LLB (Hons) Online Law Degree

Program Overview

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The University of Law's LLB (Hons) Law Online Degree is an online law degree equivalent to a BA or BSc. The professionally focused qualification with a focus on employability prepares students for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) or Bar Practice Course. The flexible study program allows students to balance their education with other commitments while gaining practical skills and knowledge from experienced professionals.

Program Outline

This degree will prepare you in part for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) or Bar Practice Course (to qualify as a barrister). If you have set your sights on other careers, such as politics, business or journalism, the transferable skills you will learn on your law degree will provide an excellent launch pad for these ambitions and more.

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Outline:

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Duration Options:

• 3 years
• 4 years
• 6 years

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Foundation Year:

• Available as an additional year before starting the LLB.
• Focuses on developing key skills required for degree-level study.
• Includes six modules.
• Only available as a September start and not through the Online Hong Kong Campus.

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Three Year Degree:

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Year 1:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Common Law Method and Ethics
• Academic and Digital Skills
• Contract Law
• Semester 2:
• Compulsory Modules:
• The Law of Tort
• Public Law
• Criminal Law

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Year 2:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Business Law 1
• Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues
• Land Law
• Semester 2:
• Choose three modules from the following:
• Family Law
• Employment Law
• Access to Justice and Legal Services
• Real Estate
• Human Rights
• Extended Essay
• EU Law
• Practising Law in a Digital World

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Year 3:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Equity and Trusts
• Choose two modules from the following:
• Civil Dispute Resolution
• Graduate and Employability Skills
• Business Law 2
• International Commercial Law
• Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law
• Research Project (double module)
• Semester 2:
• Choose three modules from the following:
• Family Law
• Employment Law
• Real Estate
• Wills & Succession
• Human Rights
• Criminal Litigation and Evidence
• Graduate and Employability Skills
• International Commercial Law
• Civil Dispute Resolution
• Legal Technology
• Research Project (40 credits)

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Four Year Degree:

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Year 1:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Academic & Digital Skills
• Common Law Method & Ethics
• Semester 2:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Public Law
• Criminal Law

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Year 2:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Contract Law
• Law of Tort
• Semester 2:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Business Law 1
• Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues

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Year 3:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Land Law
• Equity & Trusts
• Semester 2:
• Choose two modules from the following:
• Access to Justice and Legal Services
• Employment Law
• Family Law
• Human Rights
• Real Estate
• EU Law
• Practising Law in a Digital World
• Summer:
• Extended Essay

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Year 4:

• Semester 1:
• Choose two modules from the following:
• Business Law 2
• Civil Dispute Resolution
• Graduate and Employability Skills
• International Commercial Law
• Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law
• Research Project (double module)
• Semester 2:
• Choose two modules from the following:
• Family Law
• Employment Law
• Real Estate
• Wills & Succession
• Human Rights
• Graduate and Employability Skills
• International Commercial Law
• Civil Dispute Resolution
• Legal Technology
• Research Project (double module)
• Summer:
• Criminal Litigation and Evidence

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Six Year Degree:

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Year 1:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Academic and Digital Skills
• Common Law Method & Ethics (half)
• Semester 2:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Public Law
• Common Law Method and Ethics (second half)

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Year 2:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Law of Tort
• Contract Law (half)
• Semester 2:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Criminal Law
• Contract Law (second half)

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Year 3:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Critical Approaches in Current Legal Issues
• Business Law 1 (half)
• Semester 2:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Business Law 1 (second half)
• Choose two modules from the following:
• Access to Justice and Legal Services
• Employment Law
• Extended Essay
• Family Law
• Human Rights
• Real Estate
• EU Law
• Practising Law in a Digital World

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Year 4:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Land Law
• Level 5 Option (half)
• Semester 2:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Level 5 Option (second half)
• Level 5 Option
• Level 5 Options:
• Access to Justice and Legal Services
• Employment Law
• Extended Essay
• Family Law
• Human Rights
• Real Estate
• EU Law
• Practising Law in a Digital World

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Year 5:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Equity & Trusts
• Business Law 2 (half)
• Semester 2:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Business Law 2 (second half)
• Choose two Level 6 modules from the following:
• Family Law
• Employment Law
• Real Estate
• Wills & Succession
• Human Rights
• Graduate and Employability Skills
• International Commercial Law
• Civil Dispute Resolution
• Legal Technology
• Criminal Litigation and Evidence

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Year 6:

• Semester 1:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Civil Dispute Resolution (half)
• Level 6 option
• Choose one Level 6 option from the following:
• Civil Dispute Resolution
• Business Level 2
• Graduate and Employability Skills
• International Commercial Law
• Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law
• Semester 2:
• Compulsory Modules:
• Civil Dispute Resolution (second half)
• Level 6 option
• Choose one Level 6 option from the following:
• Legal Technology
• Criminal Litigation and Evidence
• Human Rights
• Real Estate
• Wills & Succession

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Assessment:

• The course uses a variety of assessment methods designed to meet the practical nature of the course and individual module learning outcomes.
• Some assessments include exams, while others require submission of a project report, essay, portfolio, or oral presentation.
• Students develop skills in analysis, research, problem-solving, and communication.
• The course provides the highest standard of online teaching from experienced professionals.
• Students have access to loads of online resources to help with their studies.
• Over 90% of lecturers are qualified solicitors and barristers.

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Careers:

• This degree will complete the required academic stage of training if you want to qualify as a solicitor or barrister.
• It also provides the foundation for Master’s degree study.
• Students can move into employment within the wider legal sector and other commercial or business fields.

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Other:

• Students with a particular interest in wanting to qualify as a CILEX Lawyer should consider the LLB (CILEX), a four-year online degree.
• This is a bespoke programme in collaboration with CILEX, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.
• To enrol onto this degree, students will need to become a student member of CILEX.
• The course has an innovatively flexible structure, with specific assessments that are conducive to effective learning.
• The University of Law offers support with job applications and other work experience opportunities as soon as students accept their place.
• The University of Law is one of the UK's longest-established specialist providers of legal education and has trained more practising lawyers in the UK than anyone else.