Modules

You will learn through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials, which in total consist of around 10 contact hours each week in year one, increasing to about 13 hours each week in year two. In addition, you are expected to engage in private reading for up to 8 hours per week, per subject, to support your learning and prepare for tutorials. Year 1 is made up of 4 Core modules (120 credits). In addition you will also be required to study and pass a test in the English Legal System (15 credits). Year 2 is made up of:

• 3 Core modules (75 credits)

• 6 Elective modules (90 credits).

• English Legal System (15 credits)

• Constitutional and Administrative law (30 credits)

• Contract Law (30 credits)

• Criminal Law (30 credits)

• Tort Law (30 credits)

• Equity and Trusts (30 credits)

• European Union Law (15 credits)

• Land Law (30 credits)

• Advanced Issues in International Law (15 credits)

• Canadian Constitutional Law – Foundational Principles (15 credits)

• Canadian Law of Business Organisations (15 credits)

• Child Law (15 credits)

• Media Law (15 credits)

• Competition Law (15 credits)

• International Economic Law (15 credits)

• EU Law and the Global Legal Order (15 credits)

• Law of Domestic Sales (15 credits)

• Movement of Products and People into and within the EU (15 credits)

• Cross Border Commercial Law (15 credits)

• Labour Law (15 credits)

• Human Rights Law in the UK (15 credits)

• International Banking Law (15 credits)

• International Commercial Arbitration (15 credits)

• International Criminal Law (15 credits)

• International Human Rights Law (15 credits)

• Medical Law and Bioethics (15 credits)

• Introduction to the Solicitor’s Professional Qualification (15 credits)

• Justice Law and History (15 credits)

• Law of Evidence - The Evidential Implications of Criminal Investigation (15 credits)

• Law of Evidence: Safeguarding Reliability and Protecting Witnesses (15 credits)

• Global Issues in Corporate Law (15 credits)

• Maritime Law (15 credits)

• The Canadian Charter of Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (15 credits)

• International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law

• Law, Race and Colonialism (15 credits)

• Dissertation (30 credits)

Assessment method

You will be assessed through written coursework, portfolios, multiple choice question tests, oral and written examinations, as well as project work and team activities. You will learn core subjects as part of the Graduate Entry LLB cohort and elective modules in your second year with LLB third year students. We will instruct you in the use of legal materials, legal writing, mooting and legal research. In your second year you choose six subjects from an extensive list, according to your own personal interests. You can also write a 10,000-word dissertation instead of two of the taught electives Our range of extracurricular activities include mooting and client interviewing, while The City Law School also runs a pro bono programme. We hold a fair at the beginning of the year to show you the options. After graduating from this programme, you can advance towards qualification as a practising lawyer.