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Law LLB(Hons)

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Start Dates

21 September 2026

Duration

3 years full-time 4 years inc. placement year

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120-112


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About this course

Overview

Why choose Huddersfield for this course?

  • Explore the foundations of law. Study core legal subjects and build the academic knowledge needed for a wide range of legal careers.
  • Shape your degree, your way. Choose from specialist pathways and decide your focus by the end of Year 2.
  • Build real-world skills.Take part in moots, mentoring, and placements to develop confidence and experience.

Studying our Law LLB(Hons) course can start you off on your career journey in the field of Law, as well as provide plenty of transferrable skills that will make you stand out to potential employers, such as critical thinking, researching and interviewing.

You’ll begin this course with modules in the seven Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK), with a variety of option modules from your second year onwards, allowing you to specialise in your chosen field and with a whole third year devoted to your own choice of modules. You can focus on creating your own pathways in Law, such as:

  • Social justice
  • Human rights
  • Business law

Why study Law LLB(Hons)

You’ll be taught by both practitioners and legal academics who bring their industry and research expertise into classroom teaching.

In the National Student Survey 2025, Law is ranked top in Yorkshire for learning opportunities.

Our flexible course structures mean that you can wait until the end of Year 2 to decide whether you want to study on an academic course, i.e., LLB (Hons) Law or one of our practice-focused courses, i.e., Law and Practice or Master’s in Law and Practice.

You’ll participate in national and international Moot competitions, professional mentoring scheme, the Law School challenge and law Careers Fair. In doing so, you’ll develop legal and employability skills, and network for future careers.

In addition to specialised legal databases (i.e. Westlaw, Lexis Library) and journals (via Heinonline, Jstor), you’ll have access to over 200 law eBooks (textbooks) via Law Trove. These are all included in your course fees.

On campus, you’ll have access to our purpose-built mock courtroom (which gives you the chance to benefit from real-life scenarios, to hone your skills), and Legal Advice Centre to apply law in practice, developing advocacy, drafting, interviewing  and researching skills. Together with the Functioning Legal Knowledge modules (Criminal Law, Contract Law, Land Law Tort, EU, Public Law), you’ll study optional modules including but not limited to:

  • Company Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Medical Law
  • Immigration and Asylum Law
  • Employment Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Legal Advice Clinic
  • Equity and English Legal System

These will prepare you not just for a career in the legal field but also in other professions, such as those in business, finance, education, public policy, and public service.

After the second year of the course, you’ll put your knowledge and skills to the test in an optional 48-week work placement in your area of interest, in the UK or abroad.

This course will prepare you for a variety of potentially exciting careers in a range of fields in the industry. Becoming a solicitor or a barrister is the most common path, but you could also work as a paralegal, legal assistant, or legal consultant. You can also advance to a postgraduate course to deepen your legal knowledge.

The top five job titles advertised in the UK for graduate roles associated with Law courses are Paralegals, Conveyancing Assistants, Legal Assistants, Conveyancing Paralegals and Legal Administrators.

*Lightcast data extracted from Graduate Career Explorer – job postings from Dec 2023 to Nov 2024 showing jobs advertised associated with a selection of relevant graduate.

Career opportunities after the course *

Conveyancing Assistants

Paralegals

Legal Assistants

Conveyancing Paralegals

Patent Paralegals

*Lightcast

Who can apply?

Entry Requirements

BBB-BBC at A Level.
DDM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.
120-112 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.
Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 credits achieved from any units awarded at merit.
Distinction at T Level.
120-112 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.


If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

What will you learn?

Course Details

This module aims to develop your professionalism and ability to work effectively in groups and individually to develop the following skills; legal research and referencing skills, advocacy, interviewing, presentation, effective and persuasive writing and legal drafting. It also aims to develop your understanding of your personal development of transferrable and employability skills required for successful post study employment. Overall, the module will focus on equipping you with the necessary legal and employability skills, and professionalism, which today’s graduates require to effectively develop a career following graduation.

