LLB (Hons) Law with Politics at Swansea University

Programme overview

An LLB that combines the study of law with political systems, governance and the dynamics of power, examining the role of law in shaping governance and public policy. It includes the core legal subjects required for the Bar Standards Board academic stage and the SQE, with political topics such as global environmental politics and British public policy.

Department: Law School | Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a year abroad or a classroom-based foundation year) | Intake: September | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules are Public Law, Law, Professionalism and Ethics, Interpreting Politics: The Faces and Uses of Power, Tort Law and Contract Law. Year 2 includes Equity and Trusts, The State and Political Institutions, The History of Political Thought, British Politics and Public Policy, Criminal Law and Land Law; the final year includes Researching Politics and options in law and politics.

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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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer (3-year and year abroad routes): A-level AAB-CCC; BTEC DDM-DMM; UK Access to HE minimum of 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits from Level 3 subjects; T Levels Merit; mixed qualifications 120-136 UCAS tariff points from the three highest qualifications; International Baccalaureate 32 points. Classroom-based foundation year route: A-level DD; BTEC PPP; UK Access to HE minimum of 24 Merits and 21 Passes from Level 3 subjects; T Levels Pass; mixed qualifications 48 UCAS tariff points from the three highest qualifications; International Baccalaureate 26 points.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time undergraduate tuition fee for Welsh, English and other UK students. International fee is shown on the course page. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,250 a year (2026/27). Year 1 fee, 3-year full-time route (same fee for the year abroad route); international fees rise 3% for each subsequent year; UK fees may rise in line with the Welsh Government cap. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a year abroad or a classroom-based foundation year)

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