LL.B course details
Two-year, full-time LL.B (Hons) Law (Qualifying Law Degree)*
Start date: September 2012 and September 2013
Locations 2012: Birmingham, Chester, Guildford or London Bloomsbury
Locations 2013: Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Guildford, London Bloomsbury or York
Intake: approximately 200 LL.B students in 2012, and 400 LL.B students in 2013
UCAS code: M100 – Law
UCAS institution code: L17
Institution short name: LAW
The course starts with a two-week induction to cover study skills, how you learn on the course and an introduction to employability and legal skills.
The College of Law holds full taught degree awarding powers.
*Subject to validation at Bristol, Guildford and York.
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The College of Law's LL.B (Hons) Law degree (Bachelor of Laws) has been designed to help build the skills you’ll need as a lawyer. Working in group workshops to encourage active learning, you’ll be set varied and interesting tasks, mixed with timetabled employability sessions.
Professional recognition
Our LL.B is a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD)*. This means it is recognised by the Bar Council (barristers) and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the purpose of exemption from the academic stage of their professional examinations.
* Subject to validation at Bristol, Guildford and York
Term length and holidays
Each year comprises 38 study weeks, made up of one term of 14 weeks and two terms of 12 weeks. You’ll get a similar amount of holiday as secondary school students.
Please see our LL.B course dates page for more information on term dates in 2012 and 2013.
Class size
Workshops: 20 students
Large groups: 60-180 students
High-quality, face-to-face tuition
In small workshops and in larger groups, you’ll get an average of 14 hours of face-to-face training each week, that’s 768 hours over the two years of the course.
Over the whole course, the amount of tutor time you’ll receive is the same as you would get with a traditional three-year degree course (but you'll only pay fees for two years).
What really sets The College of Law LL.B apart from other law degrees is that all of your tutor contact time will be with qualified lawyers, who will be able to pass on their actual practice experience directly to you.
Each module comprises 15 x two-hour face-to-face sessions in small-group workshops and 15 x two-hour face-to-face sessions in large groups.
Modules
In each term you’ll study two modules in parallel. There are six modules in each year – a total of 12 modules over two years.
There are ten compulsory subjects.
Our Law in Action modules allow you to choose from two routes – Law and Individuals or Law and Businesses – depending on the career route that you think you might want to pursue. For further information go to our LL.B in depth page. Also, check out our handy LL.B year planner!
Assessment
At the end of each term you’ll have a revision week followed by an exam in each module. See our LL.B assessments page for further information.
Entry requirements
There is a basic level of qualifications you’ll need to be considered for a place on our LL.B course. For further information see our LL.B entry requirements page.