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Strong industry links, excellent work experience opportunities

Law LLB

Course code

M103

M101 with placement

Start date

September

Placement available

Mode of study

3 years full-time

4 years full-time with placement

Fees

2024/25

UK £9,250

International £19,430

Entry requirements

2024/5

AAB - BBB (A-level)

DDM (BTEC)

30 (IB)

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Overview

Our strong industry links, work experience opportunities and specialised Law Careers Advisors will help you turn your passion for law into a rewarding career.

The Brunel Law LLB gives you the chance to earn a law degree and develop a dynamic perspective of English law – not only what the law is, but why it is. You’ll learn the theories and principles underlying the law and acquire the research, analytical and communication skills you’ll need for a successful legal career.

We offer two study options. You can choose three years full-time, or four years full-time with a professional placement year between years two and three that will give you hands-on experience working in a legal practice. You can tailor the final year of your course to specialise in an area of law of particular interest to you.

You’ll be able to discuss career ideas with your careers advisor and get guidance on placements and further study options.

Employers know that law graduates have a variety of useful, transferable skills that make them excellent employment prospects in both legal and non-legal careers so you will finish your degree as a professional, sought-after graduate.

To qualify as a solicitor you will need a degree and to pass the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), Parts 1 and 2.  The Brunel LLB provides a solid grounding in the core legal subjects aspiring solicitors need to know.

Brunel students can benefit from discounts for BARBRI SQE preparation courses, and we offer two fully-funded BARBRI scholarships each academic year to our best-performing final year students to help to set you on the path to a successful and rewarding career.

To qualify as a barrister you will need a law degree which covers the foundations of legal knowledge subjects, which the Brunel LLB does. For further information on solicitor and barrister qualification routes, please refer to www.sra.org.uk and www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

You can explore our campus and facilities for yourself by taking our virtual tour.

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Course content

The LLB consists of both compulsory and optional modules, which are designed to give you a full grounding in the English law. Students joining Brunel from the 2024/2025 academic year will study the following modules. Modules are either studied at 30 credits for a full academic year, or at 15 credits for one term of an academic year.

Students may choose optional modules in line with their interests and career aspirations. Optional modules are indicative, and availability may be subject to change.

In their final year students are able to choose either two 30 credit modules and two 15 credit modules (one in Term 1 and one in Term 2), or one 30 credit module and four 15 credit modules (two in Term 1 and two in Term 2). Some optional modules available in Term 2 may require students to have completed specified modules in Term 1.

Optional modules are indicative, and availability may be subject to change.

This course can be studied 3 years full-time or 4 years full-time with placement, starting in September.

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

This course has a placement option. Find out more about work placements available.

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

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Careers and your future

Graduates from Brunel University London rank 27th nationally, and 9th in London for the salaries they earn - earning £4,300 more than the median salary across the university sector.*

Our high-quality placements will give you first-hand professional legal experience and a real taste of what life after your studies could be like. You’ll benefit from the guidance of dedicated careers advisors and the expertise of your personal tutor so whether you want to explore your passion for law or already have your dream job in mind, we’ll support you on your career journey.

Our strong links with industry will help you to boost your career potential. We offer a number of exciting opportunities which are unique to students studying at Brunel Law School. Brunel is one of the few UK universities on the Blake Morgan Brand Ambassador Scheme – offering great work experience opportunities, mentoring programmes and giving you great exposure to the graduate recruitment team of a leading law firm.

We have a partnership with Macfarlanes to offer a training scholarship for three Brunel law students annually, and to provide opportunities for Brunel students to gain insights into working in a top law firm.

We offer two fully-funded BARBRI scholarships each academic year to our best-performing final year students, and Brunel students can also benefit from discounts to the BARBRI SQE preparation courses. We also have links with a number of other professional practices, and opportunities to participate in mentoring programmes are also available to Brunel students.

