Cardiff Law School - Cardiff University

The LLB Degree and Qualifying for the Legal Profession
The LLB Degree and Qualifying
for the Legal Profession
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Students on every programme are able to complete the
Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) requirements specified by the
Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board for
practice in England and Wales.
After graduation they then have the option to
proceed directly to the vocational stage of
training for the legal profession in England and
Wales: the Bar Professional Training Course or
Legal Practice Course, both of which can be
undertaken at Cardiff Law School.
The first year of the three and four-year
programmes consists entirely of compulsory
modules; all modules taught in the Law
School in this year are required for a QLD.
In the remaining two years (or three for the Law
and Language programmes), Single Honours
students may select further modules required
for a QLD or choose from a wide selection of
optional modules, many of which draw upon
particular research strengths of Cardiff Law
School's staff. Students on Integrated
programmes have a range of modules available
in their other academic School, but are able
to pursue additional legal options if they wish.
Law and Language students spending their year
abroad in Germany, Austria or France can
choose from a broad range of courses in the
local law. They finish studying the law of
England and Wales in their fourth year.
All students are required to take modules
to the value of 120 credits in each year.
You need 120 credits in order to proceed
to the next year.
The structure and content of the degrees are
constantly under review. There may be some
changes between the time of writing and your
year of entry. We will post changes on the
Law School website. Not all of the optional
modules described in this brochure will
necessarily be available every year.
Modules marked with s comprise the
Foundation subjects required by the Solicitors
Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards
Board for completion of a QLD.
Senior Status Degree
Cardiff Law School runs a two year, senior
status degree for applicants with a degree in
another discipline. We require a good
Honours degree (2:1 or equivalent),
supplemented by good A-level and GCSE
results (if applicable). We will also consider
applications from students who have attained
a degree from outside the UK.
In the first year of the senior status
programme, students study 120 credits in
the mandatory first year modules: Public Law,
Legal Foundations, Contract, Criminal Law,
Land Law and Tort. In the final year of the
programme, students are required to study
120 credits, 60 comprising modules in Law
of the European Union and Trusts and 60
from the optional modules available.