Programme summary for LLB (Honours) Law
UEL offers a distinct degree programme in Law, which is designed to maximise your personal and career development. Taught in a dynamic, learning environment it investigates the impact of law on individuals and society. Emphasis is not only on the development of legal skills such as legal research and rule handling, but also on ‘life skills’ such as effective oral and written communication, self-motivation, employability, working in groups and critical awareness.
The School has a distinct and vibrant identity and is committed to an international and cross-cultural perspective. It is a fast-growing, lively, Law School with a mature research profile, developing ties with local legal communities and with an exceptional sensitivity to issues of ethnicity, gender and class.
Graduates from the study of law should emerge as intellectually mature and skilled people who are sufficiently flexible and confident to take on the challenge of legal or other work (whether or not law-related) in a fast changing, internationalist and technological world.
Tazul Choudhury, LLB Student - "There is just this buzz about the School of Law that makes it a brilliant place to study"
Contact Details
Full Time Study
If you need more information please contact:
Fiona Fairweather: Dean of School
Tel: 020 8223 2048
Email: f.p.m.fairweather@uel.ac.uk
Part Time Study
Part-time students apply directly to the university.
Contact our admissions unit on 020 8223 2983 to have a form sent to you or apply online.
If you need more information please contact:
Sonia Crawford: Senior Lecturer
Tel: 020 8223 2586
Email: s.r.crawford@uel.ac.uk
About the programme
The LLB programme not only provides you with a comprehensive and critical understanding of core legal principles and institutions, but it also encourages you to analyse law within its broader social, economic, political, cultural, and international settings.
2-subject degrees
You can combine this programme with a range of other subjects as part of a 2-subject degree. Popular combinations include Law with Criminology, and English Language with Law.
Professional qualifications
degree offers exemption from the academic stage of qualifying as a solicitor or barrister. The programme offers some exemptions from the Institute of Legal Executives (ILE) qualification and you also gain exemptions from part of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s examinations.
Programme structure
The full-time LLB (Honours) degree can be undertaken on either a full-time or part-time basis; the former is a three-year programme and the latter can be completed in a minimum of four years. The programme has a compulsory first and second year, providing students with the core foundational knowledge required to pursue more advanced legal studies. In the third year all six subjects are selected from a list of options.
Career opportunities
Opportunities exist in the legal/public sectors of central and local government (the Government Legal Service, the Crown Prosecution Service, local authorities, etc), businesses, related corporate/commercial sectors or legal aid and charitable sectors such as the Citizens Advice Bureau and Law Centres.
Support
The Law School provides support to our students in a number of ways. These include:
- Every student has a personal tutor to whom they can turn for advice and guidance;
- Students can also seek help in their first year from the first year tutor and at all levels from the Law Field Leader
- Students with problems, whether internal or external to the degree programme, can also be referred to the relevant University experts (for example, the UEL Counselling Service);
- The School, in consort with the UEL Careers Service, offers comprehensive careers advice, including the provision of talks from external speakers. The School benefits from a full time Employment and Placement Officer.
- The School is continually developing links with local and national employers to further the practical careers support given to students; and
- The School offers support in relation to IT training and the ways in which on-line legal materials can best be utilised.
Admission
Typical Offer: 240 UCAS tariff points (including 2 passes at A2 Level).
In addition to the General Entrance Requirements of the University of East London, candidates for admission to the LLB (Honours) programme will require, as a minimum, qualifications which fall within Band C of the UCAS Tariff Score:
- 240 UCAS Tariff points (including 2 passes at A2 Level)
- Distinction (A)GNVQ
- Merit (A)GNVQ + 1 A Level
- CCCC Scottish Highers
- 24 points (Pass) International Baccalaureate [1Higher, Level 5]
- 70% European Baccalaureate
- BTEC/SOCTEC Diploma/Certificate (240 points)
- Relevant Access Programme
- School of Law, University of East London. Introduction to Law and Criminology (six week short course programme)
- Other qualifications individually assessed
- Mature applicants with relevant work experience (subject to interview)
Students may be admitted through Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes.
In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6.0 overall with 6.0 in Writing and Speaking and 5.5 Reading and Listening (or equivalent) is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education undergraduate programmes.
Key facts
You can start many programmes in either September or February and applications are simple to make. Click below to:
Apply online Law (LLB (Honours))
