Law and Economics - LLB (Hons)

at University of Kent

Stage 1

You take all compulsory modules and then either Mode A or Mode B from the list of optional modules depending on your existing level in Mathematics.

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• ECON3040 - Principles of Economics (30 credits)

• ECON3090 - Statistics for Economics (15 credits)

• LAWS3130 - A Critical Introduction to Law (30 credits)

• LAWS3150 - Introduction to Contract and Tort (15 credits)

• LAWS3160 - Introduction to Property Law (15 credits)

• LAWS3270 - Introduction to the English Legal System (4 credits)

• WLAWS201 - Academic advice meetings Stage 1 (0 credits)

Optional modules may include
 

• ECON3050 - Mathematics for Economics Mode A (15 credits)

• ECON3060 - Mathematics for Economics Mode B (15 credits)

Stage 2

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• ECON5000 - Microeconomics (30 credits)

• ECON5020 - Macroeconomics (30 credits)

• LAWS5880 - Public Law 1 (30 credits)

• LAWS6500 - The Law of Contract (15 credits)

• LAWS6510 - The Law of Tort (15 credits)

• WLAWS202 - Academic advice meetings Stage 2 (0 credits)

Optional modules may include
 

• LAWS5090 - Human Rights and English Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5190 - Law and Medical Ethics (30 credits)

• LAWS5200 - Company Law and Capitalism (30 credits)

• LAWS5220 - Comparative Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5400 - The Philosophy of Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5420 - Policing (15 credits)

• LAWS5431 - Clinical Option (Autumn) (15 credits)

• LAWS5432 - Clinical Option (Spring) (15 credits)

• LAWS5560 - Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5631 - Law - Dissertation (30 credits)

• LAWS5660 - Law Dissertation (1 unit option) (15 credits)

• LAWS5700 - Law and Social Change (15 credits)

• LAWS5780 - Law and Political Theory (30 credits)

• LAWS5810 - Law and Literature and Film (15 credits)

• LAWS5820 - Banking Law (15 credits)

• LAWS5840 - Forensic Science in Criminal Trials (15 credits)

• LAWS5850 - Environmental Law Theory and Practice (15 credits)

• LAWS5890 - The Skills of Argument - How to Argue and Win (15 credits)

• LAWS5940 - Skills in Legal Interpretation (15 credits)

• LAWS6000 - Law, Science and Technology (15 credits)

• LAWS6040 - Morality and Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6110 - Law Dissertation Autumn Option (15 credits)

• LAWS6170 - Legal Ethics: Exploring the Ethics of Lawyers and Lawyering (15 credits)

• LAWS6240 - Labour Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6260 - Appropriate Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice (15 credits)

• LAWS6290 - Critical Law and Practice of International Business Transactions (15 credits)

• LAWS6310 - Consumer Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6320 - International Economic Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6360 - Mental Health Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6400 - Critical and Legal Reasoning (15 credits)

• LAWS6410 - Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6420 - International Law: Principles and Sources (15 credits)

• LAWS6430 - International Humanitarian Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6440 - International Human Rights Law in Context (15 credits)

• LAWS6450 - International Law and Global Problems (15 credits)

• LAWS6460 - Homelessness Law and Policy (15 credits)

• LAWS6470 - Asylum and Refugee Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6480 - Immigration Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6530 - Law and Postcolonial Theory (30 credits)

• LAWS6560 - Law of the Dead Hand: Inheritance and Intergenerational Justice (30 credits)

• LAWS6580 - Technologies in Legal Practice (15 credits)

• LAWS6600 - The Regulation of Surveillance/Platform Capitalism (15 credits)

• LAWS6610 - Advanced Topics in Data Protection and Cyber Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6620 - The Law of Succession (15 credits)

Stage 3

Compulsory modules currently include
 

• LAWS5920 - Public Law 2 (15 credits)

• LAWS5930 - European Union Law (15 credits)

• LAWS5980 - Equity and Trusts (15 credits)

• LAWS5990 - Land Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6010 - Criminal Law (30 credits)

• WLAWS203 - Academic advice meetings Stage 3 (0 credits)

Optional modules may include
 

• ANTB5560 - Human and Social Sciences in the Classroom (15 credits)

• ECON5008 - Modelling and Computation for Economists (15 credits)

• ECON5310 - Policy Analysis (15 credits)

• ECON5340 - The Economics of Money and Banking (15 credits)

• ECON5380 - Economic Controversies (15 credits)

• ECON5400 - Development Economics (15 credits)

• ECON5420 - Econometrics I: Cross-sectional and Panel Data Approaches (15 credits)

• ECON5430 - Econometrics 2: Topics in Time Series (15 credits)

• ECON5450 - Economics of the Labour Market (15 credits)

• ECON5460 - Games for Economics and Business (15 credits)

• ECON5470 - Industrial Economics (15 credits)

• ECON5480 - International Finance (15 credits)

• ECON5490 - International Trade (15 credits)

• ECON5500 - Monetary Economics (15 credits)

• ECON5530 - Public Economics (15 credits)

• ECON5620 - Financial Economics: Financial Markets and Instruments (15 credits)

• ECON5630 - Financial Economics and Asset Pricing (15 credits)

