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International Law

Course details
  • 1 Study option
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Coventry University

Course summary

Explore how law operates across borders. Build your understanding of domestic and international legal frameworks and the systems that shape the global legal landscape.

International Law LLB (Hons) explores the role of law in a globalised society while giving you a strong foundation in the law of England and Wales. You’ll examine domestic and international legal frameworks and develop a broader understanding of how law operates across different contexts.

The course aims to help you:

  • develop knowledge and understanding of legal doctrines, concepts, principles, rules and values in the core and specialist areas of international law

  • understand the context in which law operates, including its dynamic nature, uncertainty and need for reform

  • apply your legal knowledge and skills to both the theory and practice of law in domestic and global contexts.

Why study this course

  • Explore the law in other jurisdictions through activities such as our international field trips and collaborate with students and legal academics from around the world through initiatives such as our Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) projects.

  • Submit your legal writing to be considered for publication alongside expert legal academics and professionals.

  • Selected students can apply to volunteer in our law clinics or complete a summer placement at Coventry Law Centre, gaining practical legal experience under the supervision of qualified solicitors and lawyers.

  • Grow your networks and get to know members of the legal industry through schemes such as Raising the Bar.

*Please see website for more information

Modules

Course Modules

Year One

During your first year, you will work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge of the law and develop the fundamental legal skills necessary to undertake the remainder of your course. You will also be exposed to a range of contemporary issues in the law that relate to each of the LLB courses on offer. If you discover that you have an interest in a particular area of law that you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degree courses to one of the other LLB courses listed above (subject to meeting progression requirements).

As you move through your second and final year, you will study further core legal modules whilst also exploring more specialist commercial law subjects and enhancing your practical legal skills.

The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn.

Common first year courses

Commercial Law LLB (Hons)
Criminal Law and Justice LLB (Hons)
Law LLB (Hons)
Law with Professional Practice MLaw

Modules
English Legal System - 30 Credits
Criminal Law and Justice - 30 Credits
Contract Law - 30 Credits
Public Law - 30 Credits

Year Two
Legal Practice and Professional Ethics - 30 Credits
Tort Law - 30 Credits
Land Law - 30 Credits
Public International Law - 30 Credits

Placement Year
There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

If you choose to do a work placement year or study abroad year, you will pay a reduced tuition fee* of £1,250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section. During this time you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement*.

Whilst we would like to give you all the information about our placement/study abroad offering here, it is often tailored for each course every year and depends on the length of placement or study abroad opportunities that are secured. Therefore, the placement and study abroad arrangements vary per course and per student. Request further information about going on a placement or study abroad year.

Final Year
Project - 30 Credits
International Criminal Law - 30 Credits
Equity and Trusts - 30 Credits
Family and Law - 30 Credits [Choose from one of two modules]
Company Law, Employment and Taxation - 30 Credits [Choose from one of two modules]

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content. For full module details please check the course page on the Coventry University website.
*For further information please check the course page on the Coventry University website

Professional bodies

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

  • European Law Faculties Association
  • International Association of Law Schools

How to apply

Application codes

Institution code:
C85

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

Course options

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
BBC

Specific A Level subjects not required

UCAS Tariff
Offer: 112

[1] 4 qualifications for tariff points allowed
[2] May also include AS level and EPQ
[3] Specific subject not required

Scottish Higher
CCD-AAA

Access to HE Diploma
Merit: 30

The Access to HE Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit. Plus GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4 / C or above.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE maths and English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 24

Specific IB subjects not required.

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

Specific BTEC subjects not required.

We’re here to help you achieve your study goals. If your qualifications or expected levels of grades differ from those outlined above, chat with our admissions team and between us we will explore the possibilities open to you. We accept a range of qualifications and our study experience is designed to give you options and support from the start.
Contact us via our website to find out more.

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.

Grades alone don’t tell us everything about your potential and your story. We use information from your application to assess achievements in your personal situation to support fair and equal access. For example, we consider where you live, your school, if you are a carer or a care leaver or have experienced disruption to your education.
We have different schemes that recognise this context that may result in a reduced offer by up to 24 UCAS points or equivalent.

Learn more on the Coventry University 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.

This course may have Historical entry grades data available, please select a course option to view.

Course options

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland£9790*
EU & International£17600*

* 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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

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