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Law with American Law

Course details
  • LLB (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Main Site
Awarded by:
University of East Anglia

Course summary

Overview

This four-year course in Law with American Law offers an exciting opportunity to combine a law degree with a broader educational and cultural experience through a year abroad at one of our partner law schools in the US.

UEA Law School provides an engaging and student-focused learning environment where our dedicated lecturers hold expertise in various legal fields, ensuring a rich and diverse educational experience. You will be welcomed into a collegiate community and will be part of a vibrant student body with an active law society.

Your studies at UEA will combine the foundation subjects of a law degree with a wealth of free choice. Each module is taught for one semester, allowing you to tailor your degree around subjects that stimulate your curiosity. You will receive guidance and constructive feedback to help you to improve your work and develop important skills, such as research, writing, and constructing reasoned arguments.

You will also have many opportunities to build your practical skills, confidence, and professional CV through the School’s unique employability programme and extra-curricular activities such as mooting (“mock trials”), negotiation, client interviewing, and mediation. During your year abroad, you will gain increased independence and adaptability.

Through this Law with American Law degree, you will acquire the skills and confidence you need to excel within or beyond the legal profession. Our careers events with law firms, barrister chambers, and alumni create great opportunities to network and discover options after graduation. You can make a difference in the local community by volunteering with our award-winning UEA Law Clinic.

Disclaimer

Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the provider's website: www.uea.ac.uk

How to apply

Apply by
14 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:
M123
Institution code:
E14
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
AAB

Contextual offer: BBB

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

Contextual offer: DDM

Excludes BTEC Public Services, BTEC Uniformed Services and BTEC Business Administration.

Please see UEA website for further information on accepted combinations

Access to HE Diploma
D: 45 credits

Contextual Offer: Merit in 30 credits at Level 3 and pass in 15 credits at Level 3.

Scottish Higher
AAAAA

Scottish Advanced Higher
BBC

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
33 points

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

Principal subjects and A-level combinations are considered - please contact us.

T Level
D

GCSE Requirements: GCSE English Language grade C or 4 and GCSE Mathematics grade C or 4.

UEA are committed to ensuring that Higher Education is accessible to all, regardless of their background or experience. One of the ways we do this is through our contextual admissions schemes - please see our website www.uea.uk/apply/undergraduate/contextual-admissions for further information.

We welcome a wide range of qualifications and combinations of qualifications - for further information please contact us at https://www.uea.ac.uk/course/undergraduate/llb-law-with-american-law

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in each component)
We welcome applications from students from all academic backgrounds. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including speaking, listening, reading and writing) We will also accept a number of other English language qualifications. Please check our website for details: https://www.uea.ac.uk/apply/our-admissions-policy/english-language-equivalencies

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.

This course may make contextual offers. This means that we use additional information to understand and recognise your potential to succeed at UEA. Using this insight, we could provide you with an offer with reduced entry requirements to study at UEA. You don’t need to do anything to be considered – if eligible we will process your contextual offer automatically, based on the data we hold in your application. We do not make contextual offers during clearing. Check our website for eligibility.

Learn more on the University of East Anglia UEA 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.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

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

Tuition fees increase annually for all students in subsequent years of study. Any fee increase is based on the fee for the year that you register. Home undergraduate fees, whose rates are regulated by the UK Government, will be amended in line with any alteration advised by the UK Government. Fees not regulated by the UK Government will increase by a maximum of 4% or RPI-X whichever is the higher. RPI-X is the Retail Prices Index excluding mortgage interest.
For further information about additional costs for your course and information on fee status please see our website.

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