Program Overview

LLB Law (M100)

2026 entry | view 2025 entry

Course summary

Our top-ranking law degree will give you a solid foundation of legal knowledge and an opportunity to explore a wide range of legal topics. You will be taught in the vibrant and diverse city of Bristol by world-leading academics, who are actively impacting law, policy and practice.

Our intellectually demanding, research-rich curriculum will open doors to a variety of prestigious careers, in both law and non-law sectors. Choose from an exciting range of optional units that reflect the expertise of our renowned academics and address the most challenging legal questions facing today's global society.

Choosing the LLB in Law at Bristol will enable you to progress onto the Bar Practice Course or prepare, in part, for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), helping you to develop core legal skills and understanding of the seven foundations of legal knowledge.

Get a head start in your legal career with the possibility of gaining Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) through one of our law clinics, alongside a wide range of career development support from our in-house careers adviser and university Careers Service, complemented by free access to career development resources from our partner, BPP University.

A strong academic experience, combined with opportunities for vocational development, makes our students highly sought after by top employers. Enhance your career prospects through a variety of events and opportunities to network with our impressive calibre of alumni, the legal profession and other sectors.

Our ambition is for you to graduate equipped for any future career with a rich, ethically grounded appreciation of law in society, and an ability to demonstrate excellent legal, analytical and reasoning skills.

Overview

Typical offer

• A-level standard offer: A*AA
• A-level contextual offer: AAB
• Go to entry requirements for the full entry criteria and contextual offer eligibility.

Programme duration

• 3 year(s) full-time.
• Part-time study is not available for this course

Application method

• UCAS (Code: M100)

Location

• Clifton campus

Fees

• £9,535 per year, home students
• £24800 per year, international students
• More about tuition fees, living costs and financial support.

Fees quoted are for 2025 entry only. Fees for 2026 will be confirmed, subject to government approval, later in 2025.

Course structure

First-year units are designed to help you start to think, write, reason and argue like a lawyer while developing key skills in research and analysis. They provide an exciting introduction to essential knowledge and skills needed for effective study of law at university.

As you progress, our second and third-year units provide increased flexibility to focus on what interests you most. Our wide range of specialist units span banking and finance, international and commercial law, criminology, IT, environmental, health and human rights law. Our third-year Clinical Legal Studies option embeds real-life legal experience into the curriculum.

Your Independent Research Project will illustrate your ability to undertake legal research and critically engage with your chosen topic area.

Full details about the course structure and units for this course can be viewed in the programme catalogue.

Entry requirements

We accept a wide variety of qualifications and welcome applications from students of all backgrounds. Below is a guide to the typical offers for this course.

A-level standard offer

• A*AA or AAB

A-level contextual offer

• AAB

Find out if you are eligible for a contextual offer

BTEC

• D*DD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma

Find out more about BTEC entry requirements

International Baccalaureate Diploma

• 38 points overall with 18 at Higher Level

International Baccalaureate Diploma contextual offer

• 34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level

Find out if you are eligible for a contextual offer

European Baccalaureate

• 88% overall

Scottish Qualifications Authority

• Advanced Higher: AA, and Standard Higher: AAAAA

Access to HE Diploma

• Access to HE Diploma in Humanities, Social Sciences, Law or History (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above.

More about Access to HE entry requirements

Welsh Baccalaureate

• Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales or the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.

Cambridge Pre-U

• Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/M2 is B, and M3 is C.

International qualifications

• The University of Bristol welcomes applications from international students, and we accept a wide range of qualifications for undergraduate and postgraduate study.

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More about UK qualifications.

Selection process

• Regulations and codes of conduct we abide by to create a positive environment for learning and achievement are found in the University admissions policies and procedures.
• If applying with extenuating circumstances please see our policy.
• Full information about our selection processes for Law can be found in the Admissions Statement:
  Admissions statement
• The admissions statement above relates to 2025 entry. The statement for 2026 entry will be available in summer 2025.

Applicants must also meet these requirements

GCSE profile requirements

• No specific subjects required.
• Further information about GCSE requirements and profile levels.

English language requirements

• If English is not your first language, you need to have one of the following:
  • IELTS 7.0 overall with 7.0 in writing and 6.5 in all other skills
• GCSE English Language grade B or 6
• an alternative qualification outlined in our Profile level B.

Further information about English language requirements and profile levels

Additional requirements

• Law National Admissions Test (LNAT)
  Applicants to this programme are required to take the LNAT examination. See our LNAT webpage for details.

Data for Law (Full time) at University of Bristol

• 60%say staff value students views and opinions about the course
• 70%of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.
• 90%in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.

Related courses

• See a list of all Law degrees at Bristol, and find more information about the course, assessment and career prospects.

LLB Law with Study Abroad

LLB Law with Study in Continental Europe

Related Subjects

Politics and International Relations

Social Policy

Accreditation

The routes to qualification for solicitors and barristers have changed. For more information visit the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board .