LLB (Hons) Law (Qualifying)

Take your first step towards a rewarding career in law and develop sought-after skills, including commercial awareness, personal integrity and an ethical approach. This degree is also available as a 4-year course with an optional placement or study abroad year. LLB Law is a Qualifying Law Degree recognised by the Law Society of England and Wales and regulated by the Bar Standards Board and Solicitors Regulation Authority. During the course, you’ll study modules such as Criminal Law and Procedure, Public Law and the Law of the European Union and Practical Tort Law.By the end of the course, you’ll have the intellectual tools and knowledge to tackle real-world issues within the legal sector or within legal departments of organisations.You can stay on to complete our innovative LLM Legal Practice, opt to sit the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) that will be introduced from 2021, or take a Bar Professional Training Course.- Our Law courses ranked 2nd nationally for Teaching Quality and 3rd for Student Experience in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020- Sunderland is ranked 31st overall in the UK for Law in the 2020 Guardian University League Tables- ‘Internationally excellent' research according to the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF)- 100% of our LLB (Hons) Law graduates are in employment, further study or training within six months of graduating, according to DLHE 2016/17 (based on full-time, first degree, home leavers)- Our Law courses are ranked in the top 5 in the UK for Teaching on my course, Assessment & Feedback and Student Voice, according to the National Student Survey 2019- We offer a wide array of extra-curricular activities such as mooting, debating and client interviewing to help you enhance your employability prospects and get the job that you want when you graduate- 94% overall satisfaction rating (2019 National Student Survey)- 98% satisfaction with teaching on the course (2019 National Student Survey)- Provides you with the opportunity to study a wide range of optional modules to suit your interests and career aspirations- Field trip opportunities including visits to the Houses of Parliament and Supreme Court in London- The Law Clinic provides the opportunity to apply legal knowledge in real-life cases- You can study our LLB and continue to study our LLM Legal Practice (LPC) or an Academic LLM route, meaning that you qualify with two distinct internationally recognised degrees- At Sunderland Law School, you will be taught by experts in a friendly and supportive environment- Exceptional day-to-day student support