LLB European Legal Studies

This 4-year programme gives you the opportunity to gain a rigorous legal education and study law in another European country, broadening your horizons and boosting your employability. Designed to challenge and inspire future legal professionals, this course is formally accepted by the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council of England and Wales.

Having mastered the qualifying law degree subjects in your first 2 years, you'll spend your third year studying at one of our partner institutions in a European country. Most destinations offer modules taught in English. For others you can spend 2 years studying the language before you go. We currently have partners in:

Athens (Greece)

Bergen (Norway)

Bologna (Italy)

Fribourg (Switzerland)

Granada (Spain)

Leuven (Belgium)

Lyon (France)

Malta

Oslo (Norway)

Paris (France)

Stockholm (Sweden)

Vienna (Austria)

As well as gaining valuable insights into a different legal system, you'll develop the confidence and independence that comes from living in another country.

You’ll return to Southampton for your final year, during which you'll take a number of optional modules and complete your dissertation.

As part of your degree you can:

experience law in action by applying to shadow a senior member of the judiciary in the High Court or Court of Appeal

work alongside legal professionals to advise students at the Law Clinic

engage with our academic research groups including the Stefan Cross Centre for Women, Equality and Law, and the Institute of Maritime Law

study modules outside of law to broaden your knowledge

During your degree you can enhance your skills and forge even stronger links within our friendly community by joining a student-run society. These include our Law Society, Inns of Court Society, Mooting Society, Lawyers without Borders and the Canadian Law Society.