LLB (Hons) Law at Birmingham City University

Our flexible LLB degree in Law allows you to follow your own path in your second and final year, giving you the opportunity to focus more on criminal justice, business and commercial law, or social justice depending on your interests and career goals. We offer a diverse and practise-based LLB Law course, which enables you to take the first step to becoming a solicitor or barrister, as well as being a foundation for numerous other careers.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 5 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time (optional professional placement)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Employability has been embedded throughout the degree to support your career aspirations. At the heart of this is our Law Clinic, which offers you the ability to engage with a whole range of real-world briefs and clients in multiple areas of Law, including Immigration Law and Welfare Clinics, while you study. Placement modules and volunteer opportunities are also a key part of the course to expose you to the real world of the Law. Modules include Legal Systems, Criminal Law, Legal Thinking & Study Skills, Public and EU Law, Contract Law, Law of Tort, Legal Professional Skills, Land Law.

Career pathways

Key employability skills are embedded within the learning and teaching, and we will provide you with additional careers development through our guest speakers, and pro bono and placement opportunities. The transferrable skills you learn will also give you the attributes needed to satisfy employers across a range of disciplines.

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