Law

UCAS code: LL21

Here's what Wrexham University says about its Law course.

Why choose this course? Our Law degree provides a grounding for a career in law by focussing on the academic and professional foundations for sitting the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) 1 and 2 and the Bar Training Course.

The course:

• covers necessary legal subjects referred to in the professional bodies’ qualifying regulations as the Foundations of Legal Knowledge and the SQE1 Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) subject areas.

• includes qualifications, of which the law elements have been developed in partnership with legal professionals representing firms local to the University.

• is delivered from a department at the University with almost twenty years experience of in delivering flexible face to face and online higher education programmes.

• is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD).

Key Course Features:

• The programmes cover the necessary legal subjects, referred to in the professional bodies’ qualifying regulations as the Foundations of Legal Knowledge and the SQE1 Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK) subject areas.

• Work based modules allow the student to develop legal experience.

• The programme is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD).

• Get involved with our annual Cyril Oswald Jones lecture conference

• Top student award available, sponsored by the Cyril Oswald Jones Fund*

What you will study

YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4)

MODULES Study Skills in Higher Education Public Law: Constitutional and Administrative Law Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice Contract Law International and European Law and Global Problems Law in Society

YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5)

MODULES Legal Skills, Ethics and Professional Standards Criminal law Tort Work Based Learning (Law) Research Methods Business Law

YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6)

MODULES Property and Land Law Employment Law Criminal Evidence Law Dissertation Equity and Trusts

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.

Teaching & Assessment Opportunities for formative assessments will feature regularly in order that students can gauge their own benchmarks and plot their own progress. These will include short pieces of writing and online exercises. Levels five and six will also include formative assessments but these will be less frequent and more self-directed i.e. students will be expected to be active in identifying their own strengths and limitations.

A range of summative assessments has been designed to encompass rigorous academic requirements and also to accommodate individual differences in preferred learning style. Consequently, there is a mix of essays, online multiple-choice tests, individual and group presentations and role-plays. Exams feature prominently. This is because to become a solicitor in England and Wales from 2021 onwards, two SQA exams must be passed. Accordingly, it is prudent to progressively expose students to examination conditions to develop their familiarity and skills in such assessments.

Importantly, some of the assessments have been designed to reflect the professional requirements of legal practice - associated with the accurate and professional presentation of evidence/knowledge and self.

Teaching and learning Wrexham University is committed to supporting our students to maximise their academic potential.

We offer workshops and support sessions in areas such as academic writing, effective note-making and preparing for assignments. Students can book appointments with academic skills tutors dedicated to helping deal with the practicalities of university work. Our Student Support section has more information on the help available.

In terms of particular needs, the University’s Inclusion team can provide appropriate guidance and support should any students require reasonable adjustments to be made because of a recognised prevailing disability, medical condition, or specific learning difference.