LLB Law
Colchester, United Kingdom
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
LLB Law
We teach the law that matters. We are ‘freer, more daring and more experimental’ than a traditional law school, so your legal education is relevant and responsive to the needs of a changing society. Our approach is global in outlook, based on justice, and engaged with real-world problems.
Our LLB Law provides you with a rigorous academic training in the discipline of law. We enable you to develop an approach to the discipline so that you can see each subject area as part of an integrated whole. We emphasise an awareness of the place of the law of England and Wales in its European and international frameworks.
You develop a critical awareness of the nature of law within its social, political and economic contexts. Not only will you learn legal rules, but you will also consider the function of law in society, the philosophy of law, policy issues and law reform. You learn to consider, evaluate and respond to alternative and, possibly, conflicting points of view.
You cover all the key areas of law, as well as a wide range of optional topics including:
- Copyright and trademark law
- International environmental law
- Law and literature
- Human rights
- The use of evidence
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Curriculum
Year 1
- Foundations of the Law of Obligations
- Contract Law
- Land Law
- Legal Skills
- Foundations of Property Law
- Foundations of Public Law
- Criminal Law
- Career Management and Personal Development Skills I
Year 2
- Tort Law
- Equity and Trusts
- Land Law
- Legal Research Skills
- Law of the European Union
- Career Management and Personal Development Skills II
- Criminology
- Commercial Contract Law
Final Year
- Jurisprudence
- Final Year Research Project
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Career Opportunities
We also hold an annual law fair, attended by law firms and vocational qualification providers. Our graduates pursue careers in the law and in a wide range of other sectors including business and commerce, accountancy, insurance, banking, central and local government, academia, teaching, social work and the police force.
Program delivery
LLB Law: 3 years
LLB Law (Including Year Abroad): 4 years
LLB Law (Including Placement Year): 4 years
- For most modules, you attend two lectures a week and one fortnightly tutorial
- Tutorials provide the opportunity to discuss the law, apply the law to factual problems, and develop legal arguments
- Basic IT skills training is available and training in the use of LEXIS and WESTLAW (legal research tools) is also given
- You are encouraged to take part in moots (mock trials), negotiation competitions and other practical exercises