LLB (Hons) Law with Politics

You will learn about the theory and practice of law and develop an understanding of its social, political, historical, and comparative contexts. You will explore the importance of politics in society, considering the development of political policy and the principles of freedom and equality. You’ll have several opportunities to develop your practical skills including client interviewing, mooting (practicing oral arguments), and may volunteer (subject to a selection process) as a Community Legal Companion with our innovative CLOCK program, or in our Divorce or Commercial Law Legal Advice Clinics.

Year 1

• Constitutional Law
• Obligations 1 – Contract
• Legal Essentials
• Administrative law
• Obligations 2 – Torts
• Introduction to Property Law
• Why Politics Matters
• Modern Democracies

Year 2

• Obligations 3 – Remedies in Contract and Tort
• Law of Real Property
• Criminal Law
• EU Law

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Introduction to Public International Law
• Law and ethics
• Family Law – FHEQ Level 5
• Key Concepts in Employment Law
• Law in Action
• Mental Health Law – FHEQ Level 5
• Controversies in intellectual property law
• Civil Litigation
• British Government and Politics
• Russian Politics and Society
• The Practice of Politics
• Freedom and Equality

Year 3

• Law of Trust
• Contemporary Case Law Critique

OPTIONAL MODULES

• CAB Legal Placement Project
• Child Law
• Commercial Law
• Criminal Evidence
• International Human Rights
• Jurisprudence
• Health Care Law
• Professional Legal Skills
• Company Law
• The Practice of Criminal Litigation
• Disability Law
• Gender, Sexuality, and Law
• Law and New Technologies
• Transnational Crime
• The US Presidency
• Policing International Order
• Human Rights: Concepts, Norms, and Identities
• Modern Russia

Employability

This degree will provide excellent preparation for a wide range of careers. You’ll study both law and politics as distinct subjects, but you’ll consider where they intersect as disciplines. This program is accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board and is a qualifying law degree, offering the current professional exemptions you need to train to practice as a solicitor or barrister. It also opens up a range of other careers, some requiring further study or training, including the police, probation, prison or courts services, human rights, transnational law, central or local government, and as an assistant or researcher for an MP.