Program Overview
This LLB degree provides a comprehensive understanding of English law, its evolution, and its practical application. Students develop critical thinking skills, a solid knowledge base, and the expertise required for a successful career in the legal profession. The program emphasizes real-world experience through pro bono schemes and allows for optional study abroad to gain insight into diverse legal systems.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This course introduces you to the foundational subjects you need in order to develop a critical understanding of modern English law. You'll also gain a practical understanding of how the law works and evolves within society, equipping you with a valuable skillset for a future career in law. Cultivate your critical understanding of modern English law, how it works in our society, how it develops over time, and how the practice of law can change people’s lives. From the foundations of legal knowledge in your first year, you’ll build this degree around your passions and career aspirations in years two and three – choosing from modules like international law, human rights, or criminal law and evidence. And you can gain real-world experience right here, with Sheffield’s pro bono schemes. The spine of this degree is the Core Legal and Study Skills module, which runs through all three years and introduces you to mooting, employability workshops and study skills sessions. Because we want you to build confidence in these areas, this module isn’t part of your final grade. Whatever way you customise this degree, you’ll ultimately graduate with the expert knowledge and skills you need to enter the legal profession. If you plan to be a solicitor, you can also complete your Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) with the University of Law, right here. Regulations around qualifying for barristers and solicitors have changed recently. Research-led teaching experience - work with international experts in the field of law, and experience learning informed by research rated as ‘world-leading’ and ‘internationally excellent.’
Outline:
First Year:
- Core Modules:
- Contemporary Issues in Law and Justice (20 credits)
- Criminal Law and Justice (20 credits)
- Law of Obligations (Contract, Torts & Restitution) (20 credits)
- Property Law (Land Law, Equity and Trusts) (20 credits)
- Public Law in the UK and the EU (20 credits)
- Remedies in Private Law (20 credits)
- Core Legal and Study Skills 1 (CLASS1) (20 credits)
Second Year:
- Core Modules:
- Core Legal and Study Skills 2 (CLASS2) (20 credits)
- Optional Modules:
- Advanced Administrative Law and Justice (20 credits)
- Advanced Constitutional Law (20 credits)
- Advanced Criminal Law and Justice (20 credits)
- Advanced EU Law (20 credits)
- Advanced Equity & Trusts (20 credits)
- Advanced Land Law (20 credits)
- Advanced Law of Contract (20 credits)
- Advanced Torts Law (20 credits)
- Criminology and War (20 credits)
- Foundations of International Law (20 credits)
- Foundations of Company Law (20 credits)
- Punishment and Penal Policy (20 credits)
- Race, Gender and Crime (20 credits)
- Understanding Criminology: Advanced Level Introduction (20 credits)
- Prisons, Prisoners, and their Families (20 credits)
- Principles of Healthcare Law and Ethics (20 credits)
- Drugs, Crime and Control (20 credits)
- Commercial Law (20 credits)
- Youth Crime and Justice (20 credits)
- Criminology Research Project (20 credits)
- Murder, Myth and Memory: A History of Jack the Ripper (20 credits)
- Police and Policing in a Global Context (20 credits)
- Law of Public Companies (20 credits)
- Advanced Issues in International Law (20 credits)
- Responding to Crime and Victimisation (20 credits)
Third Year:
- Core Modules:
- Core Legal and Study Skills Final Year (CLASS-FY) (20 credits)
- Optional Modules:
- Advanced Administrative Law and Justice (20 credits)
- Advanced Constitutional Law (20 credits)
- Advanced Criminal Law and Justice (20 credits)
- Advanced EU Law (20 credits)
- Advanced Equity & Trusts (20 credits)
- Advanced Issues in International Law (20 credits)
- Advanced Land Law (20 credits)
- Advanced Law of Contract (20 credits)
- Advanced Torts Law (20 credits)
- Children and the Law (20 credits)
- Commercial Law (20 credits)
- Competition Law (20 credits)
- Consumer Law (20 credits)
- Corporate Insolvency Law (20 credits)
- Criminal Evidence (20 credits)
- Criminology Research Paper (20 credits)
- Criminology Research Project (20 credits)
- Drugs, Crime and Control (20 credits)
- Employment Law (20 credits)
- Family Law (20 credits)
- Foundations of International Law (20 credits)
- Immigration and Asylum Law (20 credits)
- Intellectual Property Law (20 credits)
- International Trade Law (20 credits)
- Law Research Paper (20 credits)
- Law, Accountability and Government (20 credits)
- Police and Policing in a Global Context (20 credits)
- Principles of Healthcare Law and Ethics (20 credits)
- Responding to Crime and Victimisation (20 credits)
- Special Project: Pro Bono (20 credits)
- Law of Public Companies (20 credits)
- Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Law (20 credits)
- Understanding Criminology: Advanced Level Introduction (20 credits)
- Youth Crime and Justice (20 credits)
- Race, Gender and Crime (20 credits)
- Prisons, Prisoners, and their Families (20 credits)
- Digital Lawyering (20 credits)
- International Human Rights Law (20 credits)
- Murder, Myth and Memory: A History of Jack the Ripper (20 credits)
- Law, Democracy and Populism (20 credits)
- Corporate Governance, Law and Sustainability (20 credits)
- Current Issues in Health Law, Ethics and Policy (20 credits)
- UK Environmental Law and Policy (20 credits)
- Special Project: International Mooting II (20 credits)
- Punishment and Penal Policy (20 credits)
- Foundations of Company Law (20 credits)
- Criminology and War (20 credits)
- Understanding Criminology: Advanced Level Introduction (20 credits)
Assessment:
- Coursework
- Exams
- Dissertation
Teaching:
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Seminars
- Group work
- Small group teaching
- Independent study
Careers:
- Many of our students enter the legal profession, either as barristers or solicitors.
- Our former students have joined global, national and regional law firms, barristers' chambers and have become judges.
- We invest to create the right environment for you. Other library services include study skills training to improve your grades, and tailored advice from experts in your subject.
- You'll receive a research-led teaching experience, in which you'll benefit from the latest thinking and teaching by experts.
- We're proud that 91 percent of our research is rated in the highest two categories in the Research Excellence Framework 2021, meaning it is classed as world-leading or internationally excellent.
- School of Law students are based in Bartolomé House which is in close proximity to the whole University campus. Teaching takes place in Bartolomé House and across the University campus, all within walking distance.
- You may have the opportunity to add an optional placement year as part of your course, converting the three year course to a four-year Degree with Placement Year.
- Spending time abroad during your degree is a great way to explore different cultures, gain a new perspective and experience a life-changing opportunity that you will never forget. You can apply to extend this course with a year abroad, usually between the second and third year. We have over 250 University partners worldwide. Popular destinations include Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
