Courses

You can take a number of different qualifications. The undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications illustrated below are routes many students are taking, or have already successfully followed.

Further information is available for those studying in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

  • BA (Honours) Law and Spanish

    Combining law with Spanish is both stimulating and a smart career move. You’ll divide your study equally between both subjects. With this degree, you’ll raise your legal awareness and acquire skills in legal analysis and methods. The study of Spanish opens doors to Spanish-speaking cultures and communities and can provide a key to the global workplace.

  • BA (Honours) Law and German

    Combining law with German is both stimulating and a smart career move. You’ll divide your study equally between both subjects. With this degree, you’ll raise your legal awareness and acquire skills in legal analysis and methods. The study of German opens doors to German-speaking cultures and communities and can provide a key to the global workplace.

  • BA (Honours) Law and French

    Combining law with French is both stimulating and a smart career move. You’ll divide your study equally between both subjects. With this degree, you’ll raise your legal awareness and acquire skills in legal analysis and methods. The study of French opens doors to French-speaking cultures and communities and can provide a key to the global workplace.

  • BA (Honours) Business and Law

    Explore the dynamic world of business and law, where strategy meets regulation and innovation thrives. This degree equips you with the skills to navigate legal complexities, drive business success, and make a real impact. You’ll study core business and management topics, gain insight into civil justice and contract law, and understand how organisations function. In the final part of the degree, you’ll focus on business strategy and choose legal subjects that match your interests. Along the way, you’ll build expertise in decision-making, risk management, and ethics, preparing you to lead, innovate, and advocate in a fast-paced, highly regulated world.

  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (graduate entry)

    If you already have a degree or masters degree in any subject from a UK university or recognised overseas university, you can choose this route to a law degree. This graduate entry law degree will give you the legal knowledge to understand and apply the law, together with skills of legal analysis. Alongside studying the foundation subjects of law such as contract law, public law and the law of trusts you'll have the flexibility to tailor your study to gain a academic law degree, a degree that includes the seven Foundations of Legal Knowledge needed to become a barrister in England and Wales, or a solicitor or barrister in Northern Ireland, or a degree that provides a foundation to take the first assessment (SQE1) of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination in England and Wales. By the end of your degree, you’ll have the legal knowledge to understand and apply the law, together with skills of legal analysis. When combined with what you’ve learnt from your previous degree, this will make you an excellent candidate for a range of careers within and outside the legal profession.

  • BA (Honours) Criminology and Law

    Crime, justice and the workings of the law are matters that affect us all and often dominate the news. This degree takes a critical and analytical view of the role and functions of the legal system, and examines its relationship with crime, harm, and criminal justice. With an appreciation of criminological theorising and evidence, you will develop the skills to comment on crime, victimisation, and responses to crime and deviance, including policy questions, at national, international and global levels. You'll gain the ability to critically assess everyday understandings of crime, harm and criminal justice, the social, political, economic, historical and ethical dimensions of law, as well as gain knowledge of the key institutions which make up criminal justice and legal systems.

  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB)

    Our Bachelor of Laws, the UK’s most popular law degree, provides a strong foundation for a successful legal career. It gives you the flexibility to tailor your study to match your goals – whether you're pursuing an academic law degree, fulfilling the 'Foundations of Legal Knowledge' required to become a barrister in England and Wales, or a solicitor or barrister in Northern Ireland, or a degree that provides a foundation to take the first assessment (SQE1) of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination in England and Wales. By the end of your degree, you’ll have the legal knowledge and analytical skills to understand and apply the law in both legal and non-legal careers.

  • MA/MSc Open

    This innovative masters degree allows you to create a personalised course of study across a range of academic disciplines. The programme will enable you to expand your discipline-related knowledge at masters level, gain broader subject-specific knowledge and pursue further professional development in areas that align with your employment needs and professional aspirations.

  • Law making in Scotland

    This module introduces the Scottish Legal System and considers its distinctive nature. Scots law and Scottish lawyers have significantly influenced law and law-making beyond Scotland's borders. The module provides opportunities to explore this influence, both within the UK and internationally. You learn about the role, function and distinctiveness of the Scottish Legal System. Throughout the module, there are activities designed to develop legal and study skills and consolidate the knowledge you've gained.

  • Diploma of Higher Education Open

    Looking for a flexible qualification that lets you shape your learning to suit your goals? Our Diploma of Higher Education Open gives you the freedom to design your own multidisciplinary qualification from a wide choice of subjects. Whatever your reasons for studying, you’ll enhance your skillset and create a diploma tailored to your ambitions. Not only is the Diploma of Higher Education Open a recognised qualification in its own right, but it also forms the first two stages of our BA/BSc (Honours) Open. If you decide to continue your studies, you’ll already be well on your way to a degree.

