LawLLB Honours

UCAS code M1013 Years

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LawLLB HonoursUCAS code M1013 Years

Our qualifying law degree is professionallyaccredited and provides exemption from theinitial stage of the solicitor and barristerprofessional examinations for England andWales.

This means our graduates fulfil the academic requirementsto apply for direct entry to the LPC or BPTC stage ofprofessional training.

Newcastle provides a high quality legal education in asupportive and friendly environment.

All your modules in Stages 1 and 2 are compulsory to coverthe essential foundation subjects in law.

In your final year you can choose legal topics that interestyou from our wide range of research-informed modules,such as: human rights law; terrorism and counter-terrorismlaw; public international law; and environmental law.

You also have the opportunity to apply to spend a yearstudying law in Europe or Asia.

Highlights of this degreeProfessional accreditation*Our degree is recognised as a qualifying law degree by theSolicitors Regulation Authority and accredited by the BarStandards Board.

This means it provides exemption from the first part of thelegal professional examinations for England and Wales,allowing you to progress directly to the Legal PracticeCourse (LPC) for solicitors or the Bar Professional TrainingCourse (BPTC) for barristers on graduation.

We also offer the subjects required for entry by the Instituteof Professional Legal Studies, Northern Ireland.

*All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly bytheir professional body.

What you will studyAll the modules in Stages 1 and 2 are compulsory, coveringthe essential foundation modules of legal professionalqualification - see the Course Details for more information.

You also learn about the legal and judicial processes ofEngland and Wales, and develop and practise coreprofessional legal skills such as interviewing clients andusing legal databases.

In Stage 3, you have the freedom to follow the areas of lawthat interest you the most, choosing from a wide choice ofoptional modules.

You can choose modules informed by the research interestsof our expert academic staff, such as:

• criminology and criminal justice• employment law• terrorism and counter-terrorism law• US constitutional law

You can also select up to a third of your modules from otherareas of the University, such as English, politics, history,business or a modern language.

Boost your employabilityWe offer a range of opportunities to help you boost youremployability and stand out from the crowd in the graduatemarketplace, including:

• pro bono initiatives. These give you the chance todevelop key skills such as teamwork, leadership, legalresearch, presentation and public speaking. You'll makea worthwhile contribution to the local community or helpprovide vital services to people in real need

• the chance to develop career-enhancing skills such asclient interviewing and mooting

• annual internships as an environment agency crimetechnical assistant (available on a competitive basis)

• you can apply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optionalwork placement between Stages 2 and 3. Find out moreabout Work Placements. Please note optional workplacements aren't available for students studying on theLegal Studies Study Abroad Year (see below)

Study abroadIf you want to add an international dimension to your degreeand stand out from the crowd, you can apply to spend ayear studying abroad.

We offer:

• Law LLB Honours (European Legal Studies)• Law LLB Honours (International Legal Studies)

These four-year degrees involve spending your third yearstudying law at one of our highly regarded internationalpartner universities.

You can apply to transfer to one of these degrees onceyou're studying on our Law LLB Honours degree and placesare available on a competitive basis.

The European degree offers exchange places with:

• KU Leuven (Belgium)• the University of Copenhagen (Denmark)• the University of Groningen (the Netherlands)• the University of Oslo (Norway)• the University of Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain)

The international degree offers exchange places with:

• the National University of Singapore• the University of Hong Kong• the University of California, Davis

All of our partners teach in English so language skills are notrequired.

Successful completion of this year is recognised in yourdegree title on graduation: either Law LLB Honours

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(European Legal Studies) or Law LLB Honours (InternationalLegal Studies).

Facilities and supportAs a Law student, you’ll spend much of your time in ourdedicated Law School. All of our facilities, staff and studentsare housed together in this building in the heart of campus.

FacilitiesYou'll have access to:

• high quality lecture theatre, seminar rooms andcomputing facilities

• a Dedicated Law Library containing over 40,000 volumesof materials

• subscriptions to various legal services, such as: Westlaw;LexisLibrary; Justis; and many electronic journals

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SupportYou'll be supported by a personal tutor throughout yourdegree – an academic member of staff who can help withacademic and personal issues. You'll also have a peermentor in your first year – a fellow student who can help yousettle in and answer any questions you have.

Social activitiesThe student-run society The Eldon Society organises apacked programme, including:

• social events• employer presentations• annual mooting competition

Students relaxing in the Old Quadrangle.

Course Details

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts foran academic year and you need to complete modulestotalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Programme modules do change and therefore may differ foryour year of entry.

Stage 1

Compulsory modulesLAW1110  Legal Institutions and MethodLAW1120  Public LawLAW1121  Contract LawLAW1122  Land Law

Stage 2

Compulsory modulesLAW2160  Criminal LawLAW2161  General Principles of TortLAW2162  EU LawLAW2163  Equity

Study Abroad Year (optional)

You have the opportunity to apply to join our Law LLBHonours (European Legal Studies) or Law LLB Honours(International Legal Studies) degree. Places available on acompetitive basis.

