LLB (Hons) Law

Advice from graduate James Peterson:

"Get to know as many local business people as you can as it is all about connections. Go out to business networking sessions to build up your confidence of being a ‘sales person,’ and get work-based experience. I completed two work experience periods in firms in Cornwall over the summer; this gave me a feel for what the work environment would be like. I also think that you feel more confident when you go for an interview if you have some experience on your CV and something to talk about.

I would recommend that students get as much hands on experience as possible because, although it isn’t easy, it is worth it. Use any connections which you have and try to offer something different to make yourself stand out. Practical experience and connections are invaluable, the more people you know, the better. Demonstrate that you really want to do it."

Read more from James in his case study.

• Get ahead with a programme designed to help you stand out with employers, whatever your career goals.
• Have flexibility and choice in what you study: the first two years include traditional subjects, such as Criminal Law and Tort, alongside learning dispute resolution skills and a range of optional modules. In your final year you have lots of choice so can tailor your degree to your interests and career ambitions. Our optional modules include legal subjects such as Family, Employment, Environmental, Intellectual Property, Business, Immigration, Human Rights, and Cybercrime.
• Study modules with emphasis on developing your legal and employability skills as well as professional practice.
• Gain valuable, professional experience by participating in our award-winning, pro-bono Law Clinic. Here you work under the guidance of legal practitioners, with real clients making a real difference in the community, without taking time out of your studies. You can do this for credit towards your degree or as a volunteer.
• Join our outstanding Student Law Society, which offers networking opportunities and organises competitions. Our students have excelled in winning national client interviewing and mooting competitions.
• Benefit from excellent research-informed and practice-led teaching by highly qualified staff, including legal practitioners. We have internationally renowned researchers in areas such as the environment, marine protection, immigration and intellectual property. We give policy advice, regionally and nationally, and work for change. We publish an on-line journal, the Plymouth Law Review, with contributions from both staff and students.
• Be part of a supportive community and learning environment, with a dedicated personal tutor system and strong alumni links.

We keep our class sizes small, so we have a close-knit community of like-minded students and staff, which will give you the encouragement and support you need to excel.

• Year 1

• In your first year, you’ll learn about the core theories, principles and processes of the law, introducing you to how it’s studied and practised. You’ll be able to join the Student Law Society and take part in mooting, debating, negotiation and advocacy competitions. We’ve structured the curriculum so that alongside studying the English legal system, Contract, Tort, Public Law and Human Rights, you’ll start to develop the critical thinking and self-reflective skills that will equip you for your chosen career, including through our Ethics and Legal Reasoning Module.
  

  Core modules

  • LAW401 Contemporary Legal and Human Rights Issues

    This module focuses on developing critical thinking about the role of law in dealing with the challenges of social change in the 21st century. This discourse will be positioned within a detailed understanding of the concept of human rights (in a national, European and international context) and the legal principles involved in the protection of such rights, with specific reference to the European Convention on Human Rights and UK Law.

  • LAW402 Contract Law

    An introduction to the law of contract through study of the essential elements in contract formation. This module then considers the nature and relative significance of contractual terms.

  • LAW403 Legal Systems and Skills

    An overview of the English Legal System with reference to the criminal and civil legal processes and procedure. An introduction to the relationship between English law and procedure in a wider international context. To introduce an understanding of the requisite legal, transferrable and practical skills that underpin the study of law, including basic issues of ethical and professional conduct.

  • LAW404 Ethics and Legal Reasoning

    This module will offer learners an opportunity to evaluate different concepts of justice, law and ethics, and to assess and discuss critically their importance in legal and non-legal contexts. It will provide a basic introduction to jurisprudential concepts, the types of arguments used in legal reasoning, and the relevant background of theoretical accounts, linking these with ethical and normative considerations present in human activity and institutional decision making.

  • LAW405 Public Law

    Administrative Law, examining fundamental theories and principles, and their application and practice within the British constitution.

  • LAW406 Tort Law

    The Law of Tort is concerned with the creation and imposition of civil rights obligations on people generally. It is focused on the legal protection of a number of key rights, such as the right to bodily integrity, reputation, enjoyment of property and privacy amongst others.

• Year 2

• In your second year, you’ll focus on real-life scenarios and develop practical skills in areas such as negotiation and advocacy through our very successful Dispute Resolution Skills module. You’ll study Property Law and Criminal Law in depth and begin to tailor your degree to your specific interests by choosing from a range of modules including, for example, Family, Employment, Environmental, Intellectual Property, EU, Immigration, Human Rights and Cybercrime. You’ll also have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience volunteering in our award winning Law Clinic.
  

• Final year

• In your final year, you’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate your research skills with a dissertation on a legal issue that inspires you, or undertake work-based learning for credit, including within our Law Clinic. You’ll be able to further tailor your degree to your interests and career ambitions by choosing from a selection of Law modules such as, for example, those preparing for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, and/or those for progression to the Bar Professional Training Course, including Criminal Law and Practice, Business Law and Practice, and Trusts and Practice.
  

UCAS tariff

104 - 120

A levels: Including a minimum of two A levels. Excluding general studies.

GCSE: All applicants must have GCSE (or equivalent) mathematics and English at grade C or above.

18 Unit BTEC National Diploma/QCF Extended Diploma: DMM–DDM in any subject. 12 Unit BTEC Diploma: D*D to D*D* dependent on subject.

BTEC National Diploma modules
If you hold a BTEC qualification it is vital that you provide our Admissions team with details of the exact modules you have studied as part of the BTEC. Without this information we may be unable to process your application quickly and you could experience significant delays in the progress of your application to study with us. Please explicitly state the full list of modules within your qualification at the time of application.

Access: Pass a named Access to HE Diploma in any subject with at least 33 credits at merit/distinction.

International Baccalaureate: 27–30 overall to include Higher Level 4 English and Maths accepted within: Higher Level = 4, Standard Level = 5.

All relevant international qualifications will be considered - please contact admissions@plymouth.ac.uk.

Short of the entry requirements for this course? Don’t worry you may be eligible for a foundation year to prepare you for possible entry onto this course for the following year.

English language requirements 

We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary.