English and European Law (4 years)
Entry requirements
A level
Excluded subjects - General Studies and Critical Thinking.
Access to HE Diploma
We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. We will hold all UCAS applications until January before drawing up a shortlist based on the information in the UCAS form about your pre-Access experience, academic record, personal statement and academic reference. In February and March, applicants are shortlisted and an updated academic reference may be requested. A shortlisted applicant may be invited for interview or further assessment. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, all of which must be at Distinction. (The School of Law may specify particular Level 3 subjects in which we require a Distinction.) Typically, successful candidates are aged 21 and above at the start of the Access programme.
Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
A minimum of six GCSE passes at grades AAAABB or 777766 including English and Mathematics, or an acceptable equivalent.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include a minimum of 6,6,6 from three HL subjects
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About this course
Gain a global perspective and study law at one of our prestigious European partner universities.
Our LLB in English and European Law gives you the chance to experience life in a European country, study law in a different jurisdiction, and diversify your legal portfolio beyond the UK.
This four-year degree follows the same module structure as the traditional Law LLB, with an additional year studying abroad. We have well-established relationships with universities throughout the European Union, including Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Italy, where tuition is in English; and in France, Germany and Spain, where tuition is in the native language.
In your first year you’ll study the core principles of law and learn the skills you need to read and apply legal documents, such as Acts of Parliament, EU legislation and case reports. Your second and final years will allow you to choose from a broad range of specialist fields – such as human rights law, criminology, intellectual property and medical negligence.
You can be confident of an enriching and exciting experience wherever you go, and your time spent abroad will give you a solid understanding of a European legal system and expand your general legal knowledge - aiding your final year of study, which you’ll complete back in London.
Modules
Compulsory Modules
YEAR 1
Public Law
Land Law
Contract Law I: Formation and Vitiation
Contract Law II: Terms, Breach and Remedies
Law in Context – Semester A
European Union Law – Semester B
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Assessment methods
The English and European Law LLB is assessed through examinations, coursework, oral presentations and mid-term essays. In your third year spent at a European university, assessment will focus on written assignments and examinations.
In the final year of all our law programmes, students have the option to research and write a dissertation on a legal topic in place of a taught module.
Year 4
•Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
Plus full or half modules totaling three full modules from the list below. You can also choose to write a dissertation on a legal topic of your choice as an alternative to a taught module.
Full modules
•Family Law
•Public International Law
•International Human Rights Law
•Law of Evidence
•Criminology
•Competition Law
•The Practice of Law in a Clinical Environment
•Law Review
•Health Law
•Principles of Revenue Law
•Securing Human Rights Compliance: A Case Study on the United Kingdom
•Media Law
•Dissertation
•Company Law
•Law and Pharmacology
Half modules
•United Kingdom Human Rights Law
•Advanced United Kingdom Human Rights Law
•Employment Law: Tribunal Practice and Procedure
•Commercial and Consumer Law
•Corporate Insolvency Law
•Intellectual Property - Copyright and Related Rights
•Intellectual Property - Industrial Property
•Criminal Sentencing
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