13May
UndergraduateCourse summary
Our Law and Legal Practice LLB degree aims to help develop your knowledge and understanding of the English Legal System, key areas within these systems, specifically the Foundations of Legal Knowledge, while providing you with a general foundation for legal practice. You will gain a systematic understanding of key aspects of law and legal practice, including coherent and detailed knowledge, some at, or informed by, the forefront of the discipline. This includes: Public and private laws within an institutional, social, national and global context; Context of substantive areas of law and justice; The SRA Principles of Regulation and Code of Conduct and its ethical requirements; Doctrinal and policy issues; Equity and trusts; Property law; Conveyancing; Business law; Probate Practice. You will learn to source, evaluate and comment upon research, or equivalent scholarship, in law and legal practice, with an appreciation of the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge, and show conceptual and critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of assumptions, abstract concepts and data.
Modules
Year One – Level 4 (CertHE, DipHE & LLB) • Criminal Law (20 credits; compulsory) • Criminal Litigation (20 credits; compulsory) • Legal Process (20 credits; compulsory) • Preparing for Employment (20 credits; compulsory) • Public Law (20 credits; compulsory) • Study Skills (Law) (20 credits; compulsory). Year Two – Level 5 (DipHE & LLB) • Business Law and Practice (20 credits; compulsory) • Civil Litigation (20 credits; compulsory) • Contract Law (20 credits; compulsory) • Family Law and Practice (20 credits; compulsory) • Legal Research (20 credits; compulsory) • Tort Law (20 credits; compulsory). Year Three – Level 6 (LLB) • Conveyancing (20 credits; compulsory) • Equity and Trusts (20 credits; compulsory) • Principles of Professional Legal Practice (20 credits; compulsory) • Probate Practice (20 credits; compulsory) • Land Law (20 credits; compulsory) • Law of Succession and Administration of Estates (20 credits; compulsory)
Assessment method
The course will be assessed by a mixture of written coursework, simulations, workbooks, presentations and exams. Each module is worth 20 credits which would equal two assessments per module with the equivalent of a 2,000- 3,500-word assignment or an exam per 10 credits, depending on level of study.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- LPR1
- Institution code:
- T80
- Campus name:
- Swansea Business Campus
- Campus code:
- S
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
If you are not from the UK and you do not already have residency here, you may need to apply for a visa. For courses of more than six months’ duration you will require a Student visa. International students who require a Student visa should apply for our full-time courses as these qualify for Student visa sponsorship. For full information read our visa application and guides. Please note students receiving US Federal Aid are only able to apply for in-person, on-campus programmes which will have no elements of online study.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 96 points
English language requirements
If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.0, with not less than 5.5 in each of the sub-tests. We also accept other English language tests.
Acceptable Evidence of English
https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/apply/international-applications/english-language-requirements
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £15525 | Year 1 |
| International | £15525 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
College Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3EP