Global Legal Studies LLB Honours

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Course overview

The challenges the world is facing need global responses. From climate change to technological innovations, legal systems are adapting to address issues that transcend domestic borders.

Our Global Legal Studies LLB equips you with the knowledge to tackle these issues and understand the complexities of law in a global context.

You’ll develop a strong grounding in the UK legal system and comparative law techniques, as well as EU and international law and its institutions.

Optional modules allow you to pursue your interests in specialist legal areas such as:

• Global intellectual property law
• Environmental law
• International human rights law

Why study the Global Legal Studies LLB at Newcastle?

• Global insights. Gain disciplinary insights into different legal systems and legal cultures from around the world. Study key topics across EU and international law.
• Contemporary focus. Delve into specialist subjects and examine how law responds to today's global challenges.
• Comparative perspectives. You'll draw on experiences in other jurisdictions through comparative law perspectives.
• Access to experts. Interact with leading experts across the fields of global public and private law.
• Develop expertise. Develop skills in analysis, legal research and legal argumentation.
• International experience. Spend stage 3 at one of our prestigious international partner universities. Draw on the experiences and skills developed during your international exchange year to strengthen your prospects with graduate recruiters.

Global Legal Studies opens up career opportunities in a range of globalised sectors. You'll be well positioned to use your skills and knowledge to tackle the challenges facing today’s globalised world. You'll also develop the insights to thrive in a career in global legal practice.

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Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption, for example in response to Covid-19.

View our Academic experience page, which gives information about your Newcastle University study experience for the academic year 2025-26.

See our terms and conditions and student complaints information, which gives details of circumstances that may lead to changes to programmes, modules or University services.

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Professional accreditation and recognition

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body.

Modules and learning

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage. 

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Animal Rights - LAW3254

LAW3254: Animal Rights

This module will introduce you to the developing field of animal rights law. It combines a historical background of the animal rights movement with an analysis of black letter law, jurisprudence, public international law and comparative international law.

Optional module availability
Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions

In Stage 1 of this programme, you will be introduced to Global Law. You will develop an overview of the challenges facing the international legal system and the institutions working within it. You’ll review case studies from Newcastle Law School researchers, focussing on environmental challenges and technical innovation.

During Stage 1 you’ll study compulsory modules where you’ll be introduced to the foundations of legal studies. You'll learn about key legal areas such as constitutional law, contract, and 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. Stage 1 modules provide you with the skills and legal techniques to develop your legal thinking and expression. 

Modules

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

In Stage 2, there are a number of core modules that progress from Stage 1 and complete the foundations of legal knowledge, helping you to further develop your legal skills. In semester one, you’ll gain an understanding of criminal, land and tort law, and in semester two, you will study a compulsory equity module.

During Stage 2 you’ll also study a compulsory module in Global Private Law where you’ll be introduced to international private, transnational private, comparative tort and comparative contract law, and a compulsory module in Public International Law.

Within Global Private Law, you will study from selected case studies taught by Newcastle Law School experts in private law, for example an introduction to Islamic finance or global competition law. This module provides a grounding in private law that can be developed through optional modules across the degree programme.

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Land Law	20
Criminal Law	20
General Principles of Tort	20
Equity and Trusts	20
Public International Law	20
Introduction to Global Private Law	20

 

You’ll spend Stage 3 of your degree studying at one of our international partner institutions and you’ll complete an individual-directed global research project, drawing on what you have learnt in your year abroad.

During the exchange year abroad, you’ll have the opportunity to increase your understanding and awareness of different legal systems, gain intercultural perspectives, and to demonstrate organisational ability, teamwork, and the ability to adapt, and to operate in a different culture.

Module	Credits
Global Experience for Year Abroad Students	120

 

Stage 4 will allow you to select modules from a range of optional modules, plus a compulsory module in Global Constitutional Law.

You will take 100 credits of optional modules. Up to 40 of these credits can be non-Law modules, subject to DPD approval. This will enable you to take up a subject relevant to your career goals, or academic interests.

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Global Constitutional Law	20

 

Optional modules	Credits
Human Resource Management	20
Business Enterprise	20
Company Law	20
Criminology and Criminal Justice	20
Environmental Law	20
Evidence	20
Medicine, Law and Bioethics	20
Law and Literature	20
The Law of Succession	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
Politics of the Middle East	20
Government and Politics of the USA	20
The Politics and Policy of the European Union	20

Information about these graphs

We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They are based on the modules chosen by our students in 2024-25.

Teaching time is made up of:

• scheduled learning and teaching activities. These are timetabled activities with a member of staff present.
• structured guided learning. These are activities developed by staff to support engagement with module learning. Students or groups of students undertake these activities without direct staff participation or supervision

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods

You'll learn through a combination of:

• lectures
• seminars
• interactive workshops

In lectures, you should engage with the delivered content. You'll do this through note-taking and active participation in the large group format. The subject specialists provide a guided path through the module to support student learning and understanding.