This module explores all the foundational and fundamental aspects of the creation of a legal agreement that is, contract. It explores how a contract comes to light, how it can evolve based on the inclusion of certain terms and how the courts keep upholding underlying principles which underpin contract while balancing ideas of justice and public interest and policy. You will learn some of the key doctrines in Contract law, key debates and discussions on the underlying idea of contract law, the evolution of its principles and doctrines, the role of contract and the limits to what it can achieve.

This module will enable you to acquire a thorough understanding of the principles of criminal liability, and how these principles are applied to specific offences. A range of offences will be considered, including homicide, offences against the person (such as assault and battery) and property offences (theft, burglary, robbery and fraud). You'll also acquire knowledge of the basis of a defendant’s liability and the skills to apply your knowledge in problem situations.

The English legal system is complex, rooted in history and constantly evolving. This module introduces you to the key elements of the English legal system and also looks at the procedure to enact legislation, an analysis of the anatomy of an Act of Parliament, delegated and secondary legislation and principles of statutory interpretation. A brief history of the evolution of common law is also considered, together with an analysis of the current English court system and the continuing importance of the doctrine of precedent. In this module you'll also learn the methods and techniques necessary for using legal resources, such as cases and legislation to construct legal arguments.

This module explores the original theories of law, as well as legal theories which disprove the myth of law as inherently neutral. By exploring areas such critical race theory, feminism and/or postmodernism, this module is inspired by Woodie Guthrie: this module kills fascists. The module explores depictions of law and legal injustices in popular culture and looks at the nature of human rights, the Human Rights Act 1998, and the place of the individual in society.

Are the powers of the government unlimited? Can the UK Parliament really ban smoking on the streets of Paris? Is the rule of law a fiction? This module provides you with an introduction to key concepts, theories and research of the legal rules which govern how the state works. Emphasis is placed on the law relating to the United Kingdom constitution, the legal framework in which the Government and Parliament operate, and the relationship of Her Majesty’s subjects to Governmental and regulatory actions and decisions. As there is no single document which you can look up and read which says ‘The UK Constitution’ on the front, this module asks you to consider the question of whether the UK has a legal or political constitution and what that means for society.

In this module you'll learn about equity and trusts and consider the creation and constitution of a variety of trusts, and how legal certainty and flexibility can be negotiated in the application of trust law to modern life. You'll have the opportunity to learn about the life of the trust: how it operates, by whom, and what happens when it goes wrong and how to gather evidence, assess the strength of the client’s case and deciding whether to seek equitable remedies such as specific performance or consider alternative dispute resolutions will also be examined.

With Brexit dominating the news in the past few years, the knowledge of EU law has never been more relevant. This module explores the European Union working principles governing the internal market and the freedom of movement alongside legislative sources and the developments and institutions.

This module provides you with knowledge of the structure of land law as it relates to England and Wales. It explores the different types of estates in land, the interests that can arise over land owned by another, the formalities for the creation and protection of estates and interests, rules relating to the transfer of land and the rights and liabilities of owners of the estates and interests.

You'll learn about the common law of England and Wales concerning liability in tort. Particular emphasis is placed on the theoretical justifications of a duty of care, the coherence of breach of duty, as well as causation and defences. You'll also learn through an in-depth analysis, of specific torts as black letter law.

You will also choose 2 optional modules in this year. The current optional modules are:

In this module, you'll have the opportunity to gain an understanding of the specialist legal principles of commercial law, within relevant aspects of their social, institutional and cultural contexts. A wide range of commercial transactions are regularly conducted by businesses who use agents and this practice has given rise to disputes about the rights and obligations of the businesses, agents and customers. You'll also learn about the body of legal principles that has emerged to provide solutions to these types of disputes and the growing reliance on alternative methods such as mediation, arbitration and the use of the Financial Ombudsman Service.

