Law

UCAS code: M100

Here's what De Montfort University says about its Law course.

Our Law LLB has been designed by legal experts to give you a solid grounding in law, whilst enabling you to tailor your learning to the areas of law that interests you.

Participation is at the heart of the course, your learning will be complimented by a range of employability and placement activities. Our dedicated law environment, which included a mock courtroom and client interviewing room, will enable you to bring learning to life and learn valuable skill to equip you for the world of work.

Our award-winning careers team provides dedicated support to help students secure valuable work experience and long-term career success. Students have completed year-long placements with leading global companies such as Warner Brothers and Toyota, and with major law firms including Shoosmiths and Gateley.

After graduation, our students have gone on to careers as solicitors, paralegals, civil servants, or pursued research opportunities. Career destinations include prestigious organisations such as the Crown Prosecution Service, Gowling WLG and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).

Whether your goal is to progress to subsequent years of study or the workplace, you will be prepared for your future through a range of delivery and assessment styles such as presentations, discursive essays and problem-solving questions.

Take advantage of the innovative Law Lab Enterprise, where academic theory meets real-world legal practice. Gain hands-on experience to prepare for a successful legal career . Students feel very positive about their Law lecturers, with their votes placing us 1st in the East Midlands for the teaching on their course (NSS, 2025).

Enhance your learning with Oxford Law Trove and other specialist Law databases. Oxford Law Trove contains more than 200 law textbooks relevant to the core and optional modules within the Law LLB course . Boost your CV at DMU Street Law, or DMU’s Law and Mooting Society. These extra-curricular activities present opportunities to take part in mooting, presentations, mock trials and interviewing.

Study Law at our Dubai campus – students starting this course in September 2025 will have the opportunity to apply to spend a block in year two studying at our Dubai campus.*

Year 1 Block 1: English and European Legal Systems Block 2: Criminal Law Block 3: Contract Law Block 4: Constitutional and Administrative Law

*Year 2 Block 1: Law of Tort Block 2: Land Law Block 3: Inter-Professional Legal Skills Block 4: Choose a pathway

Year 3 Block 1: Equity and Trusts Block 2: Pathway module Block 3: Pathway module Block 4: Project or SQE Preparation

Teaching and assessment You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, simulation of client interviewing and advocacy, case study analysis and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, essays and reports) and usually an exam or test, which is typically weighted as follows in your first year:

100% portfolio These assessment weightings are indicative only. The exact weighting may vary depending on option modules chosen by students and teaching methods deployed by the academic member of staff each year. Indicative assessment weighting and assessment type per module are shown as part of the module information. Again these are based on the current academic session.

Contact hours This is a full-time course. Each module is worth 30 credits. It is expected that student will spend a total of 300 hours of study for each module. You should be prepared to devote approximately 10 contact hours a week to your studies and additional independent hours of study in order to succeed. Teaching is through a mix of lectures, tutorials, seminars and lab sessions and the breakdown of these activity types is shown in each module description.

Other: In addition, each module provides a two-hour surgery each week for individual consultation with the lecturer. You will also have timetabled meetings with your personal tutor and careers and/or subject meetings scheduled throughout the year.

Self-directed study: In order to prepare for, and assimilate, the work in lectures and seminars you will be expected to use our on-line resources, participate in flipped or virtual classroom discussions on our virtual learning environment (VLE) and engage in personal study and revision for approximately 25 hours per week.

Block teaching You deserve a positive teaching and learning experience, where you feel part of a supportive and nurturing community. That’s why most students will enjoy an innovative approach to learning using block teaching, where you will study one module at a time. You’ll benefit from regular assessments - rather than lots of exams at the end of the year - and a simple timetable that allows you to engage with your subject and enjoy other aspects of university life such as sports, societies, meeting friends and discovering your new city. By studying with the same peers and tutor for each block, you’ll build friendships and a sense of belonging.