LLB Law (M100)

2025 entry

Course summary

Our top-ranking law degree will give you a solid foundation of legal knowledge and an opportunity to explore a wide range of legal topics. You will be taught by world-leading academics actively impacting policy and practice in the vibrant and diverse city of Bristol.

Our intellectually demanding, research-rich curriculum will open doors to a variety of prestigious careers, in both law and non-law sectors. Choose from an exciting range of optional units that reflect the expertise of our renowned academics, addressing the most challenging legal questions facing today's global society.

Choosing the LLB in Law at Bristol will enable you to progress onto the Bar Practice Course or prepare, in part, for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), helping you to develop core legal skills and understanding of the seven foundations of legal knowledge.

Get a head start in your legal career by gaining Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) through one of our law clinics, alongside free access to career development resources from our partner, BPP University designed to help you bridge the gap between your degree and the next stage of your legal training.

A strong academic experience, combined with opportunities for vocational development, makes our students highly sought after by top employers. Enhance your career prospects through a variety of events and opportunities to network with our impressive calibre of alumni, the legal profession and other sectors.

Our ambition is for you to graduate equipped for any future career with a rich, ethically grounded appreciation of law in business and society, and an ability to demonstrate excellent legal, analytical and reasoning skills.

Accreditation

The routes to qualification for solicitors and barristers have changed. For more information visit the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board.

Course structure

First-year units are designed to help you start to think, write, reason and argue like a lawyer while developing key skills in research and analysis. They provide an exciting introduction to essential knowledge and skills needed for effective study of law at university. 

As you progress, our second and third-year units provide increased flexibility to focus on what interests you most. Our wide range of specialist units span banking and finance, international and commercial law, criminology, IT, environmental, health and human rights law. Our third-year Clinical Legal Studies option embeds real-life legal experience into the curriculum. 

Your Independent Research Project will illustrate your ability to undertake legal or social-legal research and critically engage with your chosen topic area. 

Full details about the course structure and units for this course can be viewed in the programme catalogue.

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Entry requirements

We accept a wide variety of qualifications and welcome applications from students of all backgrounds. Below is a guide to the typical offers for this course.

A*AA
D*DD in any Applied General BTEC National Level 3 Extended Diploma

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38 points overall with 18 at Higher Level
34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level

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88% overall
Advanced Higher: AA, and Standard Higher: AAAAA
Access to HE Diploma in Humanities, Social Sciences, Law or History (or similar titles). The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above.

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Requirements are as for A-levels, where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/M2 is B, and M3 is C.
The University of Bristol welcomes applications from international students, and we accept a wide range of qualifications for undergraduate and postgraduate study.

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