Law

Our Law LLB (Hons) is the more traditional Law qualification that we offer and is a qualification we have delivered for over 20 years.

The Law LLB (Hons) offered at University Centre Blackburn College contains the core elements expected in an LLB (Hons) Law degree as well as options in your area of choice as such the course is excellent preparation for a number of careers in Law.

Our Law degree opens up many routes to graduate careers. For those intending to work as practising solicitors or barristers, once you have completed the course you might choose to continue by taking either the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE 1) or the Bar Vocational Course for intended barristers.

The course is available on both a full-time and part-time basis.

The overall aim of the programme is to provide a balanced and stimulating academic legal education together with an understanding of the essential practical skills such as debating, mooting and presentations which support employability.

When you study at Level 4, you will study a set of mandatory modules. These modules are aimed at providing students with essential skills required for the study of Law.

At Level 5 you will build upon these foundations and gain the confidence to engage in analytical and critical thought through completion of mandatory modules and one optional module, which will support your transition into Level 6 study.

At Level 6, there are a mixture of mandatory and optional modules.

Every student enrols in 120 credits per level. Please take note that all mandatory modules will be included in your course, and some, but not all, optional modules will be available. The full list of modules is provided below.

Level 4 Modules (all modules are mandatory) include:

Academic and Professional Legal Skills
Criminal Law
Law and the State
Legal Systems and Methods
The Law of Contract
The Law of Tort
Level 5 Mandatory Modules include:

Land Law
Law on Trial
Learning through the Workplace
Law and Technology in Practice
Access to Justice, Advocacy & Ethics
There will also be one option made available to you (once you reach Level 5) from:

Consumer Law
Criminal Evidence
Family Law
Public Legal Education
Level 6 Mandatory Modules include:

Equity and the Law of Trusts
Contemporary Legal Research
Equality and Advanced Human Rights
There will also be three options made available to you (once you reach Level 6) from:

Advanced Criminal Law
Banking and Finance Regulation
Clinical Legal Education
Commercial Law
Corporate Law and Governance
Dissertation
Employment Law
Family Law
Gender and the Law
Legal History
Legal Issues in Sport
Legal Philosophy
Medical Law
Public Legal Education
The Law in Wales
The Law Relating to Children
Please note, not all optional modules will be made available.

Throughout the course a full range of assessment techniques will be used. You could be assessed by examinations, including open-book examinations, practical assessments, assignments, briefs, essays, presentations (including group presentations), reports and portfolio building.

Each module is formally assessed through, for example, examination, open-book test, individual and group presentation, essay, observation of practice, assessment of course work e.g. art portfolio, written report, reflective practice and portfolios of evidence. This formal assessment will count towards your module mark and feedback is usually given within 3 weeks following the submission of your formal submission of work.

Additionally, some lecturers will provide informal feedback, for example, following an examination they may choose to work through the exam paper in a tutorial. It should be noted that feedback is part of the ongoing learning cycle which is not limited to written feedback. Other forms of feedback include one-to-one meetings with a personal tutor, dissertation and project supervision meetings, a lecturer responding to learner questions or responses during topic or situation discussions.

Feedback is intended to help you learn and you are encouraged to discuss it with your module tutor.