Cardiff University, United Kingdom, Cardiff

Law, L.L.B.

Course Highlights

Cardiff Law School is committed to providing an outstanding teaching and learning experience that is underpinned by excellent research activity. A well resourced centre of excellence, we attract students from all over the world and offer a friendly, supportive and culturally diverse environment in which to study.

Career Opportunities

A legal degree is a gateway to a career as a solicitor or barrister, but it is not the only path you can choose; there are many options beyond the legal profession that are available to you Job options Jobs directly related to your degree include: Barrister Barrister's clerk Chartered legal executive (England and Wales) Company secretary Detective Licensed conveyancer Paralegal Solicitor Solicitor, Scotland Jobs where your degree would be useful include: Advice worker Chartered accountant Civil Service administrator Data analyst Data scientist Human resources officer Patent attorney Stockbroker Trading standards officer Remember that many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here.

Course Overview

The LLB Law programme is both challenging and stimulating and enables you to build the skills required for a career in law and a wide range of professions. In addition to the foundation modules constituting the academic stage of training that is necessary to become a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales, known as the Qualifying Law Degree , we offer a wide selection of optional modules which cover traditional and contemporary legal subjects. We also offer the opportunity to study law through the medium of Welsh.

Subjects

Programme Structure In each year of the course, you will take modules to the value of 120 credits. As well as the foundation modules required in year one, we offer a wide range of optional modules in years two and three that cover both traditional and contemporary legal subjects. This gives you flexibility to follow your interests. The level of degree qualification that you are awarded is based on the grades you achieve in the modules that you take in years two and three. In your second year you will have the opportunity to apply for a work placement which will be carried out in the third year of your LLB Law degree. The full-time, salaried placements will be open to you via a competitive application process which aims to replicate the graduate recruitment processes you will encounter after leaving university. During your placement, you will undertake legal practice as paralegals, and will be performing graduate level roles. You will develop both key practitioner skills such as case management, legal research and legal writing in addition to generic employability skills such as time management, team working and commercial awareness. Placements will be located in Cardiff and will count for 10% of degree classification.

Academic Entry Requirement

Academic Requirements Typical A-level OfferAAA-AAB or AABB-ABBB for A-levelThere are no specific subject requirements. It is not necessary to have A-level Law and we do not require students to sit the LNAT test. However, A-levels must include a minimum of two traditional academic subjects. Please see our FAQs page for more information. General Studies is not accepted.Typical WBQ OfferAdvanced Diploma with a Grade A in the Core and grades AB at A Level.Typical Int Bacc Offer34 points including 6,6 and 5 at higher level

English Entry Requirement

6.5

Contact Details

Cardiff University