Law LLB (Hons), MLaw and MLaw Legal Practice

Course Structure

Law LLB (Hons)

If you choose our Law LLB (Hons) route, you will:

•  Study for three years (with an optional placement year between your second and third year)
•   Have the opportunity to study abroad in semester 2 in your second year of study and take a short placement in industry
•   Gain up to 3 years of experience working in York St John Law Clinic

MLaw

If you choose our MLaw route, you will:

•     Study for 4 years with a wide range of optional modules over your final two years, culminating in an extended academic research project.
•     Have the opportunity to study abroad in semester 2 in your second year of study and take a short placement in industry.
•     Gain undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications tailored to suit your academic and future professional interests.

MLaw Legal Practice

Please note that you will enroll on either the MLaw or LLB and can decide to transfer to this route at the end of year 2 after a pastoral conversation with your tutor and course lead.

If you choose our MLaw Legal Practice route, you will:

•      Study for four years and gain an undergraduate and postgraduate qualification
•      Undertake preparation to join the legal profession by one of the various routes available after graduation
•      spend four years at York St John Law Clinic, graduating as a skilled young lawyer with experience ready to make an immediate contribution to employers.

Year 1

Our academic year is split into two semesters. In your first year, you will study:

•      3 compulsory modules in semester 1
•      3 compulsory modules in semester 2

Modules

• Contract Law and The Civil Justice System 1
• The Law and The State 1
• Criminal Law and The Criminal Justice System 1
• Contract Law and The Civil Justice System 2
• The Law and The State 2
• Criminal Law and The Criminal Justice System 2

Year 2

In your second year, you will study:

•    3 compulsory modules in semester 1
•    3 compulsory modules in semester 2, or Study Abroad

Optional placement year: You may apply to undertake a placement year in industry between years 2 and 3. At the end of your second year you will decide which route to continue from Year 3. You can choose from:

•     Law LLB (Hons)
•     MLaw
•     MLaw Legal Practice

Modules

• Tort Law
• Property Law
• Law in a Global Context 1
• Law in Society
• Law in our Community
• The Law in a Global Context 2

Year 3

The modules you study in your third year will depend on your chosen route. Optional modules will run if they receive enough interest. It is not guaranteed that all modules will run every year.

Modules

• Equity and Trusts
• Dissertation
• Clinical Legal Practice
• Legal Placement
• Medical Law
• Law of Evidence
• Commercial Law and Practice
• Family Law and Practice
• Mental Health Law and Practice
• Business Law and practice
• Conveyancing
• Wills and Administration of Estates
• Crime and Society
• Employment Law
• Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
• Intellectual Property
• Asylum and Immigration Law
• Civil Dispute Resolution
• Criminal Litigation