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LLB Honours Commercial Law

UCAS code: M221 | Institution code: W50

Start: September

Typical offer for September 2012

Qualification type	Grade/points
A Levels	ABB
International Baccalaureate	32 points
Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma	DDM

Read about standard entry requirements

This course is a Qualifying Law Degree, providing you with the core subjects required by the professional legal bodies, which will grant exemptions for those who wish to become solicitors or barristers. There is a unique focus on commercial and corporate law throughout the course, which employs both an academic and practice-based approach, facilitated by the fact that several members of the course team are professionally qualified. You will develop your skills in written and oral communication, team and individual working, independent learning, research, and argument construction and analysis, enabling you to use these skills within a commercial law environment. This course will prepare you for a range of legal careers including as a barrister or advocate, solicitor, clerk and officer of court, and legal executive; our graduates also pursue careers in accountancy, the Civil Service, financial services, education and local government.

Course content

All modules are double modules. The option modules are geared towards commercial law and commercial legal practice.

Year 1 (Credit Level 4)

Core subjects:

Commercial Foundations 1
Contract
Public Law
Tort

Year 2 (Credit Level 5)

Subjects of study include:

Commercial Foundations 2
Criminal Law
European Union Law
Land Law

Year 3 (Credit Level 6)

Core subjects:

Commercial Law
Equity and Trusts

One option from:

Company Law
Dissertation in Law
Elements of Taxation
Entertainment Law
Labour Law
Law of Intellectual Property
Law of International Trade
Media Law
Public International Law

Professional recognition

This course is a Qualifying Law Degree and graduates who wish to become barristers or solicitors are granted exemptions by the professional bodies concerned.

International Foundation course

We work in partnership with Kaplan International College London to provide Foundation courses for international students who don’t meet our Bachelors degree entry requirements. Visit kiclondon.org.uk for more information.