LLB Law with Study in Continental Europe
2025 entry
Course summary
Our top-ranking law degree will give you a solid foundation of legal knowledge and an opportunity for you 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.
An understanding of more than one legal system, language and culture can open up a world of opportunity. This four-year course is an expansion of LLB Law, with the addition of a year abroad at one of our partner universities. Currently, we partner with institutions in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain.* To find out more about studying abroad, visit the Centre for Study Abroad.
A broader cultural experience, living in another country and an understanding of how different legal traditions operate will see you graduate with a valuable skill set ideally tailored to the globalised workplace and sought after by leading employers.
Choosing LLB Law with Study in Continental Europe 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 aspiring solicitors and barristers.
You can apply to transfer to our Study Abroad degree from the LLB at the end of your first year. Selection is based on first-year results and language ability if you plan to study in a country where you will not be taught in English (various options to study in English are also available).
Accreditation
The routes to qualification for solicitors and barristers have changed. For more information visit the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board.
*Our international partnerships are reviewed annually. Please check for the 2025/26 update before applying.
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.
Second-year units provide the opportunity to deepen your legal knowledge and focus on legal themes that interest you most.
Typically, you will spend your third year abroad studying the law of the country you are visiting. At most of our partner universities, you will study in English, at some (e.g. in France, Germany, Italy and Spain) you will study in the language of the country.
An exciting range of optional units will help you specialise further in your final year at Bristol. Inspired by their year abroad, many students choose units suited to global law firms and international organisations, such as business and finance, environmental, human rights or technology law – subjects that may open doors to prestigious careers across the world. Your Independent Research Project provides an opportunity to engage critically with a topic of your choice.
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.
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Selection process
- Regulations and codes of conduct we abide by to create a positive environment for learning and achievement are found in the University admissions policies and procedures.
- If applying with extenuating circumstances please see our policy.
- Full information about our selection processes for Law with Study in Continental Europe can be found in the Admissions Statement:
Admissions statement - The admissions statement above relates to 2024 entry. The statement for 2025 entry will be available in summer 2024.