Course summary

Take your first steps towards a range of careers that make a difference with our LLB Law Single Honours at the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law. You will gain a comprehensive grounding in the core areas covered by a Law degree: Contract Law, Criminal Law, Land Law, Equity and Trusts, Law of Tort and Public Law. As your studies progress, you can choose from a wide range of specialised law modules relating to areas such as: Medicine, Human Rights, Family, the Environment, Trade, Employment, and the Media. All our law programmes contain the foundations of legal knowledge needed to enter the legal profession. Our programmes provide a strong foundation for those who wish to go on to take the Solicitors Qualifying Exams (SQE) and they also satisfy the academic stage of training required by the Bar Standards Board for those looking to become Barristers. The School of Law provides you with exceptional student experience, excellent employability support, and a progressive curriculum. We offer: • Sector-leading facilities, including an award-winning Law Clinic, authentic Court Rooms and Student Study and Social Spaces. • An extensive range of work placement opportunities. • A final year consisting entirely of optional modules, allowing you to shape your own learning in line with your personal interests and aspirations. • Experiential learning through Advocacy, Clinical Legal Education, Interviewing, Negotiation and our Miscarriage of Justice Project, all designed to give you opportunities to learn essential skills. • The opportunity to enter a range of Mooting competitions. • Your full range of lectures and books available online, to access when you need them. Swansea University has an established and growing reputation for law. The School is committed to continuous improvement in teaching and learning, and to putting students at the centre of its activities. Law at Swansea is ranked: • 12th in the UK for Teaching Quality (Times Good University Guide 2024) • 13th in the UK for Student Experience (Times Good University Guide 2024) • Top 15 in the UK for Teaching Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2024) • Top 150 in the World (QS World Rankings 2023), and • 90% of Law Graduates are in Work &/or Study 15 Months after Leaving Swansea University (HESA 2023)