Law with Sociology LLB (Hons)

Course Content

You will experience a range of teaching methods throughout your course, including lectures, small group formats (tutorials), online learning environments, self-directed or collaborative study, experiential learning and problem-based learning.

Your usual week will be made up of twelve hours of lectures along with fortnightly one-hour tutorials.

During your time with us, you will foster self-management skills, including an ability to reflect on your own learning, make effective use of feedback and an ability to work in a team.

You will develop the ability to conduct independent research, including accurate identification of issues which require researching, retrieval and critical evaluation of relevant information from a range of appropriate sources, including primary legal sources.

The level of challenge and achievement you will be faced with is gradually increased throughout your course.

Our learning, teaching and assessment procedures will give you the opportunity to demonstrate that you have met the necessary skills and qualities within your law course. We recognise the importance of inclusive practice and are sensitive to equal opportunities requirements as indicated by good practice and relevant legislative obligations.

A wide range of assessment methods are used to determine your overall achievement; these assessments may be timed or untimed, seen or unseen, continuous or examination based.

Tasks that you might encounter could include essays and reports of varying length; case notes; statutory interpretation; briefs; critiques of articles; oral/video presentations; moots; skills-based assessments; reflective learning journals; research project/dissertation; and work/clinic-based assessments.

What will you study on this course?

In Year 1, students will take 80 credits from the following topics, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Legal Skills, and Public Law. Students must also take 40 credits in Sociology topics such as Introduction to Sociology and Social Division.

In Year 2, students will take 80 credits from the following topics, Equity and Trusts, Land Law, Law, Justice and Procedure and Tort Law. Students must also take 40 credits in Sociology topics such as Classical Social Theory and Social and Political Research

In Year 3, students will take credits from the following topics, The UK, EU Law and Brexit, Practical Professional Skills, Business Law & Practice, Property Practice, Wills & Estates and Theorizing Society & Politics Today. Students will take 40 credits from Law topics such as, Business Law & Practice, Commercial Law, Criminal Law Dissertation, Endangered Wildlife and International Law, Environmental Law, Family and Welfare Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law and Contemporary Issues, International Law of the Sea, Law and Social Justice, Law and Technology, Law, Justice and Rights, Media Law, Preserving Cultural Heritage, Property Practice, Wills & Estates and Work Placement. Students will also take 40 credits from topics in Sociology such as, Climate change and Environmental Politics, Gender Perspectives, Globalisation & Social Change, Housing Policy, Perspectives on Youth Crime, Power, Crime and Punishment and Race Democracy and Political Ideology.