In this module you'll explore the legal framework necessary for a limited company in the UK (England and Wales), including an understanding of the importance of limited liability and separate legal personality to facilitating business enterprise. You'll also have the opportunity to examine the internal workings of companies, i.e. the rights of the shareholders, the rights and obligations of the company's directors and the regulation of the company's capital and the challenges of addressing different interests within companies and the conflicting interests of shareholders and other stakeholders within and outside the company.

n this module you'll explore the rules of evidence as they govern both civil and criminal litigation in England and Wales. In taking this module, you'll develop a range of practical skills in applying the rules of evidence in different scenarios and have the opportunity to gain an understanding of the specialist legal principles within relevant aspects of their social, institutional and cultural contexts.

Advocacy skills are essential in legal practice, both for solicitors and barristers. Whilst it is recognised that these skills are developed and assessed at the professional level of legal education, the skills for successful mooting are highly desirable at the undergraduate level as they enhance the ability to analyse and debate legal problems. In recognition of this, a mooting module is offered to allow undergraduates to acquire and develop the skills involved. The module draws upon material from core modules of the undergraduate law courses for academic content. As a result, the module also offers undergraduates the opportunity to use learning outcomes from other modules in a more integrated manner.

In this module, you will familiarise yourself with the roles and responsibilities of legal professionals in England and Wales. As ethics and professional conduct will be examined across all subject areas in the Stage 1 Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), in this module you will learn about the importance of ethics in the legal profession, i.e. ability to act honestly and with integrity, and in accordance with the SRA Standards and Regulations. You will analyse hypothetical and real case scenarios based on ethical concerns to develop an in-depth understanding of the ethical concerns that a legal practitioner needs to be aware of while advising a client. This module will introduce you to the foundational skills necessary for the law practice. You will develop diverse and specific legal skills including practical legal research, legal writing, advocacy, drafting, letter writing, and commercial awareness.

For more information on when and how we update our modules please see the ‘Legal Information’ section below.

The course offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad.

You will choose 6 optional modules in this year. The current optional modules are:

In this module you'll explore the framework of immigration control and the right of abode and consider the law relating to deportation and removal from the UK. You'll also study the law relating to claims for asylum, including separate elements of the definition of a refugee under international law. This module explores the approach to asylum claims including matters relating to credibility, sufficiency of protection and internal relocation and taking a human-rights oriented approach, looks at the context in which the law arises.

This module is a clinical and a practical module with a client focused application of theory to practice. You'll have the opportunity to learn about the management of clients who present with a range of legal problems and the empowerment of those clients through the provision of legal advice. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop your professional skills including interviewing, researching, problem solving, reflective practice, drafting and advising. This module acts as an integrative medium to support clinical learning and show the application of theory to practice.

In this module you'll explore law and ethics in the provision and regulation of healthcare and medicine. There is a particular recognition that medical law cannot be considered as a purely national subject, and this module will adopt a comparative approach, additionally focusing on Europe and the international agenda. You'll learn how the same regulatory and ethical questions have been resolved in different jurisdictions to help the critical comprehension of the issues raised by health and social care within England and Wales, but also in the development of a critical ability to discover how law may be reformed to be more socially just.

International law, also known as the law of nations, is the body of principles which tell us about how international relations between different countries in the world are managed. It covers topics such as international legal personality, diplomacy, war, international human rights, international economic and trade relations and resolving disputes between states with a view to maintaining international peace and security. This module deals with some of the most controversial issues taking place in the world today and by identifying, examining and reflecting on the sources, subjects and key principles of public international law, you will understand how law works and influences individuals, people groups and states, at a global level.

This module scrutinises the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights 1998, which has incorporated the former into UK law, through a critical lens. In this context, you are introduced to the current debates within the framework of Europe’s regional human rights system, as well as constitutional questions stemming from the incorporation of an international human rights instrument into domestic statute law. In addition to familiarising themselves with the theory of human rights law, you will learn how to lodge an application with the European Court of Human Rights and formulate a human rights argument before UK courts.

Employment law regulates the legal relationship between employer and employee, as well as the various other forms of work. In this module you'll have the opportunity to examine the formation of contracts of employment, its implied terms, and termination of the relationship between employer and worker at common law and under statute. Issues of anti-discrimination law in the field of employment will also be discussed.

