SINGLE HONOURS
UCAS codes: M100 LLB/Law
Typical offer: 300-340 points
International Baccalaureate: 26 points
Degree duration:
3 years full-time 6 years part-time
If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.0 (including 6.0 in writing) or a TOEFL iBT score of 87 or equivalent
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Telephone: +44 (0) 1962 827234
Email: course.enquiries@winchester.ac.uk
Law affects all aspects of life and society and is the mechanism for change employed by governments across the globe. From the protection of life and liberty, through corporate law to international relations, the law is centre stage.
Students intending to qualify as solicitors or barristers have to complete an academic stage of training before going on to a vocational stage. All law degrees recognised by the Law Society and the Bar Council (known as Qualifying Law Degrees) involve the study of seven key subjects – the ‘Foundations of Legal Knowledge’. The LLB at Winchester is a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) and includes these core elements as well as optional legal subjects.
Accreditation
The LLB is a Qualifying Law Degree recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board through the Joint Academic Stage Board.
The Foundations of Legal Knowledge:
• Public Law, including Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Human Rights
• Law of the European Union
• Criminal Law
• Obligations I Contract and Restitution
• Obligations II Tort
• Property Law
• Equity and the Law of Trusts
Students must also study legal skills. These modules are studied over the course of the three-year programme. A range of optional law modules is offered in Years 2 and 3, including Evidence, Company Law, Employment Law and Family Law. Throughout the programme, students have ample opportunity for developing vital skills such as legal
research, negotiation and mooting. Mooting (presenting a legal argument) in particular brings law alive and enables students to research a case and construct an argument to defeat an opponent.
Whilst many law graduates go on to practise law either as a solicitor or a barrister, about half of all law graduates enter a wide range of careers in the private and public sectors. The study of law is recognised by employers in all sectors as providing a valuable combination of knowledge and skills.