  • Diploma of Higher Education in Law and Languages

    Combining law with French, German or Spanish is both stimulating and a smart career move. You’ll divide your study equally between both subjects. It offers a solid grounding in key concepts associated with law and in the use of your chosen language. With this diploma, you’ll raise your legal awareness and acquire skills in legal analysis and methods. The study of a modern language opens doors to other cultures and communities and can provide a key to the global workplace. The name of your diploma will reflect your chosen language (e.g. Diploma of Higher Education in Law and German). The law modules in this qualification cover the legal system in England and Wales only, not any other parts of the UK.

  • Diploma of Higher Education in Criminology and Law

    Crime, justice and the workings of the law are matters that affect us all and often dominate the news. This diploma takes a critical and analytical view of the role and functions of the legal system, and examines its relationship with crime, criminal behaviour and criminal justice. You’ll explore issues such as the role and place of law in modern society, processes of criminalisation, violence and inequality, and their implications for justice. You'll gain the ability to critically assess everyday understandings of crime and criminal justice, the social, political, economic, historical and ethical dimensions of law, and gain knowledge of the key institutions which make up criminal justice and legal systems.

  • Diploma of Higher Education in Business and Law

    Whether you're starting out or building on experience, this dynamic diploma offers a solid foundation in business and law. You’ll explore how organisations function, study marketing and strategy, and develop your understanding of civil justice, contract, and employment law. Along the way, you’ll strengthen your critical thinking and problem-solving skills while learning how business and legal systems interact. Through case studies and real-world examples, you’ll gain the tools to navigate complex challenges with confidence. Whether you’re aiming for a new career, further study, or professional development, this diploma prepares you to succeed in today’s fast-evolving business and legal landscapes.

  • Diploma of Higher Education in Law

    Studying law is stimulating in its own right and will assist you in developing important academic and employability skills. You’ll acquire the legal awareness needed to understand and apply the law and start to develop your skills of legal analysis and methods. Understanding how laws are made, the importance of legal rights and duties and how law impacts upon society helps you understand society and your own role within it. You’ll be well prepared for further study, such as continuing on to complete our law degree, or career development in law, business, government, education, charitable organisations and a wide range of other public facing and regulatory roles.

  • Exploring legal meaning

    This module explores a range of legal research methods which offer different approaches to and perspectives on legal meaning – the place and meaning of law in the modern world. The methods covered are doctrinal, historical, comparative, socio-legal, critical, feminist and transnational. For each one, a case study is used to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of that particular approach or perspective.

  • Certificate of Higher Education Open

    Ready to explore new subjects and lay the foundation for your future success? You can enjoy the freedom of studying a range of subjects that interest you with our Certificate of Higher Education Open. Design your own multidisciplinary qualification to gain a grounding in one or more subjects or use it as the first step towards a BA/BSc (Honours) Open or Diploma of Higher Education Open. Whatever you choose, you’ll develop a breadth of knowledge and transferable skills that can boost your personal or professional ambitions.

  • Certificate of Higher Education in Law and Languages

    Study the law and how it shapes everyday life, while learning French, German or Spanish to build valuable language skills. This combination builds critical thinking, communication and cross-cultural understanding. You’ll divide your time equally between both subjects. In law, you’ll gain a solid grounding in legal concepts and build skills in legal analysis and method. In languages, you’ll develop your understanding of how your chosen language is used in different cultural contexts, and how this can open doors to the global workplace. Your certificate title will reflect your chosen language (e.g. CertHE in Law and German).

  • Certificate of Higher Education in Business and Law

    Start your journey into business and law with this accessible and engaging certificate. You’ll explore core business and management topics – like marketing, strategy, and financial planning – while building a practical understanding of civil justice and tort law. Through real-world case studies and interactive learning, you’ll develop essential skills in problem-solving, communication, and critical thinking. Whether you’re returning to education, exploring a new interest, or laying the groundwork for future study, this course gives you the tools to understand how organisations and legal systems work – and how they shape the world around us.

  • Certificate of Higher Education in Law

    Studying law is stimulating in its own right, and it’s also helpful in a wide range of careers. By the end of your studies, you’ll have gained some knowledge and understanding of criminal and tort law, together with general and legal study skills. Understanding how these laws are made, the importance of legal rights and duties and how law impacts upon society helps you understand society and your own role within it. You’ll also be prepared for further law study or for career development in law, business, government, education, charitable and non-governmental organisations and a wide range of other public facing and regulatory roles.

  • Advance your independent learning

    This innovative module gives you the opportunity to advance your research skills whilst investigating a specific question or topic that relates to your professional context, previous study or personal interest. Your investigation can be within any subject area and may require you to venture across disciplines, to make connections as well as expand your field of knowledge, all whilst developing advanced skills in critical thinking, reflection and peer review, amongst others.