Program Overview

Law (Graduate Entry) LLB (Hons)

Overview

The Graduate Entry LLB is a fast track two-year law degree that enables people with a degree in an academic discipline other than Law (at minimum 2:2 level) to earn a qualifying law degree.

Course Content

The LLB consists of both compulsory and optional modules, which are designed to give students a full grounding in the English law.

• Land Law: enables students to learn and critically interrogate the key concepts and operations of modern Land Law within its historical and social context.
• Public Law and Legal Skills: students will learn how to create their own country and how to make it work, including basic legal skills and judicial review.
• Contract Law and Civil Justice Systems: introduces students to the Law of Contract and the civil justice system, providing a solid foundation in the theoretical underpinnings of these legal concepts.
• Criminal Law and Criminal Justice systems: provides students with a comprehensive understanding of key aspects of criminal law and the criminal justice system.
• Tort Law: a body of rules that primarily govern how a community should allocate costs within society when some form of harmful event occurs.
• Trusts: examines different types of trusts, including express private trusts, charitable and non-charitable purpose trusts, and understands the nature and scope of trustees' powers and duties.

Optional Modules

• Banking Law: helps students understand the legal issues associated with banking and credit markets.
• Company Law: offers an in-depth analysis of the legal framework governing companies with a focus on core principles of corporate governance, directors' duties, shareholders' rights, and corporate liability.
• Intellectual Property Law: aims to provide students with knowledge about the theoretical rationales and policy arguments for the recognition and protection of intellectual property rights.
• International Commercial Arbitration: explores the principles, rules, and procedures governing the resolution of cross-border commercial disputes through arbitration.
• International Investment Law and Arbitration: divided into four elements that inform each other: Introduction, International Investment Law, Investment Arbitration, and Post-Award Proceedings.
• Dissertation: the primary aim is to assess a student's ability to undertake independent research under the supervision of an academic member of staff.
• Competition Law: regulates how businesses behave in relation to their competitors and consumers, protecting competition in the market.
• Families, Children and the Law: examines the law relating to the different forms of families and family relationships, the rights of children and responsibilities of parents.
• AI, Data and the Law: introduces students to key topics, concepts, theories, methodologies, and tools relevant to regulatory compliance, oversight, accountability, and legal liability for harm caused by the misuse of data and AI.
• EU Law in its UK Context: seeks to provide a solid working knowledge of legal principles, specifically in the current UK context as a third country maintaining a close relationship with the EU.
• International Law and Human Rights: addresses the nature of international law, state responsibility, and the right to self-determination, focusing on theories of human rights and the structures, strengths, and weaknesses of the international human rights systems.

Careers and Your Future

Graduates from Brunel University London rank within the top 30 nationally, and top 10 in London for the salaries they earn. Our high-quality placements will give you first-hand professional legal experience and a real taste of what life after your studies could be like.

• Blake Morgan Brand Ambassador Scheme: offering great work experience opportunities, mentoring programmes, and giving you great exposure to the graduate recruitment team of a leading law firm.
• Macfarlanes: offering a training scholarship for three Brunel law students annually and providing opportunities for Brunel students to gain insights into working in a top law firm.
• BARBRI SQE preparation courses: Brunel students can benefit from discounts to help set them on the path to a successful and rewarding career.

Entry Requirements

• The minimum requirement for admission into the Graduate Entry LLB is an honours degree at 2:2 level in a subject other than Law.
• For students coming from Canada, please see details on our Graduate LLB for Canadian students webpage.
• If your qualification isn't listed above, please contact the Admissions Office to check whether it's accepted and to find out what a typical offer might be.

Fees and Funding

• UK: £9,535 full-time, £1,385 placement year
• International: £17,400 full-time, £1,385 placement year
• Fees quoted are per year and may be subject to an annual increase.

Teaching and Learning

You will be taught by experts in your field of study, and you will have the opportunity to interact and engage with academics and your fellow students throughout your programme.

• Lectures and seminars which will be delivered in person on campus
• Pre- and post-sessional activities designed to enhance your studies and provide a rich, dynamic learning experience
• Mooting sessions, which are mock courtroom hearings, allowing you to test out the presentation, argument, and research skills you've been learning

Assessment and Feedback

Modules are assessed by a variety of methods, including written coursework, examinations, oral presentations, reflective and participatory assessments based on seminars, continuous assessment, and other methods. All final year students are required to research and write a dissertation on a legal topic.