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Law with Modern Languages (German)

  • Bachelor of Law (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 20 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

This degree is aimed at you if you wish to study the discipline of law combined with German and develop a critical awareness of the law whilst earning advanced linguistic proficiency in written and oral German.

The degree covers all the elements required to achieve an LLB whilst offering flexibility and freedom for you to choose a language of interest to you. In the first and second year you’ll explore mandatory modules such as the English Legal System, Public Law and Criminal Law whilst studying your chosen language whilst your third year will see you being able to choose from a number of optional modules such as Company Law, Medical Law and International and Comparative Human Rights Law.

Whilst studying this degree you can also take advantage of a year abroad – invaluable in developing practical language skills and cultural sensitivity.

Upon completion of the course you will have acquired:

  • An understanding of the key features of English and European law

  • Key legal research and communication skills

  • Advanced linguistic ability in written and oral German

Modules

Course Modules

Core Modules

Year 1

All languages we teach have a beginners' and a post-A Level pathway in Year 1, allowing you to study one language ab initio (intensively, from scratch). From Year 2 onwards all students take the same language modules, regardless of your Year 1 pathway.

You will take the following modules in Law:

  • Public Law (Constitutional, Administrative and Human Rights Law)

  • The Law of Contract

  • English Legal System

  • Professional and Legal Skills

  • German Ab Initio Written I

  • German Ab Initio Oral I

  • German Advanced Written I

  • German Advanced Oral I

Year 2

  • Land Law

  • Law of Tort

  • Criminal Law

  • German Language II
Year 3

  • European Union Law

  • Equity and the Law of Trusts

  • German Language III

Optional Modules

Below is a taster of some of the exciting optional modules that students on the course could choose from during this academic year. Please be aware these do change over time, and optional modules may be withdrawn or new ones added.

Year 1
  • All modules are core
Year 2
  • All modules are core
Year 3

  • Law Dissertation

  • Company Law

  • Law of Evidence

  • International and Comparative Human Rights Law

  • Public International Law

  • Family Law

  • Jurisprudence

https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/undergraduate/law/law-with-modern-languages-german/

Assessment method

In both subjects, teaching and learning is mostly by means of lectures, seminars, coursework/essay, oral presentations and guided independent study. Assessment of knowledge and understanding is typically by formal examinations, coursework, examined essays, and oral presentations. The programmes are informed by national standards of legal education, and good practice across the legal higher educational sector. It includes elements of problem-based learning and encourages students to develop their own independent learning skills and reflective learning practice.

All modules in the first two years of the degree are compulsory, designed to give students the legal background they need to fulfil the criteria for professional accreditation, as well as the language skills necessary to acquire a good degree of fluency. In the final year students can select an elective unit in Law.

Overall responsibility for the programme is with the Programme lead for ‘Law with’, but the first point of contact for students is their personal adviser. All students are allocated a personal adviser in the Department of Law and Criminology who meets with them regularly throughout the programme, with set compulsory sessions each term. All students will also have an advertised point of contact in the Department of Languages, Literature and Cultures. The adviser will advise on academic, pastoral and welfare issues.  Students meet with their personal advisers at least three times during the year either individually or in groups.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Solicitors Regulation Authority
  • Bar Standards Board

Ways to study this course

Campuses

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Study options

  • Bachelor of Law (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 20 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
M1R2
Institution code:
R72
Campus name:
Main Site
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
M1R2
Institution code:
R72
Campus name:
Main Site

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
AAB-ABB

Where an applicant is taking the EPQ alongside A-levels, the EPQ will be taken into consideration and result in lower A-level grades being required.

Socio-economics factors which may have impacted an applicant's education will be taken into consideration and alternative offers may be made to these applicants.

General Studies and Critical thinking A-levels are not accepted.

Grade B at A level in the appropriate language(s) for the advanced level language pathway.
For the beginners language pathway there is no language requirement but only one language can be studied at beginners level.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
AAABB

Grade B in the appropriate language(s) for the advanced level language pathway.

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 30 Merit: 15

Pass in Applied Law with at least 30 level 3 credits at Distinction and the remaining level 3 credits at Merit.
Grade B at A level in the appropriate language(s) for the advanced level language pathway.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)

Scottish Advanced Higher
AAB-ABB

Grade B in the appropriate language(s) for the advanced level language pathway.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DD

Distinction Distinction plus A level Grade B.

Grade B at A level in the appropriate language(s) for the advanced level language pathway.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 34

6,6,5 at Higher Level OR a minimum of 34 points overall

Grade 5 at A level in the appropriate language(s) for the advanced level language pathway.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDD

Distinction Distinction Distinction

Grade B at A level in the appropriate language(s) for the advanced level language pathway.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2H2H2H3H3

H2,H2,H2,H3,H3.

Grade H3 at A level in the appropriate language(s) for the advanced level language pathway.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
D

Distinction plus A-Level grades AB.

Grade B at A level in the appropriate language(s) for the advanced level language pathway.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

Requirements are as for A-levels where one non-subject-specified A-level can be replaced by the same grade in the Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Applicants with the Cambridge Pre-U are strongly encouraged to apply to Royal Holloway. Offers will be made on the basis of equivalent A-Level grades as can be found on the Royal Holloway website.

Combinations of qualifications will be considered on an individual basis, please contact us on admissions.enquiries@rhul.ac.uk to discuss your situation

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At Royal Holloway, we know every student approaches university with different experiences and backgrounds. We look at each application individually, and different factors can affect the exact offer a student receives. For instance, our contextual offer scheme means students from disadvantaged socio-economic background can receive a different offer. For full details please see our website.

Learn more on the Royal Holloway, University of London website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
EU & International£23700*
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Channel Islands£9790*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

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

Other essential costs: Students are recommended to purchase a laptop before starting their course, to assist with their studies. The optional residential field courses incur an extra fee.

*The tuition fee for Home (UK) undergraduates is controlled by Government regulations. This figure is the fee for the academic year 2026/27 and is shown as a guide. The fee for the academic year 2027/28 has not yet been confirmed.

*This figure is the fee for EU and international students starting a degree in the academic year 2026/27 and is shown as a guide. The fee for the academic year 2027/28 has not yet been confirmed.

Royal Holloway reserves the right to increase tuition fees annually for all students. For further information see fees and funding: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/fees-and-funding/

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