This programme is for you if:
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You want to obtain an LLB
degree of international standing
which has provided the first step on a career route for many
thousands of practising lawyers worldwide.
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You wish to develop a
critical awareness of the common law
legal tradition and be able to apply analytical and
problem-solving skills in a range of legal and non-legal
settings.
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You would like to enhance
key skills of communication,
information literacy, analysis and argument.
Note: if you intend to practise
as a lawyer, barrister or solicitor, The University strongly recommend that
you check on the requirements of the professional body in the
jurisdiction in which you wish to practise before committing
yourself to the degree.
Programme aims and values
The Laws Programme is
committed to:
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Promoting
independent learning
The University support you in developing your capacity to manage your
own learning.
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Providing a wealth
of resources
With the University's Online Library and Laws Virtual Learning
Environment, you have a resource-rich learning environment in
which to develop your legal research skills.
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Offering expert
guidance in law
University's study materials are informed by current research and
scholarship and engage with contemporary legal
issues.Students are offered the opportunity not only to know
the law
but to understand it.
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Developing
‘transferable’ intellectual skills
You have many opportunities to develop analytical and
problem-solving skills and learn how to construct arguments.
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Enabling you to
develop critical awareness
Learn how to stand back and consider the ‘bigger picture’,
develop an awareness of the context of law, nationally and
globally.
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Understanding the
language of law
Learning how to use legal discourse is crucial for success.
Written and oral communication skills are vital.
Programme summaries
The LLB
degree consists of 12 units when taken through the Standard
Route. Applicants who already have an undergraduate degree
acceptable to the University may complete the LLB in two years
through the nine-unit Graduate Entry Route.
The Diploma in Law
consists of four units. It is a qualification in its
own right and also provides an entry route to the LLB.
Successful completion of the Diploma gains credit for the first
four subjects of the LLB degree. The Diploma must be studied at
an institution that has been given 'Permission to teach'. A
number of British universities recognise the Diploma as an entry
qualification for becoming a second-year, campus-based LLB
student.
Prestige and career
progression
In a world where degree
providers are proliferating, the University of London LLB offers
the security of an internationally recognised 'gold standard'
established for over 100 years. The University of London was the
first to offer a degree in English Law, in the 1890s. Upon
graduation you will be joining a distinguished group of
solicitors, barristers and judges around the world who began
their careers by obtaining their law degree through the External
System. The academic direction of the LLB and Diploma in Law is
provided by a Consortium of outstanding University of London Law
Schools: Birkbeck, King's, LSE, Queen Mary, SOAS and UCL.
Flexible study at a
reasonable cost
You have 3-8 years to complete
the LLB (or a minimum of 2 years on the Graduate Entry Route)
and 1-5 years to complete the Diploma. For the LLB, the total
fees payable to the University range from £2,176 on Graduate
Entry Route A, to £3,516 on LLB Scheme B. For the Diploma in
Law, the total fee payable to the University is £1,174 (you will
also need to pay fees to the teaching institution). Please note
these figures do not reflect any annual fee increase and assume
completion in the minimum study period permitted.
Study materials include:
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Studying English Law
with the University of London
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Subject guides
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Textbooks
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Study packs, including key
readings
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Learning skills for
law guide
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Recent developments in
law booklets
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Student handbook
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Past exam papers and
Examiners' reports
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Regulations
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Skills portfolio guide
You will need to provide some
additional textbooks, so before you register for the programme
the University do advise you to consider the facilities available to you
locally, and how accessible books are likely to be.
Study support and online
resources
You can either study the LLB independently
at a pace that suits you, or enrol for additional classes at a local
institution either full time or part time, and benefit from the
more formalized support this provides.
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Laws VLE The password
protected Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) provides a centralised
location for accessing many resources. It hosts Law subject
pages provided by legal academics, subject guides, discussion
forums and facilities for you to set up your own profile page.
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Pre-course exercises
Offer a 'taster' so that you can try out the type of skills
that you will be expected to develop as you work through the
Laws programme
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Online legal research exercises
Designed to build and enhance your ability to find primary and
secondary legal materials using electronic sources, and to conduct
legal research generally.
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Online Library Gives
access to Justis.com, JSTOR, ABI/INFORM, LexisNexis Professional,
Westlaw, Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, Casetrack
and UK Statute Law database.
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Induction day
A one-day induction held in London in late September
each year to introduce new students to studying for the Diploma
in Law and LLB. Prospective students are welcome to attend in
order to find out more about the programme.
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Weekend courses
There are four weekend courses held in London each year in November/December,
February, March and April. Tuition is given by experienced law
lecturers. Similar courses are also provided by the University
of Cambridge and SPACE in Hong Kong.
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You will also have access to
news items, Examiners' reports and past exam papers, student
handbook, subject guides, Regulations and reading lists.
Summary of key dates
| LLB application
deadline |
17 September
(non-EU)
17 October (EU)
in the year before
you intend to sit your first exams |
| LLB registration deadline |
30 November |
| Diploma in Law registration
deadline |
31 October
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| Exams take place |
May/June |