In seminars and workshops, you'll discuss legal issues. You'll work through problem questions or debates regarding the effectiveness, desirability or clarity of law in a particular area in small groups. Discussions will be wide-ranging, such as:

• where is law made when international organisations fail?
• the ways in which the legal profession are adapting to global practice of law
• who dictates which laws apply online?

To get the most out of these sessions you'll prepare individually. Independent study and research are central to the skills required of a law degree and in many of the professional careers desired by law graduates. The emphasis on the following skills are essential for excellent degree outcomes:

• self-guided study
• engagement with a wider body of legal and academic materials
• a genuine curiosity

Law is about reflection, debate and argumentation. Student engagement with seminars and other interactive sessions are fundamental to this.

 

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

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  Assignments – written or fieldwork

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  Coursework

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  Dissertation or research project

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  Examinations – practical or online

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  Presentations

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  Seminar tasks/exercises

Skills and experience

Professional skills

You will be given the opportunity to develop a portfolio of professional skills and boost your employability through:

• mooting
• client interviewing
• using legal databases
• negotiating deals

You'll put them to the test in prestigious internal and external competitions.

Find out more about practical activities.

Research skills

We offer study skills programmes in all three stages of your degree, undertaken at Newcastle, and you will be trained in the use of our dedicated Law Library and legal databases.

In Stage 3, you will undertake a compulsory research project.

During Stage 4 you will have the option to choose a dissertation module, learning and applying specific methodologies to conduct and document your own research.

Opportunities

Study abroad

You’ll spend Stage 3 of your degree studying at one of our international partner institutions. Our international partners include:

• University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain
• University of California Davis, USA
• University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia
• University of Groningen, Netherlands
• University of Trento, Italy
• University of Oslo, Norway

As part of this year abroad you’ll complete an individual-directed global research project, drawing on what you have learnt in your year abroad.

Find out more about study abroad

Facilities and environment

Facilities

Situated on the eastern side of the city campus, the Law School offers you a great sense of community. It has everything you need as a law student:

• a 270 seater law lecture theatre
• computer cluster
• seminar rooms
• a dedicated law library

The student common room is a great place to relax and catch up with fellow students. As our academic and support staff are all based in the same building, you'll find it easy to seek advice whenever you need it.

We also have a dedicated mooting room, which provides the perfect environment to develop your advocacy skills.

Support

Newcastle Law School has a long history of providing a comprehensive support network for students.

In your first year, you will be assigned a personal tutor. This academic member of staff will guide your studies, with weekly office hours when you can drop in for advice. This relationship ensures that your reference will be prepared by someone who knows you personally.

A fellow student will also be assigned as your peer mentor. They will help ensure that the transition from school/college to university, as well as the transitions between different years at university, are as seamless as possible.

Student mentors will give you guidance on everything from how to get the most out of lectures and the library, to how best to enjoy Newcastle as a city.

Your future

The Global Legal Studies LLB will prepare you for a career in the globalised legal space.

Law firms are going increasingly global, operating across many jurisdictions, and working with clients around the world. A Global Legal Studies LLB will help you respond to these demands of law in practice.

Our programme opens up career avenues in law-related institutions such as international organisations, global charities, and non-governmental organisations working to address global challenges.

The Global Legal Studies programme includes the Foundations of Legal Knowledge, which will help you go on to study to become a solicitor or barrister in the UK.

Graduates can take further studies to meet the requirements to practise law in other countries around the world. We also offer a global perspective that is particularly attractive to employers specialising in transnational, EU, and international law.

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Careers support

You'll have access to the Law School's dedicated careers advisor, and be able to hear talks on the profession by practising lawyers, gain experience via one of our five award-winning pro bono schemes, apply for a legal internship, and meet potential employers at our annual Law School Careers Fair.

Our Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

Visit our Careers Service website

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Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees for academic year 2026-2027

The 2026 entry home fees have not yet been confirmed.

Qualification: LLB Honours
Home students full time 4 years	Tuition fees (Year 1) Not set
International students full time 4 years	Tuition fees (Year 1) 25,100

Home Fee Students

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course. £9,535 is the maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for home fee-paying students for the academic year 2025-26. This is set by the UK government. This fee has not yet been confirmed for 2026-27.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

International Fee Students

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our undergraduate scholarship page for more information.

Year abroad and additional costs

For programmes where you can spend a year on a work placement or studying abroad, you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year. 

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

Scholarships

Find out more about:

• scholarships for UK, EU and international students
• Student Loans and Government financial support for UK and EU students

How to apply

Apply through UCAS

To apply for undergraduate study at Newcastle University, you must use the online application system managed by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). All UK schools and colleges, and a small number of EU and international establishments, are registered with UCAS. You will need:

• the UCAS name and institution codes for Newcastle University (NEWC/N21)
• the UCAS code for the course you want to apply for
• the UCAS 'buzzword' for your school or college

If you are applying independently, or are applying from a school or college which is not registered to manage applications, you will still use the Apply system. You will not need a buzzword.

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