Undergraduate degrees
Studying a LLB law degree at university will prepare you for a legal career as well as broader skills in analysis, logical reasoning and critical thinking – all of which are highly sought after in many careers.
Our law degrees give you an excellent grounding in the seven foundations of legal knowledge subjects (contract law, tort law, public law, criminal law, land law, equity and trusts, and EU Law) required by the Bar Standards Board to satisfy the academic stage of training for barristers.
They also align with key areas tested by the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, providing a solid base for you to prepare for SQE1 if you plan to progress into a legal career as a solicitor. Knowledge of these subjects is also useful for work as a paralegal, a legal executive or for other careers within business, HR, the courts and the public sector.
Postgraduate degree
Our postgraduate law degree course supports a career change to a solicitor or barrister.
Recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority as a Qualifying Law Degree for 2021 entrants, our LLM Law Conversion course covers the foundations of legal knowledge required by the Bar Standards Board to satisfy the academic stage of training for barristers.
Our foundations of legal knowledge modules are also aligned with the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE), providing a solid base for you to prepare for SQE1 should you wish to qualify on the new solicitor’s route.
PhD degrees
Research and knowledge exchange at the School of Business and Law are deeply rooted in its mission to promote responsible enterprise for a fairer society. We offer a wide variety of PhD subjects at the School of Business and Law.
We also have research centres and groups which focus on the school’s particular strength in innovation management and entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility and social justice, as well as tourism and sustainability.