LLM Qualifying Law Degree

at Birkbeck University of London

COMPULSORY MODULES

• Constitutional & Administrative Law (Senior Status)

• Contract Law (Senior Status)

• Criminal Law (Senior Status)

• Foundations of Property (Senior Status)

• Land Law (Senior Status)

• Law of the European Union (Senior Status)

• Legal Systems and Methods (Senior Status)

• Tort Law (Senior Status)

• Trusts Law (Senior Status)

LLM QUALIFYING LAW DEGREE RESEARCH PROJECT

• Research Project LLM QLD

A second-class honours degree (2:2) or above in a subject other than law.

The selection process includes an exercise in reasoning and analysis (no previous knowledge of law required).

There is no transfer directly into Year 2 and no credit for earlier law studies.

Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.

On your application form, please list all your relevant qualifications and experience, including those you expect to achieve.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this course is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 7.0, with not less than 6.5 in each of the sub-tests.

• Full-time home students, Year 1: £5880

• Full-time home students, Year 2: £7350

• Full-time international students, Year 1: £10920

• Full-time international students, Year 2: £13650

Graduates can pursue career paths in the legal profession, or use the degree to develop their existing career, further their academic skills, or prepare for a research degree. Many of our graduates go on to vocational training and obtain solicitors' training contracts and pupillages in barristers' chambers. Possible professions include:

• barrister

• solicitor

• patent attorney

• barrister’s clerk.