Program Overview

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LLB Graduate Law

Overview

A two-year accelerated law degree for students who have a first degree in another discipline and want to pursue a career in law. Provides students with the foundation to pursue a professional legal career. We place an emphasis on the development of legal skills with opportunities to get involved with mooting and pro bono work. Our wide range of optional modules enables you to tailor your degree to meet your own academic and career goals. Many of our graduates pursue further training and a career in law, often in another jurisdiction (their home country).

Accreditation

Our LLB programmes provide an excellent start to a legal career if that is your goal, equipping you with the knowledge and skills that will support you towards the next steps to professional legal qualification. This includes the 'foundations of legal knowledge' subjects required for the academic stage of qualification as a barrister. If you plan to qualify as a solicitor or barrister, after you graduate you will need to comply with the further training and other requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board, or the relevant regulatory body in the country in which you intend to practice.

Entry Requirements

We will consider applicants with a 2:2 Honours degree or above. Check equivalent qualifications for your country or region here.

This course is an accelerated law degree for students who have a first degree in another discipline and want to pursue a career in law.

Please also see our guidance on essential documentation required for an initial decision on taught programme applications.

Entry Requirements for International Students

English Language Requirements

International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2. Please visit our English language requirements page to view the required test scores and equivalencies from your country.

Course Content

Programme curriculum currently under review.

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

You will take modules adding up to 120 credits each year. In your second year you may take up to 45 credits in another discipline if you wish, subject to prior approval.

Year 1

• 120 credits of compulsory modules.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits
LAW2004B	Contract Law *	30
LAW2015B	The Law of Torts *	30
LAW2017B	Land Law *	30
LAW2035B	Constitutional and Administrative Law *	30

Year 2

• 75 credits of compulsory modules, 45 credits of optional modules

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits
LAW3003B	Criminal Law *	30
LAW3041B	Trusts *	30
LAW3157B	European Union Law *	15

Optional Modules

In addition to the compulsory modules listed above, you will study 45 credits of optional modules selected from the list of optional modules offered in the Law School at Level 6 (XXX3xxx). Please note that you are not permitted to select Level 4 (XXX1xxx) or Level 5 (XXX2xxx) modules at this Stage. See for optional Law School modules.

Code	Module	Credits
Law Final Stage UG Option Modules 2025-6
LAW3011	Gender, Sexuality and Law	15
LAW3020	Family Law	30
LAW3024	Public International Law	30
LAW3026	Employment Law	30
LAW3047	Dissertation	30
LAW3051	French Law of Contract	30
LAW3083	Company Law Foundation	15
LAW3132	Islamic Law and Society	15
LAW3151A	Research Paper	15
LAW3151B	Research Paper	15
LAW3155	Law, Politics and Power	30
LAW3167	Access to Justice Clinic	30
LAW3173	Technology and Human Rights Law	15
LAW3175	Medical Ethics and Law Foundations	15
LAW3184	International Commercial Litigation	15
LAW3190	Artificial Intelligence and the Law	15
LAW3200	Environmental Law	15
LAW3204	Migrants, Refugees and Citizens in the UK	15
LAW3205	Law, Testimony and Trauma	15
LAW3213	Criminal Evidence	15
LAW3214	Human Rights Law	30
LAW3216	Medical Ethics and Law: Further Issues	15
LAW3217	Company Law: Further Issues	15
LAW3218	Commercial Law: Documentary Credit and Secured Finance	15
LAW3219	Commercial Law: Sale of Goods and Agency	15
LAW3302	Copyright Law	15
LAW3303	Patents and Trademark Law	15

Fees

Tuition Fees for 2025 Entry

UK students: £9,535 per year
International students: £24,700 per year

The Graduate LLB scholarship (Canada) consists of a fee reduction of £2500 in the first year of the programme and, as long as a 2:1 average is achieved in Year 1, £2500 in the second year.

Scholarships

The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education, including £5 million in scholarships for international students applying to study with us in the 2025/26 academic year, such as our Exeter Excellence Scholarships.

Financial support is also available for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, lower income households and other under-represented groups to help them access, succeed and progress through higher education.

• Terms and conditions apply. See online for details.

Learning and Teaching

How Will I Learn?

We place emphasis on the development of legal skills and elements of legal research, problem analysis, teamwork, legal writing and reasoning.

You will usually have between 12-16 hours of lectures, workshops or seminars each week and be expected to spend around 30 hours in private study. You’ll also be encouraged to discuss aspects of modules with lecturers during fixed consultation times.

How Will I Be Assessed?

You will be assessed in a variety of ways, for example:

• essay or assignment
• examination with open notes or other materials
• examination with unannotated statute books
• dissertation
• oral presentations

Assessment methods will vary by module. All students receive written feedback on their coursework assignments and tutors are available to discuss additional feedback on assignments and exams with students as requested.

Your Future

We have an excellent relationship with members of the legal profession who are in regular contact with students through activities such as workshops, skills sessions, mooting, networking, internships, shadowing and mentoring.

Students also benefit from our strong links with alumni all over the world. Many of our alumni are in senior positions and include:

• His Hon Judge Phillip Waller CBE
• Steve Edge, Partner – Slaughter and May
• Fiona Shackleton, Partner – Payne Hicks Beach
• Dato Ambiga Sreenevasan – President of the Malaysian Bar Council
• Sarah Turvill – Chairman of Willis International Ltd

Career Paths

Many graduates go on to further study in the law and then enter a training contract with a firm of solicitors or a pupillage in a barrister’s chambers. A law degree also provides a range of skills which are sought by other sectors such as business, finance and administration.

Example destinations* of some of our recent graduates:

Occupations | Law firms | Other employees
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Trainee Solicitor Paralegal Legal Team Trainee Juriste (lawyer) Management Consultant Investment Consultant Business Start-up Coordinator Compliance Analyst Probation Officer Trainee Accountant HR Assistant Marketing Assistant Global Compliance Business Management Assistant | Allen & Overy Freshfields Bruckhaus
Derringer Michelmores Thomas Eggar LLP Macfarlanes Peer and Co Bond Pearce Collection Attorneys Europe Maurant Ozannes Nabarro Dundas and Wilson Reynolds Porter Chamberlain | Michael Page International British Red Cross Axiom Legal Microsoft Babcock International Group Barclays Bank PLC Alliance Insurance PLC Royal Bank of Canada German Banking Federation EDF Energy UNICEF

Further Study

Examples of further study followed by our graduates:

• Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law
• Legal Practice Course, College of Law
• LLM, University of Cambridge
• BCL, University of Oxford
• LLM International Commercial Law, University of Exeter
• LLM International Relations and Diplomacy, Leiden University, The Netherlands
• LLM, University of Southern California

Extracurricular Programme

Our Legal Assistance Programme offers a range of pro bono opportunities to provide valuable career experience. These include the Community Law Clinic, the Stop Abuse for Everyone charity, the Student Appeals Project and Judicial Shadowing.

Exeter enjoys an international reputation for mooting and our students have been successful in competitions all over the world. Mooting provides you with the opportunity to practise your advocacy skills in a simulated court environment. You’ll receive coaching from staff and present your arguments before volunteer judges in a purpose-built moot court. Our Student Negotiation Society also sends teams to the National Negotiation Competition.