This specialised, fully-qualifying law degree provides you with the classic route to training as a legal professional.
It focuses on criminal law and criminal justice, giving you knowledge of how the criminal justice system works, an understanding of crime and its effects on society, and how you as a legal professional can develop strategies to combat or prosecute against it. You will study in our dedicated law environment, which includes a mock courtroom, client interviewing room and an integrated law library.
Study a range of topics such as Family Law, Issues in Civil Liberties, Substantive Law of the European Union and Law of Evidence.
Recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board, this course is a qualifying Law degree covering the academic stage of training for solicitors and barristers.
**Key features:**
- Our graduates have gone on to careers in globally-renowned organisations. Roles include paralegal at Pinsent Masons, legal assistant at D Young & Co, solicitor at Bobby Dhanjal Legal Services and many more.
- Our DMU Works team will help you gain the skills and qualities that today’s employers are looking for through placement opportunities with local, national and global companies. Students have worked at Disney, Wilkin Chapman LLP Solicitor, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Shoosmiths.
- Enjoy an international experience through DMU Global. Law LLB students have been on study-related trips to New York (including a tour of the iconic Supreme Civil Court), Berlin, Toronto and Doha.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Constitutional and Administrative Law
Law of Contract
Criminal Law
English and European Legal Contexts
Year 2
Choose optional modules from the following:
Criminology
Family Law
Law of Tort*
Law and Lawyering: International Perspectives
The Lawyer in the Marketplace: Entrepreneurship and Commercial Awareness
Land Law*
Business Entities
European Union Public Law
Human Rights
Issues in Civil Liberties
Law and Religion
Police Powers and Public Order
Private Law of Consumer Protection
Public Law of Consumer Protection
Substantive Law of the European Union
Year 3
Choose optional modules from the following:
Advanced Criminal Law
Commercial Law
Company Law
Contemporary Issues in Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
E Commerce Law
Equity and Trusts*
Immigration and Refugee Law
Intellectual Property Law
International Child Law
International Law
Employment Law
Law and Medicine
Law of Evidence
Lawyering: Advocacy, Negotiation and Ethics
Legal Research Project**
Penology
Social Justice
Sports Law
* You must select these modules if you want to gain an LLB fully qualifying degree
**You may substitute one of the listed modules for a self-study research project
Course Details – Assessment Method
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, simulation of client interviewing and advocacy, case study analysis and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, essays and reports) and usually an exam or test, which is typically weighted as follows in your first year:
Exam: 70%
Coursework: 30%
These assessment weightings are indicative only. The exact weighting may vary depending on option modules chosen by students and teaching methods deployed by the academic member of staff each year. Indicative assessment weighting and assessment type per module are shown as part of the module information. Again these are based on the current academic session.
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:
M100
Institution code:
D26
Campus Name:
Leicester Campus
Campus code:
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
from at least two A levels.
Plus five GCSEs at grades A*–C (9 - 4) including English Language and Maths.
Pass Access with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit or equivalent.
English (Language or Literature) and Maths GCSE required as separate qualifications at grades A* - C (9 -4).
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
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.5
including a minimum of 5.5 in each component
or equivalent
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
75%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
65%
Go onto work and study:
85%
Fees and funding
EU
14250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
International
14250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Please note that fees for subsequent years of study for continuing students are subject to an annual review. Any increase in fee will be in line with RPI-X (linked to the retail price index) and the fee cap set by the Government.
Provider information
The Gateway
Address2 are not listed for this Course.
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Leicester
LE1 9BH
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