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LLB Law with a Modern Language with Year Abroad
at University of Leicester

Leicester, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 17,000
Country Rank-
Duration60 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

At Leicester you will combine the research expertise of Leicester Law School with our excellence in teaching Modern Languages (ranked 9th in the UK by The Guardian University Guide 2021). You will also benefit from the opportunity to study abroad for a year, in a country related to your courses.

It has never been more useful to understand more than one language. As many leading law firms have branches in several countries, your language skills and the experience of having lived abroad will give you a competitive edge when beginning your legal career.

Leicester’s Modern Languages staff were awarded Teaching Team of the Year by the University of Leicester Discovering Excellence Awards 2019, and consistently rank high for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey.

Our Law with a Modern Language LLB will divide your learning between law and your chosen modern language. Law modules will cover the fundamentals of the English legal system while your languages education will advance your spoken, written and cultural understanding. This is a joint honours course, in which Law modules make up 75% of the content that you study in Leicester, with Modern Languages modules accounting for the other 25%. During your year abroad, you can increase your studies of another culture, history and language even further and before you go you can experience unique summer school opportunities.

You can choose French, Italian or Spanish - all of which can be taken at either beginner or advanced level. Your language studies will be supported by the excellent facilities for modern language students, including state-of-the-art language labs, a dedicated Modern Languages Study Centre, a film theatre, TV and internet resources.

Course Content
Year 1
You will be introduced to the core elements of law and begin studying the cultural and linguistic aspects of your chosen language.

Core modules
- Analysing Law
- Constitutional and Administrative Law
- Contract Law
- Law, Justice and Society
- Modern Language modules – your chosen language at Beginner or Advanced level
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year 2
You will advance your language skills while broadening your scope of law to include Criminal Law, European Law and the Law of Tort.

Modules
- Criminal Law
- EU Law
- The Law of Tort (Advanced)
- Modern Languages modules – your chosen language at post-beginner or post-advanced level
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year Abroad
The Year Abroad is a fundamental element of our Law with a Modern Language degree, giving you the chance to study in a country related to your course.

Studying abroad is central to what makes our graduates stand out. You will acquire life skills that are becoming increasingly significant for a wide range of jobs in our modern globalised society. You will have the chance to perfect your spoken and written language and engage with new societies, whist all the time building your independence and becoming more employable. Whether you go on to work in the legal sector, private sector, the state sector, a non-governmental organisation or become self-employed you will find the experience invaluable. Find out more from our Study Abroad Unit.

Please note that a year spent abroad still incurs a tuition fee, but this is much lower than for a normal year at Leicester. See our Fees and Funding section for details.

We have links with several European universities, administered through the Erasmus+ scheme. If you are eligible for a loan from Student Finance you can apply for a travel grant from them.

Final Year

Core modules
- Equity and Trusts (Advanced)
- Land Law (advanced)
- Modern Languages modules - your chosen language at the final level.
Option modules
Choose one option module from:
- Bioethics
- Commercial Law
- Company Law
- Competition Law and Policy
- Criminology
- Law Dissertation
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Human Rights in the 21st Century
- Immigration Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Jurisprudence
- Law and Political Theory
- Law of Evidence
- Medical Law
Or two option modules from:
- Clinical Legal Skills – A Law Clinic Module
- Advanced Clinical Legal Skills
- Advanced Property Law
- Canadian Constitutional Law
- Caring and the Law
- Commercial Property
- Criminal Justice: Policing, Sentencing and Rehabilitation
- Criminal Justice: Prosecutions and Criminal Trials
- Dispute Resolution
- Mental Health Law
- Wills and the Administration of Estates
- International Commercial Arbitration
- Internet Law
- Gender, Sexuality and the Law
- Real Estate in Practice
Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.
Entry Requirement
If you have completed the standard XII awarded by the CISCE/CBSE, or another recognised state exam board, with at least 75% overall, you may be considered for admission to a first year Bachelors degree. For many courses at the University of Leicester, you will need 80% overall or higher, along with higher individual marks of 85% in relevant subjects.
If you are studying A-levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB) then you can begin from the first year of a Bachelors degree.
If you have already completed the first year of an undergraduate degree at an Indian university, you may be considered for entry to the first or second year of a Bachelors degree if you have studied relevant subjects and/or modules.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£17000 per year

Career Prospect

Whether you're looking for a career in law or are not yet sure where your degree will take you, our dedicated team of Careers Tutors are here to help. With a huge array opportunities to take part in, you'll discover the range of paths available and find the one that's right for you. Along, the way, you'll develop a portfolio of professional skills and also learn what employers are looking for in applications and job interviews.

Some of the careers initiatives within the School include:

Pro bono projects: Our student-led Pro Bono Group offers hundreds of volunteer roles across an extensive range of projects. Advise real clients in our Legal Advice Clinic or at the courts in Leicester, managing your own case load. Help a local or global community or be part of something really different and carry out research to support vulnerable people on death row in the USA – we’re one of only two universities doing this. As the projects are student-managed and supported by professionals and experts, you could even be the next leader of a new project.
Legal competitions: The Leicester University Law Society organise mooting, debating, client interviewing, negotiation and mediation competitions for you to develop key transferable skills. For aspiring barristers, we have a brand-new dedicated moot court room and grand debating chamber, in which you can compete in national and international mooting competitions.
Guaranteed Entry Scheme for progression to the professional training courses for solicitors with the University of Law and a programme of support for the bar course interview from the University of Law and other leading providers of the bar course.
Networking events: With strong links to local, regional and national law firms, we'll help you to get your foot in the door. Make connections at our annual law fair which attracts over 40 top law firms (including magic circle firms) and through our meet-and-greet sessions with successful graduates.
Workshops: Applying for jobs is a skill in itself and we’ll help you to succeed with tailored workshops on CV-writing, applications, psychometric tests, interviews and assessment centre techniques.
Vacancy alerts and weekly newsletters to help you find vacation placements, work experience and a job after graduation.
Commercial awareness programme run by the Leicester University Law Society ensuring you know what employers and clients really need from you.
Practice-focused assessments: We’ll teach you how to draft a letter to a client in your first year – an essential skill for any solicitor. You can take this further in practice-based optional modules.

Our courses satisfy the entry requirements for the professional courses to prepare you to qualify as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales and permit exemptions from the legal executive qualification. Applicants wishing to become lawyers outside of England and Wales should consult the appropriate country’s legal statutory body to check the requirements. Leicester Law School LLB degrees are recognised by the Legal Practice Qualifications Board of Malaysia and are qualifying degrees for Canada.

Cost Of Studying At University of Leicester

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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LLB Law with a Modern Language with Year Abroad at University of Leicester