Course summary

Combine a law degree with an exploration of national and international politics with our LLB Law with Politics degree. You will gain a comprehensive grounding in the core areas covered by a law degree. As your studies progress, you can choose from a wide range of specialised subject areas of law with an extensive list of over forty optional modules to choose from. Alongside this, you will study key aspects of British and international politics, public policy, political theory, philosophy, and peace and conflict. Throughout your degree you will develop excellent research and analytical skills, learning to present your ideas effectively both verbally and in writing, and benefitting from our practice-led approach to law and its relationship with politics. All of our undergraduate law programmes contain the foundations of legal knowledge needed to enter the legal profession. Our programmes provide a strong foundation for students who may wish to take the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) in the future and satisfy the academic stage of training required by the Bar Standards Board for those wishing to become barristers. Based across the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law and the School of Social Sciences, you will benefit from being part of two lively and diverse environments that keep students at their heart. Swansea University has an established and growing reputation for teaching and research in both law and politics, and is consistently recognised as a source of expertise and as having an impact on policy and practice in a diverse range of fields. We are also wholly committed to continuous improvement in teaching and learning, and to putting students at the centre of our activities. Law at Swansea is ranked: Top 125 in the World (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025) Top 150 in the World (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025) Politics at Swansea is ranked: 4th in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2025) We offer an inclusive, student-focused learning environment and community. Modules are delivered and assessed in a variety of ways, and you will be encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning, to work independently as well as with others, to act professionally, and to master new skills. As well as teaching and learning activities we offer a broad range of opportunities for you to get involved: from research-based placements, to working with clients, to developing advocacy and other skills. Our thriving Law Clinic offers students the opportunity to get involved in giving advice to clients and we have programmes of extra-curricular mooting, negotiation and interviewing. You will be studying in one of the select departments in the UK to offer the British Parliamentary Studies module, where you will be taught by our specialist academic staff and Members of Parliament, and you will visit the House of Commons. You will also have the competitive option of undertaking a work placement module with the Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament, working closely with Members of the Senedd. Our undergraduate degree structure, with its range of final year optional modules, gives you plenty of scope to tailor your studies to your particular interests, career goals, or ambitions. We offer a variety of additional work placement opportunities in a wide range of settings.