Course contact details
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Email:enquiries@southwales.ac.uk
Phone:03455767778
University of South Wales
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Treforest
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL
Professional Practice (SQE) (Taught)
- 2 Study options
- Postgraduate
- Pontypridd
- Awarded by:
- University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru)
Course summary
The LLM Legal Practice with a Solicitors Qualification Examination (SQE) pathway offers you the opportunity to prepare for SQE1, obtain an introduction to SQE2 legal skills and acquire some Qualifying Work Experience (QWE). In the process, you will gain an internationally recognised LLM qualification.
We are currently the only SQE preparation course that covers the FLK1 subjects, FLK2 subjects, an introduction to SQE2 and some QWE for both law and non-law graduate students.
The LLM Professional (SQE) is a demanding but exciting programme which will provide you with functioning legal knowledge, prepare you for SQE1 and provide you with the opportunity to gain QWE through USW’s Legal Advice Clinic and start to develop your SQE2 skills, everything you need to further your career in the legal profession.
How to apply
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Entry requirements
Students must achieve an undergraduate degree of class 2:2 or above and will then be placed into either the law graduate or non-law graduate stream.
For the law graduate stream, students must have a LLB (Hons) degree, a Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in Law, or a combined studies degree including the foundation law subjects. Students who have reached the appropriate level of qualification with the Institute of Legal Executives are also eligible for consideration for admission to the law graduate stream.
For the non-law graduate stream, students must achieve an undergraduate degree with a classification of 2:2 or above in any subject.
Additional entry requirements
- Other
- All applications for the full-time LLM Legal Practice (SQE) must be made online via the Central Applications Board at www.lawcabs.ac.uk. Applications for the part-time LLM Legal Practice (SQE) can be made using our online application form.
English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 overall with no lower than 5.5 in any one componenthttps://www.southwales.ac.uk/international/courses/ielts-english-programmes-requirements/
International entry requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland | £11060 | |
| International | £17900 |
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.
Sponsorship information
Scholarships and bursaries 2025/2026
https://www.southwales.ac.uk/money/postgraduate-fees-and-funding/postgraduate-scholarships-and-bursaries/
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