LLB in Law
Bristol, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
29 Jan 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 24,800 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* EU students and International students
Introduction
Our intellectually demanding, research-rich curriculum will open doors to a variety of prestigious careers, in both law and non-law sectors. Choose from an exciting range of optional units that reflect the expertise of our renowned academics, addressing the most challenging legal questions facing today's global society.
Choosing the LLB in Law at Bristol will enable you to progress onto the Bar Practice Course or prepare, in part, for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), helping you to develop core legal skills and understanding of the seven foundations of legal knowledge.
Get a head start in your legal career by gaining Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) through one of our law clinics, alongside free access to career development resources from our partner, BPP University designed to help you bridge the gap between your degree and the next stage of your legal training.
A strong academic experience, combined with opportunities for vocational development, makes our students highly sought after by top employers. Enhance your career prospects through a variety of events and opportunities to network with our impressive calibre of alumni, the legal profession and other sectors.
Our ambition is for you to graduate equipped for any future career with a rich, ethically grounded appreciation of law in business and society, and an ability to demonstrate excellent legal, analytical and reasoning skills.
Accreditation
The routes to qualification for solicitors and barristers have changed. For more information visit the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board.
Curriculum
Course structure
First-year units are designed to help you start to think, write, reason and argue like a lawyer while developing key skills in research and analysis. They provide an exciting introduction to essential knowledge and skills needed for effective study of law at university.
As you progress, our second and third-year units provide increased flexibility to focus on what interests you most. Our wide range of specialist units span banking and finance, international and commercial law, criminology, IT, environmental, health and human rights law. Our third-year Clinical Legal Studies option embeds real-life legal experience into the curriculum.
Your Independent Research Project will illustrate your ability to undertake legal or social-legal research and critically engage with your chosen topic area.
Full details about the course structure and units for this course can be viewed in the programme catalogue.
Scholarships and Funding
Funding for 2025/26
Alumni Scholarship
University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study.
Funding for 2025/26
Information about funding and scholarships can be found on the University of Bristol Law School funding web page.