BA (Hons) Law at University of Cambridge

Programme overview

Law at the University of Cambridge allows you to understand law in its historical and social contexts, and to examine its general principles and techniques. This course will prepare you to become qualified as a solicitor or barrister. As part of the course you will be able to specialise from second year and study other legal systems from outside the UK.

Faculty: School of the Humanities and Social Sciences | Duration: BA (Hons) 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: October 2027 | Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 (Part IA): You take 4 papers. Year 2 (Part IB): You choose 5 papers from a wide range of options, which may include: Law of Contract, Land Law, Administrative Law, Advanced Civil Law. Year 3 (Part II): You choose 5 papers. You can also take 2 half-papers as one of your 5 options.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum offer: A level A*AA; IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level. Submitted work: Some of our Colleges will ask you to submit written work. The following College requires 2 pieces of written work:

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home fee status; subject to inflationary increases in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 30,798 a year (2027/28). Overseas fee status University tuition fee, fixed for the course; a separate College fee (varies by College) is payable in addition. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: BA (Hons) 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying

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