
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
The LLB Law degree at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is designed to develop both your understanding of law and your practical skills in legal analysis. Through a combination of theoretical learning, case studies, and practical assignments, we ensure that you gain the knowledge required for legal practice while focusing on employability.
Year 1
In your first year, you will be introduced to the foundational areas of law, including Contract Law, Criminal Law, and Tort Law. You will also explore the Legal Process, building a strong base for more advanced studies. The focus will be on developing your legal research skills, essential for academic and professional success.
Year 2
Year two delves deeper into specific legal topics such as Employment Law and Business Law. You will gain the opportunity to specialize in subjects that align with your career aspirations, such as Legal Practice and further research into specific areas of law. The focus will also be on critical thinking and applying theory to practical scenarios.
Year 3
In your final year, you will engage in a dissertation, where you can apply your research skills to a legal topic of your choice. This year will also allow you to further specialize in areas of legal practice. You will focus on developing reflective skills and preparing for roles in the legal profession, whether as a solicitor, barrister, or within related fields such as the Ministry of Justice.
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Course Disclaimer
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We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals.
For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.
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Staff
Our People
You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses.
Further information
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96 UCAS points or equivalent.
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The course will be assessed by a mixture of written coursework, simulations, workbooks, presentations and exams. Each module is worth 20 credits, except the 40 credit Independent Project at Level 6.
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It is possible to complete this programme of study without any additional costs.
Students may wish to purchase textbooks for modules, such as Research Project, but this is not a requirement and will have no bearing on the final grade.
There may also be optional field trips which may incur some costs.
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You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit our Scholarships and Bursaries section.
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The course team has developed very close links with a number of professional organisations in both the public sector and legal services fields. This has allowed for close consultation on the development of course content and the availability of unique work experience opportunities.
The course works closely with other Public sector organisations, the combination of both legal and public sector understanding and knowledge would be seen as a benefit to the wider legal Justice professions.
The team has developed close relationships with local law firms and organisations and developing work experience opportunities that would benefit the students if they chose to extend into further legal justice study.