Program Overview

Law LLB (Hons)

Study level: Undergraduate

The Law LLB (Hons) degree enables you to develop your practical legal skills alongside a knowledge of the laws that govern us.

Course option

• Degree with foundation year

Year of entry

• 2026

Location

• Coventry University (Coventry)

Study mode

• Full-time
• Sandwich
• Online/Blended

Duration

• 3 years full-time
• 4 years sandwich

UCAS codes

• M100

Start date

• September 2026

Course overview

The Law LLB (Hons) course examines the law’s role in a range of contemporary issues, highlighting the need to maintain social responsibility and ethical behaviour.

You will have the chance to:

• acquire knowledge and understanding of the foundations of legal knowledge, legal doctrines, concepts, principles, rules and values in the core areas of law
• develop an appreciation of the context in which law operates, and an understanding of the dynamic nature of law, its uncertainty, the need for reform and proposals for such reform
• develop the ability to apply the legal knowledge and skills acquired to both the theory and practice of law.

Accreditation and professional recognition

The degree is accredited and recognised by the following bodies:

• Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX)

Memberships

Coventry Law School is currently a member of the International Association of Law Schools, an association of around 250 law schools from over 60 countries, representing around 12,000 law faculty members.

Coventry Law School is also currently a member of the European Law Faculties Association with over 250 members from Europe and beyond.

Collaborations with other organisations

Coventry Law School collaborates with the Central England Law Centre in order to offer a professional element to your learning, through our law employment and advocacy clinics, welfare and benefits advocacy clinic and health justice partnership clinics.

Law QWE

Coventry Law School also collaborates with Law QWE, a careers portal that connects individuals in search of qualifying work experience with top employers to support their route to qualification.

What you'll study

Year one

• English Legal System – 20 credits
• Public Law – 20 credits
• Contract Law – 20 credits
• Criminal Law – 20 credits
• Applied Law Study – 20 Credits
• Contemporary Issues in the Law – 20 Credits

Year two

• Rights, Justice and the State – 20 credits
• Practical Legal Skills – 20 credits
• Tort Law – 20 credits
• Land Law – 20 credits
• Equity and Trusts – 20 credits
• European Union Law – 20 credits

Placement year

• UK Work Placement – 0 credits
• International Study/Work Placement – 0 credits

Final year

• Project – 40 credits
• Client Care and Professional Ethics – 20 credits
• Law of Evidence – 20 credits
• Optional Modules:
  • Family Law – 20 credits
  • Law, Innovation and Intellectual Property Law – 20 credits
  • International Criminal Law – 20 credits
  • Company Law – 20 credits
  • Employment Law – 20 credits

How you'll learn

The Law LLB (Hons) degree has been designed so that it is capable of satisfying the academic component of Bar training as required by the Bar Standards Board.

The course is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, online activities and directed readings.

Teaching contact hours

As a full-time undergraduate student, you will study modules totalling 120 credits each academic year. A typical 20 credit module requires a total of 200 hours study.

Assessment

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.

Assessment methods may include:

• course work
• portfolios
• reports
• presentations
• practical assessments
• exams
• multi-choice quizzes
• phase tests.

International experience opportunities

Throughout the Law LLB degree, we aim to expose you to a wide variety of international opportunities. From undertaking an international field trip to working with students from international universities in a Collaborative International Online Learning project, we aim to offer an international opportunity for everyone.

Entry requirements

• UK: 112 UCAS points
• International: IELTS: 6.0 overall (with at least 5.5 in each component area)

Fees and funding

• UK, Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man: £9,535 per year
• EU: £9,535 per year with EU Support Bursary
• International: £16,800 per year

Facilities

The Law LLB course is delivered at the main Coventry University campus, where you'll benefit from our dedicated law facilities.

• Moot Room
• Legal Clinic

Careers and opportunities

Law graduates can pursue a wide variety of careers both in the UK and overseas. Many graduates enter the legal profession as solicitors, barristers, paralegals or legal executives (additional education/courses and training required). However, the skills learned are also transferrable to career paths outside of law such as recruitment, management, teaching or finance. Many of our law graduates also go on to pursue a career in academia or undertake further academic study.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• critically analyse theories, principles and laws across diverse substantive legal areas, appreciating the social, political and global context in which law operates
• appreciate and apply principles of sustainability, social responsibility and professional ethics, whilst being cognisant of diverse cultural and global perspectives
• identify and synthesise relevant information from primary and secondary legal sources, using both digital and non-digital resources, whilst adhering to principles of academic integrity
• draw reasoned conclusions through the application of legal principles and knowledge to complex problems, whilst tolerating ambiguity and recognising alternative legal outcomes
• communicate effectively and professionally, by conveying and explaining legal information, ideas and arguments appropriately in a variety of contexts
• demonstrate self-management and work independently or collaboratively as appropriate
• demonstrate intellectual independence through the acquisition of specialist knowledge and understanding of current legal thinking and emerging research
• apply a range of practical or clinical legal skills.