In this module you'll explore the relationships between members of a family and how the law is applicable to the breakdown of marriage/civil partnership or the relationship of a cohabitating couple. You'll evaluate the legal provisions relating to divorce and dissolution proceedings in respect of married couples and the legal principles that apply when dividing financial assets. The terms relating to married couples and their finance will be contrasted against the lack of formality surrounding cohabiting couples and their finances on relationship breakdown. The module also consider remedies available to couples in respect of domestic abuse.

The current use of easily accessible copyright-protected works is putting pressure on a law that effectively originates from a 19th Century construction of law with a 20th Century application in a society for whom accessing the internet was inconceivable. In this module you will explore the nature of how copyright works, together with related rights including those assigned to databases and computer programs. This module will also provide a link between legal study and application of the law in a real-world 21st Century context, focusing on memes to explore the interrelationship between copyright and other forms of law beyond Intellectual Property (IP) rights.

You will choose four 20 credit optional modules in this year, and:

This module is an opportunity for you to conduct a research project in an area of law that relates to your personal and professional interests. In addition to guided workshops that will help develop independent research skills, you will work one-to-one with an experienced supervisor who will help you develop and implement your research ideas. This module will not only deepen your knowledge of a particular legal topic, but also help you build your practical research, writing and oral presentation skills.

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At Huddersfield, you’ll study the award-winning Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree* — so you’re ready for the career you want, whatever subject you choose.

Interested in a placement?

Placements

The course offers an optional one-year (48 weeks) work placement after the second year, in the UK or abroad.

Our Placement Office works with national and international employers to ensure excellent work experience opportunities are available to you on sandwich courses as well as giving advice in areas such as interview skills and preparing CVs and covering letters.

Previous placement providers have included Altaf Solicitors, Ashman’s Solicitors, CEIC Centre d'estudis Cunit, Conveyancing Liability Solutions (CLS) Ltd, PPG Architectural Coatings EMEA, Ridley and Hall and Taylor Price Legal Ltd.

The placement year is a valuable tool that can enhance your employability and help you to develop as an individual. It is acknowledged that graduates with industry experience are generally much more attractive to employers.

My placement gave me the hands-on experience of working in a professional environment and as a result has prepared me for the next stages of my career. The placement has given me a platform to develop and gain more skills and now I am at the stage where I am very confident in my ability.

- Mavua Maluasi
Placement Student, CLS Risk Soutions

Where could this lead you?

Your Career

Previous graduates from this course have gone on to roles such as Industrial Disease Paralegal, Legal Administrative Assistant, Legal Assistant in organisations including Slater and Gordon, Greenhead Solicitors, Ramsden Solicitors LLP.

86%
of graduates from this subject who are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating.

* HESA Graduate Outcomes 21/22, UK domiciled graduates, other activities excluded.

Not only in the University great at teaching you about law, but also helps you with your day to day application. Getting involved with things like the mooting and the Law Clinic really helps when I am talking to clients on a day to day basis. 50% of your job is talking to people and the other 50% is obviously doing the work. So at Huddersfield, you become the full package.

- Shamim Miah
Studied Law LLB(Hons). Currently works as a Corporate Solcitor at Ison Harrison.

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How much will it cost?

Fees and Finance

£9,790 per year

This information is for Home students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.

Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy. 

From January 2027 the UK government is launching a new student funding system for people starting university education. Read more about the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).

For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/study/fees/

£17,600 per year

This information is for international students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.

Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy. 

For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/

Home

The tuition fee for a placement year is £1000. If you go on work experience or work placement, you will need to fund your own travel and/or accommodation costs to and from the placement.  Please be aware that if your placement is outside of the UK, you will still be responsible for your travel and living expenses and may need to consider issues like health care and insurance costs.

International

The tuition fee for a placement year is £3,300. If you go on work experience or work placement, you will need to fund your own travel and/or accommodation costs to and from the placement.  Please be aware that if your placement is outside of the UK, you will still be responsible for your travel and living expenses and may need to consider issues like health care and insurance costs.

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