Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	LLB
Course code	M101

Tuition fee	To be confirmed

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in any language

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 5.5 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=UG00235&subgroup=2

Overview

On our four-year LLB Law (including foundation year), we work with you to help improve your language skills, to develop your subject-specific knowledge, and to improve your academic skills. You receive a thorough grounding in these areas during your foundation year (known as Year Zero) to prepare you for a further three years of undergraduate study at Essex.

You are an Essex student from day one, a member of our global community based at the most internationally diverse campus university in the UK.

At Essex, You develop a critical awareness of the nature of law within its social, political and economic contexts. Not only will you learn legal rules, but you will also consider the function of law in society, the philosophy of law, policy issues and law reform. You learn to consider, evaluate and respond to alternative and, possibly, conflicting points of view.

You cover all the key areas of law, as well as optional topics including:

- Investigating miscarriages of justice
- Music law and intellectual property law
- How judges are involved in the law
- Human rights
- The use of evidence

At Essex we specialise in commercial law, public law, and human rights law. We are top 20 in the UK for research excellence (REF 2014), and we are ranked among the top 200 departments on the planet according to the QS World [University] Rankings [2016] for law.

Programme structure

Year 0

Introduction to Law
Academic Skills
Introduction to Legal Theory
Introduction to UK Human Rights

Year 1

Foundations of the Law of Obligations
Contract Law
Academic, Legal and Professional Skills
Foundations of Property Law
Public Law I
Criminal Law

Year 2

Tort Law
Land Law
Public Law II
Law of the European Union
Equity and Trusts
Animal Protection and Wildlife Law (optional)
Introduction to comparative law (optional)
Career Management Skills

Final year

Equity and Trusts (optional)
Jurisprudence I (optional)
Introduction to Public International Law (optional)
Selected Issues in Public International Law (optional)
Public Law II (optional)
Medicine & the Law I (optional)
Clinical Legal Education (Law Placement) (optional)
Consumer Contract Law (optional)

Career opportunities

Our graduates pursue careers in the law and in a wide range of other sectors including business and commerce, accountancy, insurance, banking, central and local government, academia, teaching, social work and the police force.