International Legal Studies with a Year Abroad

At Kent Law School our International Legal Studies course gives valuable added depth and a global dimension to your degree, as well as offering an unforgettable experience in another country, without any requirement to learn another language. If you want to start a successful legal career in the UK and globally, our International Legal Studies course is the first step to wherever you want to go.

Our research-led teaching encourages you to take a critical view of the law, engaging with the latest research undertaken by expert academics. Our diverse, international community of staff and students provides a dynamic and engaging environment to gain the professional legal skills and knowledge you need to change the world we live in.

Year Abroad

You spend a year abroad between Stages 2 and 3 at one of our partner universities, where you are taught in English. Our current destination list includes Australia, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Japan, and many more.

Accreditation

This degree will help you prepare for a career in law as a solicitor or barrister. All of our undergraduate Law degrees contain the foundations of legal knowledge required by the Bar Standards Board to satisfy the academic component of professional training for intending barristers, and provide a strong foundation for students who wish to take the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE).

Year 1

Compulsory modules currently include the following:

• Institutions of Justice

• Critical Introduction to Law

• Public Law

• Contract Law

• Criminal Law

• Introduction to Legal Theories

Year 2

Compulsory modules currently include the following:

• Property Law

• Tort Law

• Equity and Trusts

• EU Law

• Understanding the World’s Codified Legal Systems

Optional modules may include the following:

• Labour Law

• Law and Medical Ethics

• Jurisprudence: The Philosophy of Law

• The Skills of Argument: How to Argue and Win

• International Law: Principles and Sources

• Animal Law

• Appropriate Dispute Resolution: Theory & Practice

• Criminal Forensic Evidence

Year Abroad

Go Abroad

Going abroad as part of your degree is an amazing experience and a chance to develop personally, academically and professionally. You experience a different culture, gain a new academic perspective, establish international contacts and enhance your employability.

You spend a year between Stages 2 and 3 at one of our partner universities, where you are taught in English. For your year abroad, our current destinations include:

• Australia - La Trobe University, Melbourne

• Austria - University of Vienna

• Canada - Osgoode Hall Law School

• Czech Republic - Charles University in Prague

• Denmark - University of Copenhagen

• Finland - University of Turku

• France - Université Grenoble Alpes

• Hong Kong - City University Hong Kong

• Hong Kong - University of Hong Kong

• Japan - Kobe University

• Netherlands - Maastricht University

• Norway - Universitetet i Bergen

• Sweden - Uppsala University

These destinations may change and places are subject to availability.

You are expected to adhere to any academic progression requirements in Stages 1 and 2 to proceed to the Year Abroad. If the requirement is not met, you will be transferred to the equivalent three-year course. The Year Abroad is assessed on a pass/fail basis and will not count towards your final degree classification.

Year 3

Optional modules may include the following:

• Advanced Topics in Property Law

• Human Rights and Equality at Work

• Banking Law

• International Economic Law

• The Law of Evidence

• Tax Law

• Law, Space and Power

• Law, Science and Technology

• Law and Social Change

• The Vulnerable Person in the Criminal Trial

• Advanced Topics in Privacy and Cyber Law

• Law and the Political for the 21st Century

• Music and Law

• Asylum and Refugee Law

• Advanced Topics in Law and Medical Ethics

• Family Law