LLB (Hons) Law

All students start on the LLB (Hons) Law programme and then make the following choices: In year 1/ semester 1 you decide whether to move to the Law with Politics Programme. In your second year/placement year (3) you decide whether to move to the Law, Media and Creative Industries Programme

LLB (Hons) Law LLB (Hons) Law, Media and Creative Industries LLB (Hons) Law with Politics

Qualifying Law Degrees

Changing Routes to Professional Legal Qualification

• Qualification as a Solicitor - Substantive changes are proposed - from August 2021, anyone starting their route to qualification

(i.e. an UG degree) will be required to complete the Solicitors Qualifying Exam(s) (SQE) in order to qualify as a Solicitor.

- Those who are already studying a law degree can continue via the conventional route (i.e. LLB, LPC and training contract and a transition period of 11 years is envisaged.)

- The SQE will involve two exams. Part 1 will assess your functioning legal knowledge. Part 2 will assess your legal skills, following a minimum of two years qualifying work experience (QWE).

- For those wishing to qualifying under the SQE route, BU’s LLB will include a pathway to assist students in preparing for SQE Part 1.

- See https://www.facebook.com/careerinlaw

What will I study? First Year: The Foundations of Legal Knowledge

Law of Obligations 1

Criminal Law Property Law Human Rights Law or Global Governance and International

Relations (Politics)

Start thinking about and preparing for the Placement year

Constitutional Law Legal Skills & Systems

Legal Skills & Systems Constitutional Law Constitutional & EU Law

What will I study? Second Year

Law of Trusts and Estates

Family Law* Corporate Law* Employment Law*

Law with Politics: Students required to complete 6 core units: Law of Trusts and Estates, Law of Obligations 2, The History of Political Thought, Practical Commercial Law, Human Rights Law, Civil Society

and Social Movements

Law of Obligations 2 Practical Administrative Law

Practical Commercial Law*

Students are required to complete 3 core and 3 optional* units

Optional Placement Year (Compulsory for students on LLB Pathway B)

• Minimum 30 weeks - law related role:

- Charities

- Companies (eg HR or contracts)

- Public Bodies

- NGO

- Work abroad

• Student ownership

• Placement officer support

• Home or away

•Invaluable for future career

•Developmental

•Inform final year project

•Relevant for QWE

•BU Law students won placement prizes in 2015/16 & 2016/17.

•Exemptions

LLB – Final Year What will I study?

Pathway A

5 optional units:

• Health Care Law

• Environmental Law

• Criminal Justice

• Informational Interests

• Jurisprudence

•Intellectual Property law

• Media & Entertainment Law

• Public International Law & International Criminal Law

And

a compulsory research project

Pathway B –SQE Preparation

5 core units:

• Dispute Resolution

• Business Law & Practice

• Property Law & Practice

• Wills & the Administration of Estates and Trusts

•Criminal Law & Practice

And

a compulsory research project (Principles of Professional Conduct, Public and Administrative Law, and the Legal Systems)

Final Year - What will I study?

LLB Law with Politics:

A compulsory legal research project and 5 optional units (at least 2 law units and 2 politics units)

Politics units include:

• The Philosophy of Politics,

• International Relations, State Power and Public Diplomacy,

• Promotion, Power and Democracy,

• Persuasion and Influence

LLB Law, Media and Creative Industries

A compulsory legal research project and 5 optional units (at least 2 law units).

Non-law options include:

• Understanding Distribution,

• Celebrity Culture,

• Community and Digital Engagement,

• Media, Crisis and Conflict,

• Entrepreneurship for the Creative Industries

Learning and Assessment

Our units are delivered through: • Lectures

• Seminars

• Surgeries

• Supervisions

Supplemented by: • Powerpoints

• Recorded Lectures

• Podcasts

Assessed by a blend of:

• Coursework

• Presentations

• Written examinations

• Online assessment, e.g. PDP, Blogs, MCQ’s

• Mooting & Negotiation

Semester 1 Legal Skills & Systems

Oral Presentation (50%) Personal Development Portfolio including CV(50%)

Constitutional & EU Law

Online MCQ (50%) Exam (50%)

Law of Obligations 1

Coursework 50%) Exam (50%)

Semester 2 Human Rights Law

Coursework (50%) Exam (50%)

Criminal Law Coursework (50%) Exam 50%)

Property Law Coursework (50%) Exam (50%)

First year - Assessments

Student Support – Studying

•Dedicated Academic Advisers

•Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) - Student-to-student support (2nd years)

- Paid & trained student leaders (mentors)

- Encourages collaborative and independent learning

•Dedicated Law Programme Support Officer

•Dedicated Law Librarian & Careers Support

Dedicated International Student Support Specialist International Student Support Officer providing dedicated one to one Academic and Pastoral support both pre and post arrival at BU.

Academic support Disability & Additional Learning Support Language Centre Library & Learning Support Study Support

o Academic writing o Critical analysis o Exam and revision techniques o Presentations o Referencing o Avoiding plagiarism

Health and wellbeing Chaplaincy Counselling Medical Centre

Wider Support available

Careers & Employability

• Careers lectures

• CV & Job Search Support

• Dedicated external speakers

• Career Fairs

• Dedicated Placement Officers (for year 2)

• Citizenship opportunities (e.g. Personal Support Unit).

The Law Community

• BU Law Review • Law Student Debating & Mooting Society • BU Student Law Society • Visits to Law Courts, Parliament & Inns of Court • Annual Law Ball

Future Students Enquiry Team Call us on +44 (0)1202 961916 Email futurestudents@bournemouth.ac.uk

104 - 120 UCAS tariff points including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent (BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM) Due to proposed modifications to the routes to legal qualification, there may be some changes to the advertised units and pathways.

LLB Entry Requirements 2020

Exciting times ahead!

The university has consulted the latest available information in the production of this presentation for delivery in Autumn 2019, but cannot be held liable for its accuracy. The latest information can be found at www.ucas.com

Contact us +44 (0)1202 961916 futurestudents@bournemouth.ac.uk