Law
About the programme
UCAS Code: BA Combined Honours (Y001)
Build strong transferable skills and prepare for a career as a solicitor, barrister, or other profession.
Studying the Newcastle as part of your Combined Honours degree you'll learn about the law and develop practical legal skills such as:
- case analysis
- legal drafting and writing
- legal research
- client negotiation
- client interviewing
- mediation
Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.
Students MUST study the compulsory module:
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW1210 | Legal Institutions and Method (Compulsory) Note: This includes engagement with the Foundations of Legal Skills Sessions |
20 | 1 |
Students study a further 20 or 40 credits from the list below:
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW1220 | Constitutional Law | 20 | 1 |
| LAW1221 | Contract Law | 20 | 1 |
| LAW1230 | Law and Ethics | 20 | 2 |
| LAW1240 | Administrative Law and Human Rights (Pre-requisite LAW1220) Note: Cannot be taken alongside LAW1262 |
20 | 2 |
| LAW1262 | The UK and the EU (Pre-requisite LAW1220) Note: Cannot be taken alongside LAW1240 |
20 | 2 |
| LAW1054 | Introduction to Business Law | 20 | 1&2 |
Students study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below, noting that the following Stage 3 Semester 2 modules are available at Stage 2.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW2222 | Land Law | 20 | 1 |
| LAW2260 | Criminal Law | 20 | 1 |
| LAW2261 | General Principles of Tort (pre-requisite is either LAW1221 or LAW1220 and LAW1240) | 20 | 1 |
| LAW2263 | Equity and Trusts | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3013 | Criminology and Criminal Justice | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3017 | Public International Law | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3024 | Medicine and the Law | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3032 | Legal Theory (pre-requisite is either LAW1221 or LAW1220 & LAW1240) | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3035 | Terrorism and Counterterrorism (pre-requisites LAW1220, LAW 1240, LAW2260) | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3036 | Family Law | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3038 | Law and History | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3043 | Intellectual Property Law | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3047 | Commercial Law (pre-requisite LAW1221) | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3050 | Judges and Judging | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3052 | Mediation and Commercial Dispute Resolution | 20 | 2 |
You should select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the below table. You may opt to replace one of these modules by a module offered in Stage 2.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW3003 | Competition Law (pre-requisite LAW1054) | 20 | 1 |
| LAW3010 | Company Law | 20 | 1 |
| LAW3013* | Crimonology and Criminal Justice | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3016 | Evidence (pre-requisites LAW2260) | 20 | 1 |
| LAW3017* | Public International Law | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3020 | Employment Law | 20 | 1 |
| LAW3024* | Medicine and the Law | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3027 | Research Topic in Law (open to Students studying Law as a Joint or Major Subject and who are performing at 2.1 level or above across the Law Modules studied at Stage 2) |
20 | 1&2 |
| Law and Literature | 20 | 1 | |
| LAW3031 | Succession (pre-requisites is either LAW1221, LAW2222, LAW2263 OR LAW2261) | 20 | 1 |
| LAW3032* | Legal Theory (pre-requisite is either LAW1221 or LAW1220 & LAW1240) | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3034 | Fundamentals of Human Rights Law | 20 | 1 |
| LAW3035* | Terrorism and Counterterrorism (pre-requisites LAW1220, LAW 1240, LAW2260) | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3036* | Family Law | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3038* | Law and History | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3041 | Law and Gender | 20 | 1 |
| LAW3043* | Intellectual Property Law | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3047* | Commercial Law (pre-requisite LAW1221) | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3050* | Judges and Judging | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3052* | Mediation and Commercial Dispute Resolution | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3098 | Dissertation (open to Students studying Law as a Major Subject and who are performing at 2.1 level or above across the Law Modules studied at Stage 2) | 40 | 1&2 |
| LAW3252 | Problem Areas in Private Law (only offered in Stage 3 in 2022/23) (pre-requisites LAW1221, LAW2262 and LAW2263) | 20 | 2 |
| LAW3253 | Private Law Remedies (LAW1221, LAW2262 and LAW2263) | 20 | 1 |
| LAW3254 | Animal Rights Law (pre-requisites LAW1210 and LAW1230) | 20 | 1 |
* Must not be taken at Stage 3 if already studied at Stage 2.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about choosing this subject as part of your Combined Honours degree, contact us and we'll be more than happy to help.
Subject Adviser
Francesco De-Cecco (francesco.de-cecco@newcastle.ac.uk) - Newcastle Law School