Law

UCAS code: M112

Here's what University of Staffordshire says about its Law course.

A career in law is diverse, challenging and rewarding. No two days are the same and the daily tasks are varied. Take a Law degree with us and you will gain the real-world skills and experience employers are looking for.

In a legal career, you might be advising clients, meeting with other legal professionals or experts, drafting paperwork, researching the law or attending a court hearing. Our degree has been designed to give you all these experiences, but in a safe environment learning from experienced academics, solicitors and barristers.

Work directly with clients and the community

Working in law is a fantastic opportunity to use your knowledge to help your community. That’s why we offer the chance to help real clients with legal matters through our Legal Advice Service. This involves client interviewing, research and written advice. With our Street Law module, students can work with schools, charities or community groups, delivering sessions on legal topics relevant to their lives. These initiatives give you direct experience using skills needed in the legal profession.

Practice mooting skills

Our immersive simulated environments will give you real-world skills. You’ll present legal arguments for trials and other cases, meaning you’ll be more confident in the processes you need to follow for the assessments or the real world.

Use software and techniques found in legal settings

You’ll have the opportunity to do accredited training on the databases used by law firms, so when you gain a position, you’ll be ready from day one. What’s more, even our assessments mirror the activities you’ll do in legal practice.

Personalise your degree for your future

A career in law can be for everyone. There are so many areas to practise in, each offering a different way of working and needing different skills. The course will give you the foundations for a range of specialisms. Choose from a range of options in your final year, covering everything from human rights law to cyber and AI law.

Once you graduate, you’ll be equipped for further studies to become a qualified barrister, solicitor or CILEX lawyer.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: LLB (Hons) Law

Year One: Constitutional Law; Contract Law; English Legal System; Law in Practice; Legal Skills; Tort Law Year Two: Compulsory: Administrative law; Criminal Law; European Union Law; Law of Trusts and Equitable Remedies; Property Law. Optional: Business Law, Commercial Awareness and Employability; Professional Experience Year Three: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Company Law; Contemporary Developments in Criminal Law; Cyber Law & Artificial Intelligence; Dissertation; Employment Law; Family Law; Human Rights; International Human Rights; Law of Evidence; Legal Advice Clinic; Mooting; Principles of International Law; Street Law

Your course will provide you with opportunities to test your understanding of your subject informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark. Each module includes a practice or ‘formative’ assessment for which you receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades you receive for them do not count towards your module mark. Each module has one or more formal or ‘summative’ assessment. This includes a range of assessments, such as essays, reports, problem-solving tasks, portfolios, presentations, academic posters, projects, dissertations and written examinations. The grades from formal assessments count towards your module mark.