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 taught 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.
Course Details - Modules
Compulsory Modules
Year 1
•Public Law
•Land Law
•Contract Law I: Formation and Vitiation
•Contract Law II: Terms, Breach and Remedies
•Law in an Online Context – Semester A
•European Union Law – Semester B
Year 2
•Tort Law
•Criminal Law
•Equity and Trusts
•Law of the European Union
Plus one full or two half modules from the list below.
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
Half modules
•United Kingdom Human Rights Law
•Advanced United Kingdom Human Rights Law
•Employment Law: Tribunal Practice and Procedure
•Commercial and Consumer Law
Year 3
You’ll spend your third academic year studying law at a university outside the UK . You will select your host institution midway through your second year and your overseas placement should be in a country where you have not previously lived.
Queen Mary currently partners with the following universities:
Tuition in English include:
•Austria - University of Vienna
•Belgium – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
•Denmark – University of Copenhagen
•Italy – Università di Bologna
•Italy – Bocconi University Milan
*Please see out course pages for a full list of partner universities including partners with tuition in native languages.
Course Details – Assessment Method
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
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
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.
Application Codes
Course code:
M120
Institution code:
Q50
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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
Excluded subjects - General Studies and Critical Thinking.
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.
To include a minimum of 6,6,6 from three HL subjects.
Queen Mary University of London welcomes applications from students currently studying Level 3 BTEC qualifications and will consider you for entry to the majority of our undergraduate courses. The typical entry requirements will vary according to the course you are applying for.
Some of our courses require specific subject knowledge which you may not be able to cover as part of a Level 3 BTEC qualification and we may therefore require additional Level 3 qualifications to ensure that you are suitably prepared for relevant courses. A small number of our courses do not accept BTEC qualifications for entry, either as a standalone qualification, or in combination with other qualifications at Level 3.
Information on our typical entry requirements and guidance for applying can be found at http://www.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/entry/btec/
If you are at all unsure about the acceptability of your BTEC qualification for entry, please contact the Admissions team for individual advice (admissions@qmul.ac.uk).
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
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All applicants to QMUL must show they meet a minimum academic English language standard for admission and to be successful on the course.
Please refer to the website below for details on our English Language requirements by course and acceptable alternative qualifications. You will also find important information regarding UKVI's English requirements if you are applying as an international student who will require Tier 4 immigration permission to enter the UK.
Queen Mary University of London: English Language Requirements
