Study Law to learn about legal rules and principles, examine different types of legal system, and examine who benefits and who loses from different decisions. At Kent Law School, you'll learn to think critically about law within the broader context of society. You'll consider the role and impact of the law, and explore the potential it has to change the world we live in.
A degree at Kent Law School helps you gain the professional legal skills you need for an exciting career in the legal sector. It also enables you to develop skills in research and intellectual inquiry, opening the door to a successful professional career in law or elsewhere.
Choose Law with a Language at Kent because:
• our Law degrees are recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as Qualifying Law Degrees for entrants in 2021
• we are ranked 13th for Law in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021
• our graduates move onto successful careers in the legal profession and other areas such as politics, business and the civil service
• you learn to take a critical view of the law, with the opportunity to work on real cases in our Law Clinic
• your lecturers are research-active staff who are influential thinkers in their field
• we have an international reputation for our research, which addresses the role of law in social, political and economic life.
On this degree course you study the detail of the law, as well as its history. You get to put theory into practice, working on real cases in the Kent Law Clinic and honing your advocacy skills in the replica courtroom.
You study criminal law, public law, equity and trusts, the English legal system and EU law. A wide range of optional modules also allows you to specialise in areas such as asylum and refugee law, medical ethics, mental health law, and race, sexuality and gender justice.
As well as studying law modules, you develop your written and spoken Italian to an advanced level. You graduate with the ability to evidence and express your opinions in Italian, opening up opportunities to practise law abroad.
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
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M1R3
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K24
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Including Italian (where taken) for the advanced pathway.
Scottish Higher qualifications are considered on an individual basis.
The University will not necessarily make conditional offers to all Access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis.
If we make you an offer, you will need to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.
Applicants should have either an overall grade of 34 or 17 points at higher level, including Italian HL A1/A2/B at 4/5/5 or SL A1/A2/B at 5/6/6 where taken.
The University will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF; OCR) on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for further advice on your individual circumstances.
A typical offer would be to achieve Distinction, Distinction, Distinction
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English language requirements
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Applicants should have grade C or 4 in English Language GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification.