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All modules in Stage 1 are compulsory. They cover some of the foundations of legal knowledge modules essential for a legal professional qualification.

You'll learn about key legal areas such as constitutional law, contract, law and ethics, the UK legal institutions. You'll gain an introduction to the principles of administrative law and the protection of human rights in the UK, and the relationship between UK and EU law post-Brexit. You'll also begin to develop core professional legal skills, such as using legal databases, developing legal research skills, and opportunities to develop client interviewing skills and mooting.

Before Stage 2, you'll have the opportunity to consider switching to a four-year programme. You can apply to either study on an international exchange for a year at one of our international law faculty partners, or to go on a year-long work placement.

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Legal Institutions and Method 20
Constitutional Law 20
Contract Law 20
Law and Ethics 20
Administrative Law and Human Rights 20
The UK and EU Law 20

In Stage 2, a mix of compulsory and optional modules will help you to further develop critical legal, analytical and problem-solving skills.

In semester one, you'll build on your foundations of legal knowledge and gain an understanding of criminal, land and tort law.

In semester two, you will study a compulsory equity module and choose two optional modules from a range of specialised law electives representing a broad range of legal and socio-legal fields. This is where you start to tailor your degree to your interests.

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Land Law 20
Criminal Law 20
General Principles of Tort 20
Equity and Trusts 20
Optional Modules Credits
Criminology and Criminal Justice 20
Environmental Law 20
Public International Law 20
Medicine, Law and Bioethics 20
Legal Theory 20
Terrorism and Counter-terrorism Law 20
Family Law 20
Law and History 20
Commercial Law 20
Sports Law 20
Global Intellectual Property Law and Policy 20

All modules are optional in Stage 3. You must choose three modules per semester. You'll also have the opportunity to pursue a significant piece of independent research, supervised by experts in the field, through the 40 credit Dissertation module.

Modules

Optional Modules Credits
Human Resource Management 20
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship with Lean Innovation 20
Competition Law 20
Company Law 20
Criminology and Criminal Justice 20
Environmental Law 20
Evidence 20
Public International Law 20
Employment Law 20
Medicine, Law and Bioethics 20
Law and Literature 20
Legal Theory 20
Fundamentals of Human Rights Law 20
Terrorism and Counter-terrorism Law 20
Family Law 20
Law and History 20
Law and Gender 20
Commercial Law 20
Sports Law 20
Global Intellectual Property Law and Policy 20
Dissertation in Law 40
Private Law Remedies 20
Animal Rights Law 20
Career Development for final year students 20

NCL3008 Advanced Career Development Module is only available to students who have completed the placement year.