Undergraduate Qualifications

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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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.

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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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.

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• • Undergraduate
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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).

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• • Undergraduate
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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.