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Law and French

  • LLB (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • September 2025
  • Undergraduate
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2025-2026
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Course summary

Our top-ranking law degree will give you a solid foundation of legal knowledge and an opportunity for you to explore a wide range of legal topics. You will be taught by world-leading academics actively impacting policy and practice in the vibrant and diverse city of Bristol.

An understanding of more than one legal tradition, language and culture can open up a world of opportunity. On this four-year, joint honours course you will develop your language and cultural knowledge of France and the francophone world to degree level alongside core units in civil and common law - the world's most prominent legal traditions. You will have the chance to spend your third year at a French-speaking partner university. To find out more about studying abroad, visit the Centre for Study Abroad: bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-study-abroad

Choosing the LLB in Law and French at Bristol will enable you to progress onto the Bar Practice Course or prepare, in part, for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), helping you to develop core legal skills and understanding of the seven foundations of legal knowledge.

Get a head start in your legal career by gaining Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) through one of our law clinics, alongside free access to career development resources from our partner, BPP University designed to help aspiring solicitors and barristers.

A broader cultural experience, advanced language skills and the ability to articulate both the distinctive and common features of different legal systems will see you graduate with a valuable skill set, ideally tailored to the globalised workplace.

Professional bodies

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

  • Solicitors Regulation Authority
  • Bar Standards Board

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Ways to study this course

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Study options

  • LLB (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • September 2025

Apply by
29 January

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:
MR11
Institution code:
B78
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Apply by
29 January

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:
MR11
Institution code:
B78
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

The University of Bristol welcomes applications from international students, and accepts a wide range of qualifications for undergraduate study. If you studied at a school, college or university outside the UK, please select the relevant page for further information on qualification equivalences, scholarships and details of our education representatives in your country/region: bristol.ac.uk/international/countries/

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
A*AA - AAB

Standard offer: AAA or AAB, including B in French. Where a candidate is not taking an A-level in French, we may accept AAA or AAB plus one of the following standalone language qualifications in French at CEFR level B1: DELF (Diplôme d'études en langue française) or TEF (Test d'évaluation de français).

Contextual offer: AAB including B in French. Where a candidate is not taking an A-level in French, we may accept AAB plus one of the following standalone language qualifications in French at CEFR level B1: DELF (Diplôme d'études en langue française) or TEF (Test d'évaluation de français).

Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.

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

D*DD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma AND B in a French A-level (or equivalent).

Access to HE Diploma
D: 30 credits M: 15 credits

Access to HE Diploma in Humanities, Social Sciences, Law or History (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above. Proven capacity for language learning is also required, usually through a B in A-level French.

Mature students can contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.

Scottish Higher
AAAAA

Standard Higher: AAAAA including A in French.

Scottish Advanced Higher
AA

Advanced Higher: AA including A in French.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
34 - 38 points

Standard offer: 38 points overall with 18 at Higher Level including 5 at Higher Level in French.

Contextual offer: 34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level including 5 at Higher Level in French.

Please visit: bristol.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/entry-requirements-qualifications/contextual-offers/ for more information about contextual offers.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/M2 is B, and M3 is C.

European Baccalaureate: 88% overall with 8.0 in French.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Admission tests
Law National Admissions Test (LNAT)
LNAT, the National Admissions Test for Law, is required. See the LNAT website for details.

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.

We accept a wide variety of qualifications and welcome applications from students of all backgrounds. We consider a large range of contextual factors when making application decisions.

If you receive and accept an offer from the University of Bristol, and you meet the terms of your offer in full, you will be accepted.

Learn more on the University of Bristol 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).

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