These four-year degrees include a year studying law atone of our European or international partner universities.See the Course Overview for details.

Work Placement (optional)

You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optionalwork placement between Stages 2 and 3. You can applyto spend your placement year with any organisation andwill receive University support to do so. It will extend yourdegree by a year and is subject to availability. It isn'tavailable if you're spending a year studying abroad. Findout more about Work Placements.

Stage 3

Optional modulesYou take 120 credits of the following optional modules:

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Stage 3

LAW3003  Competition LawLAW3010  Company LawLAW3013  Criminology and Criminal JusticeLAW3015  Environmental LawLAW3016  EvidenceLAW3017  Public International LawLAW3020  Employment LawLAW3024  Medicine and the LawLAW3027  Research Topic in Law and EmergingTechnologiesLAW3029  Law and LiteratureLAW3030  Copyright LawLAW3031  SuccessionLAW3032  Legal TheoryLAW3034  Human Rights LawLAW3035  Terrorism and Counter-terrorism LawLAW3036  Family LawLAW3038  Law and HistoryLAW3041  Law, Gender and SexualityLAW3043  Patent and Trade Mark LawLAW3098  Dissertation in Law

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methodsTeaching is by a combination of lectures and seminarswhere you can discuss legal issues and work throughproblem questions in small groups.

Individual preparation for seminars is also extremelyimportant and occupies much of your study time.

Assessment methodsTraditional end-of-year examinations form a large part of theassessment, while other modules are assessed viacompulsory course work.

Find out moreVisit our Teaching & Learning pages to read about theoutstanding learning experience available to you atNewcastle University.

Entry Requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis.

If your qualifications are not listed here, please see ouradditional entry requirements web pages to find out whichother qualifications are considered.

The entrance requirements below apply to 2019 entry.

A LevelsAAA excluding General Studies.

Scottish QualificationsAAAAB (combination of Highers and Advanced Highers)with AA at Advanced Higher.

Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

International BaccalaureateMinimum of 34 points, with three subjects at Higher Levelgrade 6 or above.

Irish Leaving CertificateH1H1H1H1H3 at Higher Level.

Access Qualifications45 level 3 credits at Distinction. Candidates may be subjectto interview.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National ExtendedDiploma/OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3Extended DiplomaCandidates are welcomed and will be considered on anindividual basis.

Cambridge Pre-UD3,D3,D3 in Principal Subjects.

Extended Project QualificationWe welcome applications from students offering anExtended Project and value the skills of research andindependent learning that it is designed to develop.  If youoffer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account aspart of your application profile, but we will not usuallyinclude it in offer conditions for this degree programme.

PARTNERS - A LevelsABB. Excludes General Studies.

The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle University’ssupported entry route for students from schools andcolleges in England and Northern Ireland. Find out moreabout the PARTNERS Programme.

PARTNERS - Pearson BTEC Level 3 NationalExtended Diploma/OCR Cambridge TechnicalLevel 3 Extended DiplomaCandidates are welcomed and will be considered on anindividual basis.

The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle University’ssupported entry route for students from schools andcolleges in England and Northern Ireland. Find out moreabout the PARTNERS Programme.

English Language RequirementsApplicants whose first language is not English requirea minimum score of IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.

If you need help to meet our English Languagerequirements, we can provide support with extra tuition.

Read more about UK visas and immigration requirements.

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Other International QualificationsABB at A level is typically the minimum required for entry toan undergraduate course. You can check the equivalentgrades for qualifications offered in your country.

We will also consider your application if you have lower ornon-standard qualifications.

International Foundation ProgrammesIf you are an international student and you do not meet theacademic and English language requirementsspecified above, you should consider a pre-sessionalcourse at INTO Newcastle University, which will help toprepare you for study on this degree.

INTO Newcastle University is based on the Universitycampus and offers a range of courses including theInternational Foundation in Business and Management.

Undergraduate Admissions Policy

See our 2018 Admissions Policy (PDF: 185 KB).

See further policies related to admission.

Careers

Law careersIt is a mistake to think of a law degree merely as a narrowroute to a legal profession. On the contrary, a law degreeopens up a wide range of possible careers.

Approximately 70 per cent of our graduates do indeed goon to qualify as solicitors or barristers. This requires oneyear’s further training in the form of either the Legal PracticeCourse for intending solicitors, or the Bar ProfessionalTraining Course for intending barristers plus, in both cases,professional on-the-job training.

Once qualified, a solicitor or barrister may choose to enterinto either a private practice or employment with suchentities as the civil service, large companies or localauthorities. For those who do not choose one of the legalprofessions, a law degree is a particularly valuablequalification that is highly respected by a range ofemployers. Employers know that a law graduate hasacquired a variety of useful skills including a capacity forlogical and critical thought, the accurate use of language,communication skills and the ability to make a persuasiveargument. Thus, our graduates are to be found pursuing awide variety of careers.

