Bachelor of Law (LLB)

Duration: 3 years

Awarding Body:
University of London (External Programme)

Admission Requirement:
A Levels or equivalent or
Higher Secondary Certificate with good grades

This qualification is for you if:

1. You want to obtain an LLB degree of international standing which has provided the first step on a career route for many thousands of practising lawyers worldwide
2. You wish to develop a critical awareness of the common law legal tradition and be able to apply analytical and problemsolving skills in a range of legal and non-legal settings
3. You would like to enhance key skills of communication, information literacy, analysis and argument.

Features of the LLB

1. From the time that London became the first university to offer a degree in English Law (the LLB) in the 1890s, the LLB has been available to External students worldwide
2. You can complete the LLB in a minimum of three years or a maximum of eight years
3. If you are already a graduate, you can complete the LLB in a minimum of two years and a maximum of eight years. The LLB is examined according to the same standards as applied to campus-based students studying the LLB

1. Successful completion of the LLB allows you to progress to the Master of Laws (LLM) or a related Masters programme
2. Graduates of this programme go on to pursue careers in a wide variety of areas, not only legal practice but also government, journalism, the financial sector and business.

LLB programme structures

Scheme A (12 subjects)
This is the degree in its traditional format. It is divided into three Parts.
            
Intermediate examination (four subjects)
Common law reasoning and institutions [2650030]
Criminal law [2650010]
Elements of the law of contract [2650040]
Public law [2650020]

Final examination Part I (four subjects)
Land law [2660003]
Law of tort [2660001]
Law of trusts [2660002]
AND one optional subject
Final examination Part II (four subjects)
Jurisprudence and legal theory [2670005]
AND three optional subjects
Optional subjects Part I or II
Administrative law [2660008]
Civil and criminal procedure [91266 0030]
Commercial law [2660017]
Company law [2660021]
Criminology [2660025]
EU law* [2660024]
Evidence [2660007]
Family law [2660019]
History of English law [2660012]
International protection of human rights [2660029]
Introduction to Islamic law [2660028]
Labour law [2660018]
Public international law [2660013]
Optional subjects Part II only
Conflict of laws [2670014]
Intellectual property [2670026]
Succession [2670016]
Research Project/Dissertation• (from 2008 onwards)

Summary of key dates