Program Overview

LLB (Hons)

Overview

Our Law LLB degree builds the foundation of your future career and is the gateway to professional training to become a solicitor, barrister or legal executive as well as a highly respected discipline for entry into a number of other careers.

Course Details

Level

Undergraduate

UCAS Code

M100

UCAS Points

120

Start Date

Oct 2025, Oct 2026

Duration

3-6 years

Location

Wheeler, Chester

UK Fees

£9,535 per year for a full-time course (2025/26)

International Fees

£14,450 per year for a full-time course* (2025/26)

Course Leader

Dr Niel Gillard

Modules

Year 1

• Contract Law (20 Credits) Core
• Public Law (20 Credits) Core
• Legal System, Skills and Professional Development (20 Credits) Core
• Law in Context (20 Credits) Core
• Law, Ethics and Morality (20 Credits) Core
• Principles of Property Law (20 Credits) Core

Year 2

• Criminal Law (20 Credits) Core
• Tort Law (20 Credits) Core
• Law: Practice and Profession (20 Credits) Core
• Law Experiential (20 Credits) Core
• Equity, Trusts and Property Law II (20 Credits) Core
• Conveyancing Law and Practice (20 Credits) Core

Year 3

• Major Law Project (40 Credits) Core
• Choice of two modules:
  • Medical Law and Ethics (20 Credits) Optional
  • Discrimination Law (20 Credits) Optional
  • Foundations of EU Law (20 Credits) Optional
• Pathways:
  • Family / Child Law stream (40 Credits)
  • Succession Planning and Law in Practice stream (40 Credits)
  • Evidence and Advanced Criminal stream (40 Credits)
  • Human Rights and Social Justice stream (40 Credits)
  • Employment and Company stream (40 Credits)
  • Trade stream (40 Credits)

Assessment

• Coursework in the form of professional reports
• Problem-based assessments
• Letters of advice
• Presentations

Entry Requirements

Home Students

• UCAS points: 120 points
• GCE A Level: Typical offer – BBC-BBB
• BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM
• International Baccalaureate: 28 points
• Irish / Scottish Highers: Irish Highers: H3, H3, H3, H3, H3 Scottish Highers: BBBB
• Access requirements: Access to HE Diploma, to include 45 credits at level 3, of which 30 must be at Merit or above
• T Level: T Level - Merit
• OCR Cambridge Technicals: OCR Extended Diploma: DDM

International Students

• UCAS points: 72 points
• GCE A level: 72 points overall, including grade D in A level
• BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma: MMP
• International Baccalaureate: 24 points
• Irish / Scottish Highers: Irish Highers: H4 H4 H4 H4 H4 Scottish Highers: CCDD
• Access requirements: Access to HE Diploma – Pass overall
• T Level: T Level: Pass (D or E on the core)
• OCR Cambridge Technicals: OCR Extended Diploma: MMP

Fees and Funding

Home Students

• £9,535 per year for a full-time course (2025/26)

International Students

• £14,450 per year for a full-time course* (2025/26)

Foundation Year

• £5,760 for the first foundation year (2025/26)
• £9,535 per year from the second year onwards (2025/26)

Facilities

• Wheeler Reception
• Lecture Theatre CRV139
• Law Mooting Room
• Lecture Theatre CRV119
• Crime Scene House, Living Room
• Crime Scene House, Kitchen
• Crime Scene House, Bedroom

Careers

• The range of teaching and assessment methods used on the programme, as well as the excellent opportunities for self-development offered, assist students in demonstrating, on graduation, the skills and attributes needed to enter the world of work.
• Our graduates have gone on to successful careers as solicitors and barristers as well as other professional roles.

Related Courses

• Law with Business and Commerce LLB (Hons)
• Law with Criminal Justice LLB (Hons)