Outline

Year 1:
Compulsory Modules:
Public Law
Land Law
Contract Law I: Formation and Vitiation
Contract Law II: Terms, Breach and Remedies
Law in Context – Semester A
European Union Law – Semester B
Year 2:
Compulsory Modules:
Tort Law
Criminal Law
Equity and Trusts
Optional Modules (choose one full or two half):
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
Medical Negligence Law
Law Modernity and the Holocaust
Public Legal Education and Community Street Law
Year 3:
You will spend this year studying law at a university outside the UK.
Partner Universities:
Tuition in English:
Austria - University of Vienna
Belgium – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Denmark – University of Copenhagen
Italy – Università di Bologna
Italy – Bocconi University Milan
Netherlands - Utrecht University
Netherlands - Universiteit Leiden
Tuition in native language:
France – Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II)*
France – Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris I)*
Germany – Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Spain – Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Note:
Year 4:
Compulsory Modules:
Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
Optional Modules (choose three full modules or a dissertation):
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
Medical Negligence Law
Law Modernity and the Holocaust
Public Legal Education and Community Street Law
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
Law, Knowledge, Power
Equality and the Law
Democracy and Justice
Law, Justice and Ethics
Labour Law: Contract Law, Dismissal Rights and Workplace Justice
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Law
Administrative Law
Advanced Tort Law
Class Actions and Collective Redress
Global Criminology: Global Crime, Punishment and Justice
Chinese Law and Institutions
Global Law and Governance
Cultural Diversity and the Law
International Environmental Law
Law and Religion
Law in Asia
The Art of Law
Law Stories
Animal Rights
Climate Justice
International Human Rights and Public Health
Criminal Sentencing
Corporate Insolvency Law
Intellectual Property - Copyright and Related Rights
Intellectual Property - Industrial Property

Assessment

Assessment methods:
Examinations
Coursework
Oral presentations
Mid-term essays
Third-year assessments will focus on written assignments and examinations.
Dissertation option:
Students can choose to write a dissertation on a legal topic instead of a taught module.

Teaching

First-year teaching:
Approximately 12 hours of contact time per week.
For each module, there is a two-hour lecture and a one-hour weekly or fortnightly small group tutorial.
Two to three hours of independent study per hour spent in class.
Teaching approach:
Emphasis on small group lessons and discussions.
Focus on critical thinking and applying complex legal concepts.

Careers

Career options:
Barrister
Solicitor
Paralegal
Legal adviser
Public administration
Business
Opportunities for international careers in law or business:
Enhanced by the program's European focus.
Recent graduates hired by:
Arcadis LLP
Chambers and Partners
Deloitte
Dentons
House of Commons
Macfarlanes LLP
Career support:
One-on-one appointments with academic advisor
Workshops and events for career development
Six-week mentoring scheme with a leading law firm
Over 120 employer-led events per year
Career resources:
Queen Mary’s Careers and Enterprise website

Other

Testimonial:
A student's positive experience with the small group lessons and the enthusiastic teaching.
Resources and facilities:
Law Library service
School’s Legal Advice Centre (LAC)
Student Support Officers
School of Law ranking:
7th in the UK and 32nd in the world by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
10th in the UK and 50th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 by subject
School of Law connections:
Links with major law firms
Visiting lecturers from the legal profession
Academics advising high-profile international organizations

Home fees: £9,250
Overseas fees: £27,450

Program start date	Application deadline
2024-09-01	-

LLB (Hons) in English and European Law