• ECON5650 - Extended Economics Essay (15 credits)

• ECON5690 - Economic Growth (15 credits)

• ECON5800 - Introduction to Econometrics (15 credits)

• ECON5810 - Introduction to Time-Series Econometrics (15 credits)

• ECON5830 - Political Economy (15 credits)

• ECON5850 - Mathematical Economics (15 credits)

• ECON6030 - Financial Crises (15 credits)

• ECON6310 - Applied Environmental Economics (15 credits)

• LAWS5090 - Human Rights and English Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5180 - The Law of Evidence (30 credits)

• LAWS5190 - Law and Medical Ethics (30 credits)

• LAWS5200 - Company Law and Capitalism (30 credits)

• LAWS5220 - Comparative Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5400 - The Philosophy of Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5420 - Policing (15 credits)

• LAWS5431 - Clinical Option (Autumn) (15 credits)

• LAWS5432 - Clinical Option (Spring) (15 credits)

• LAWS5560 - Intellectual Property Law (30 credits)

• LAWS5630 - Law - Dissertation (30 credits)

• LAWS5660 - Law Dissertation (1 unit option) (15 credits)

• LAWS5700 - Law and Social Change (15 credits)

• LAWS5780 - Law and Political Theory (30 credits)

• LAWS5810 - Law and Literature and Film (15 credits)

• LAWS5820 - Banking Law (15 credits)

• LAWS5840 - Forensic Science in Criminal Trials (15 credits)

• LAWS5850 - Environmental Law Theory and Practice (15 credits)

• LAWS5890 - The Skills of Argument - How to Argue and Win (15 credits)

• LAWS5910 - Family Law (15 credits)

• LAWS5940 - Skills in Legal Interpretation (15 credits)

• LAWS6000 - Law, Science and Technology (15 credits)

• LAWS6040 - Morality and Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6110 - Law Dissertation Autumn Option (15 credits)

• LAWS6170 - Legal Ethics: Exploring the Ethics of Lawyers and Lawyering (15 credits)

• LAWS6240 - Labour Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6260 - Appropriate Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice (15 credits)

• LAWS6290 - Critical Law and Practice of International Business Transactions (15 credits)

• LAWS6310 - Consumer Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6320 - International Economic Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6360 - Mental Health Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6400 - Critical and Legal Reasoning (15 credits)

• LAWS6410 - Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6420 - International Law: Principles and Sources (15 credits)

• LAWS6430 - International Humanitarian Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6440 - International Human Rights Law in Context (15 credits)

• LAWS6450 - International Law and Global Problems (15 credits)

• LAWS6460 - Homelessness Law and Policy (15 credits)

• LAWS6470 - Asylum and Refugee Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6480 - Immigration Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6530 - Law and Postcolonial Theory (30 credits)

• LAWS6540 - Race, Sexuality and Gender Justice (30 credits)

• LAWS6560 - Law of the Dead Hand: Inheritance and Intergenerational Justice (30 credits)

• LAWS6580 - Technologies in Legal Practice (15 credits)

• LAWS6600 - The Regulation of Surveillance/Platform Capitalism (15 credits)

• LAWS6610 - Advanced Topics in Data Protection and Cyber Law (15 credits)

• LAWS6620 - The Law of Succession (15 credits)

GCSE

Mathematics grade B

Access to HE Diploma

The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.

BTEC Nationals

The University will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF; OCR) on a case-by-case basis. Please note that these qualifications are not normally accepted without accompanying A Levels. Please contact us for further advice on your individual circumstances.

International Baccalaureate

34 points overall including Mathematics 4 at HL or SL (or 5 in Mathematical Studies) or 17 points at HL including Mathematics 4 at HL or SL (or 5 in Mathematical Studies)

International Foundation Programme

Pass all components of the University of Kent International Foundation Programme with a 65% overall average including 65% in Economics, 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in the Law module (plus 70% in LZ013 Maths and Statistics if you do not hold GCSE Maths at 7/A or equivalent).

T level

The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.

The annual tuition fees for this course are:

Home full-time
£9250

EU full-time
£14000

International full-time
£18600

Law

Kent has an excellent employment record, with law school graduates commanding some of the highest starting salaries in the UK. Law graduates can go into a variety of careers, including working as: solicitors or barristers in private practice; lawyers in companies, local authorities, central government and its agencies, or in the institutions of the European Union; non-legal careers, such as banking, finance and management.

Kent Law School has an active careers programme that sees a number of leading law firms and prominent members of the legal profession (including Kent alumni) visit the University to meet and speak with students. The Law School also gives students the opportunity to develop legal skills while at Kent, through modules in mooting and negotiation, and through involvement in the Law Clinic. We also actively work with employers to create work placement opportunities for our students.

Economics

Kent graduates have a high success rate in the graduate employment market, with past students going on to careers in accountancy, banking, finance, journalism, management consultancy and business. The range of modules available on the programme gives you the opportunity to tailor your degree to support your particular career choice, giving you a competitive edge in the employment market. In addition, several modules concentrate on preparing you for life as a professional economist.

Employers who have recruited our graduates in recent years include the Government Economic Service, Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority and PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) and several other financial institutions including the ‘Big Five’ banks.