Program Overview

MA Law (SQE1)

Overview

Our new MA Law (SQE1) is a law conversion course and includes our SQE1 Preparation Course, which prepares students for the SQE1 assessments. The course is designed for non-law graduates who want to qualify as a solicitor and gain a legal qualification at Master’s level.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

• An undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above in any discipline (or equivalent).

Locations

• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Chester
• Egham (Royal Holloway)
• Exeter
• Hull
• Leeds
• Liverpool
• London Bloomsbury
• London Moorgate
• Manchester
• Newcastle
• Nottingham
• Reading
• Sheffield
• Online

Study Mode Options

• Full-time
• Part-time Evening
• Part-time Weekend

Next Start Date

• September 2025

Course Details

MA Law (SQE1)

Our MA Law (SQE1) is a conversion course designed for non-law graduates. On successful completion of this course, including the SQE1 assessments, you will gain an internationally recognised Master’s qualification.

Course Structure

• Each taught module comprises of workshops and incorporates streamed lectures or media.
• Class contact time is combined with online tutorials, online Single Best Answer Questions (SBAQs) and self-study from study manuals and online research.
• The learning model is based around undertaking activities in the workshops (or equivalent online activities) to develop both knowledge and key skills.
• The Skills and Behaviours module will comprise of workshops spread over all semesters.
• The SQE1 Preparation Course will be delivered as a blended learning programme, including face to face workshop delivery, and also online.

Modules

• English Legal System and Constitutional Law (including EU Law) (15 credits)
• Tort Law (15 credits)
• Contract Law (15 credits)
• Criminal Law (15 credits)
• Administrative Law and Human Rights (15 credits)
• Land Law (15 credits)
• Equity and Trusts (15 credits)
• Law of Organisations (15 credits)
• Skills and Behaviours (non-credit-bearing)
• SQE1 (60 credits):
  • Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) 1 (Business, Legal Services, Dispute Resolution)
  • Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) 2 (Property Law and Practice, Wills, Solicitors’ Accounts, Criminal Practice)

Assessment

• Internal assessments:
  • All modules will incorporate 40% examination by Single Best Answer Questions (SBAQs) to support any future progress onto SQE1 assessment.
  • The other 60% will vary according to the module. This will include:
    • online open book examination
    • coursework
    • oral presentation.
• External assessments:
  • SQE1 is assessed by centralised assessments introduced by the SRA. These assessments are an essential requirement to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales (together with SQE2) but do not need to be passed in order to gain our master’s award.

Fees and Funding

• 2025/26 Course Fee (for courses starting on or after 1 July 2025):
  • Domestic:
    • London: £18,650
    • Outside London: £15,700
  • Non-domestic:
    • London: £19,950
    • Outside London: £16,900
• Discounts:
  • We are offering a £500 Postgraduate Award to students studying at Newcastle University and a £1,000 Postgraduate Award to students studying at our Nottingham Campus. Dependant on start date. Terms and conditions apply.
  • We’re so confident in our SQE courses that, if you don’t pass the SQE1, you can repeat our Exam Preparation Courses up to two further times.*
  • Study manuals: eBooks are included in the course fee, and you’ll receive a 50% discount if you’d like to purchase print versions.
  • If you’re a ULaw alumnus, you may be eligible to receive our £500 General Alumni Discount and receive an additional £250 discount, as part of our Early Bird Alumni Offer.
  • We also have a range of scholarships and bursaries available which make studying with us more affordable than ever.
  • You could also be eligible for a postgraduate student loan.

International Students

• If you are an international student and are coming to the UK to study, then you must apply to the Home Office for a visa. In most cases you will need to obtain a Student Route visa. In order to apply for this visa you must be sponsored by an education provider which is licensed by the UK Home Office.
• The Home Office has also introduced a Graduate Work visa which allows Graduates to work flexibly, switch jobs and develop their career in the UK for 2 years post completion of a UK degree. The Graduate route is an unsponsored visa, meaning students will not need a job offer to apply for this visa.
• Please note that the University does not currently provide visa sponsorship to students for part-time study. We also cannot sponsor students for online courses due to Home Office regulations.