LLB (Hons) Law (JD Pathway) at Swansea University

A three-year LLB that combines legal theory and practice, giving a grounding in contract, tort, criminal, public, land, equity and trusts, EU and Canadian constitutional law, with optional modules in areas such as human rights, medical law, cybercrime, environmental law, family law and world trade. It covers the core subjects assessed by the SQE, is accredited by the Bar Standards Board and, subject to attainment in core modules, by the Canadian National Committee on Accreditation.

Department: Law School  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules are Public Law, Law, Professionalism and Ethics, Tort Law and Contract Law. Year 2 covers Criminal Law, Equity and Trusts and Land Law plus options such as Medical Law, Human Rights Law, Media Law and Negotiations. Year 3 compulsory modules are EU Law in Context and Canadian Constitutional Law, with options such as Cybercrime, Company Law, Jurisprudence, World Trade Law and Clinical Legal Education.

Career pathways

The Law School's close links with the legal profession provide work experience and summer placements with solicitors' firms, barristers' chambers and linked professions; each semester an assessment day covers CV drafting, interviewing and problem-solving, and guest lectures and workshops are delivered by solicitors, barristers and bodies such as the Law Commission.

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