You will have the opportunity to develop your legal skills with our Law Lives programme. You’ll build, develop and strengthen transferable skills and experiences through a range of activities and programmes such as Brunel’s Pro Bono Legal Advice Centre, which offers pro bono legal advice through various clinics in different areas of law.

You will graduate with a firm grounding in legal theory, allowing you to be flexible in your future choices. Law affects every part of our society, and so we will prepare you for work in the corporate world and government, as well as legal roles in the humanitarian and criminal fields.

Whatever your career aspirations are, you can begin on your path to success with Brunel Law School. Recent graduates went on to pursue careers in range of high-profile organisations such as the Court of Appeal, Blake Morgan, CPS, Freshfields, Mishcon de Reya, the Home Office and Linklaters.

* Longitudinal Employment Outcomes 2022

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UK entry requirements

2024/25 entry

  • GCE A Level AAB-BBB (all subjects considered excluding General Studies).
  • BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma DDM in Business, Applied Law, Applied Psychology, Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Marketing.
  • BTEC Level 3 Diploma DM in Business, Applied Law, Applied Psychology, Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Marketing subjects with an A Level at grade B.
  • BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma D in Business, Applied Law, Applied Psychology, Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, Marketing subjects with A Levels grade BB.
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points. GCSE English equivalent SL 5 or HL 4 and Mathematics SL 4 or HL 4.
  • Obtain a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma in Law, Criminology, Business, Business and Law or Humanities and Social Science, Law, Criminology & Politics with 45 credits at Level 3.
  • T levels : Distinction overall.

A minimum of five GCSEs are required, including GCSE Mathematics grade C or grade 4 and GCSE English Language grade C or grade 4 or GCSE English Literature grade B or grade 5.

Brunel University London is committed to raising the aspirations of our applicants and students. We will fully review your UCAS application and, where we’re able to offer a place, this will be personalised to you based on your application and education journey.

Please check our Admissions pages for our full GCSE requirements and accepted equivalencies in place of GCSEs and more information on other factors we use to assess applicants.

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EU and International entry requirements

If you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, you must prove knowledge of the English language so that we can issue you a Certificate of Acceptance for Study (CAS). To do this, you will need an IELTS for UKVI or Trinity SELT test pass gained from a test centre approved by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and on the Secure English Language Testing (SELT) list. This must have been taken and passed within two years from the date the CAS is made.

English language requirements

  • IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas)
  • Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
  • BrunELT: 63% (min 55% in all areas)
  • TOEFL: 90 (min R18, L17, S20, W17)  

You can find out more about the qualifications we accept on our English Language Requirements page.

Should you wish to take a pre-sessional English course to improve your English prior to starting your degree course, you must sit the test at an approved SELT provider for the same reason. We offer our own BrunELT English test and have pre-sessional English language courses for students who do not meet requirements or who wish to improve their English. You can find out more information on English courses and test options through our Brunel Language Centre.

Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants. This information is for guidance only and each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Entry requirements are subject to review, and may change.

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Fees and funding

2024/25 entry

UK

£9,250 full-time

£1,385 placement year

International

£19,430 full-time

£1,385 placement year

Fees quoted are per year and may be subject to an annual increase. Home undergraduate student fees are regulated and are currently capped at £9,250 per year; any changes will be subject to changes in government policy. International fees will increase annually, by no more than 5% or RPI (Retail Price Index), whichever is the greater.

More information on any additional course-related costs.

See our fees and funding page for full details of undergraduate scholarships available to Brunel applicants.

Please refer to the scholarships pages to view discounts available to eligible EU undergraduate applicants.

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Teaching and Learning

How the course will be delivered

Required equipment

How you'll learn on your course

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Assessment and feedback

Modules are assessed by a variety of methods, including written coursework, examinations, oral presentations, reflective and participatory assessments based on seminars, continuous assessment and other methods.

All final year students are required to research and write a dissertation on a legal topic.

Read our guide on how to avoid plagiarism in your assessments at Brunel.

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