A significant number of our law graduates are recruited byaccountancy firms. Others go into management, insurance,banking, teaching, public relations, the civil service and thearmed forces.

Less well-travelled paths chosen by our graduates includethe theatre, the representative of a farmers’ union and acommercial pilot.

Given the breadth of opportunities available to them, it is notsurprising that unemployment among law graduates isamong the lowest of all degree programmes.

Find out more about the career options for Law fromProspects: The UK's Official Careers Website.

What our graduates go on to do:employment and further studychoicesSee what our recent graduates went on to do and viewgraduate destinations statistics. These statistics are basedon what graduates were doing on a specific date,approximately six months after graduation. Take a look atthe most recent data available for our graduates.

The destination data is available in varying levels, beginningwith the University and moving through Faculty and Schooldown to individual course reports. This final level may giveyou some useful ideas about possible options after yourcourse or a course you are considering.

Careers and employability atNewcastleNewcastle University consistently has one of the bestrecords for graduate employment in the UK.

95% of our 2016 UK-domiciled graduates progressedto employment or further study within six months ofgraduating.

Of our graduates who entered employment more than threequarters (78%) achieved a professional or managerialposition.

We provide an extensive range of opportunities to allstudents through an initiative called ncl+. This enables youto develop personal, employability and enterprise skills andto give you the edge in the employment market after yougraduate.

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest andbest in the country, and we have strong links withemployers.

Fees & Funding

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Tuition Fees (UK students)

2019 entry:Tuition fees for 2019-20 have not yet been confirmed.2018 entry*:£9,250For programmes where you can spend a year on a workplacement or studying abroad, you will receive asignificant fee reduction for that year.Some of our degrees involve additional costs which arenot covered by your tuition fees.*Please note:The maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for UKstudents is set by the UK government.As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee toincrease in each subsequent academic year of yourcourse, subject to government regulations on feeincreases and in line with inflation, as measured byRPIX**.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.**RPIX is a measure of inflation in the UK, equivalent to allthe items in the Retail Price Index excluding mortgageinterest payments.

Tuition Fees (EU students)

2019 entry:Tuition fees for 2019-20 have not yet been confirmed.2018 entry*:£9,250 in 2018-19For programmes where you can spend a year on a workplacement or studying abroad, you will receive asignificant fee reduction for that year.Some of our degrees involve additional costs which arenot covered by your tuition fees.*Please note:As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee toincrease in each subsequent academic year of yourcourse, subject to government regulations on feeincreases and in line with inflation, as measured byRPIX**.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.**RPIX is a measure of inflation in the UK, equivalent to allthe items in the Retail Price Index excluding mortgageinterest payments.

Tuition Fees (International students)

2019 entry:Tuition fees for 2019-20 have not yet been confirmed.2018 entry*:£16,200 per year*Please note:You will be charged tuition fees for each year of yourdegree programme (unless you are on a shorterexchange programme).

Tuition Fees (International students)

If you spend a year on placement or studying abroad aspart of your degree you may pay a reduced fee for thatyear.The tuition fee amount you will pay may increase slightlyyear on year as a result of inflation, as measured byRPIX**.See more information on all aspects of studentfinance relating to Newcastle University.**RPIX is a measure of inflation in the UK, equivalent to allthe items in the Retail Price Index excluding mortgageinterest payments.

Scholarships and Financial Support (UKstudents)

You may be eligible for one of a range of NewcastleUniversity Scholarships in addition to government financialsupport.Newcastle University ScholarshipsGovernment financial support

Scholarships and Financial Support (EUstudents)

You may be eligible for one of a range of NewcastleUniversity Scholarships in addition to government financialsupport.Newcastle University ScholarshipsGovernment financial support

Scholarships and Financial Support(International students)

We offer our Vice-Chancellor's InternationalScholarships and Vice-Chancellor's ExcellenceScholarships to eligible international students.We also offer International Family Discounts which areavailable for all international students with a close familymember who has graduated from or is now studying atNewcastle University.Some of our subject scholarships and sportsscholarships are also available for international students.

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Applying to Newcastle Universitythrough UCAS

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To apply for undergraduate study at Newcastle you mustuse the online application system managed by theUniversities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS).

UCAS codes for Newcastle University

• institution name - NEWC• institution code - N21

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All UK schools and colleges and a small number of EU andinternational establishments are registered with UCAS.

If you are applying independently, or are applying from aschool or college which is not registered to manageapplications, you will still use the Apply system. You will notneed a buzzword.

Making your applicationOn the UCAS website you can also find out more about:

• application deadlines and other important dates• offers and tracking your application

Application decisions and enquiriesFind out more about our admissions process and who tocontact if you need help with your application.

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