LLB (Hons) Law
Key details
- Award
- Degree of Bachelor of Laws
- UCAS Course Code
- M100
- Typical Offer
- AAB
- Contextual Offer
- BBB
- Course Length
- 3 years
- Course Start Date
- September 2025
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Course Overview
Enter the study of law to dive into questions of ethics, justice, and behaviour. Learn about the origins of the criminal justice system, the intention behind laws, and the processes of the courts. Hone your persuasion skills and use logic and critical thinking to look for weaknesses in your own and others’ arguments.
Housed in historic Earlham Hall, UEA Law School is a top law school offering an intimate, engaging, student-focused learning experience with a welcoming community of legal scholars and students. You will be taught by dedicated lecturers with expertise in a range of legal fields, be part of a vibrant student body with an active award-winning law society and gain the skills and confidence you need to excel within or beyond the legal profession.
The course combines the seven foundation subjects of a traditional law degree with a wealth of free choices. Each module is taught for one semester, allowing you to tailor your degree around subjects that stimulate your curiosity. You will have many opportunities to build your skills, confidence, and professional CV with the help of the Law School’s unique employability programme and through extra-curricular activities such as mooting (“mock trials”), negotiation, client interviewing, mediation, and legal triathlon competitions.
Throughout your degree, you will receive guidance and constructive feedback to help you improve your work and develop important skills, such as research, writing, and constructing reasoned arguments. This will enable you to engage skillfully with the law and develop transferrable skills for your chosen career.
Our careers events with law firms, barrister chambers, and alumni create great opportunities to network and discover options after graduation. Students can make a difference in the local community by volunteering with UEA Law Clinic, which has won the national LawWorks Best Partnership in Pro Bono award four times. All of these events will add to your employability skills, leaving you a skilled, knowledgeable, and desirable hire at the end of your course.
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Careers
Career Pathways
Examples of careers that you could enter include:
- Legal Practice (solicitor, barrister)
- Other law-related careers (NGOs, international organisations, in-house compliance, legal researchers, police)
- Public Sector (civil service, local government, politics, education)
- Financial Services (tax, banking, insurance, investment, accountancy)
- Management and human resources (typically through graduate recruitment schemes)
- Media/journalism
Discover more on our Careers webpages.
After the Course
You will graduate ready to begin your chosen career path having acquired a range of transferable skills. If you are looking to the legal profession, you will progress to the next stage of training and continue the process of qualifying as a barrister or solicitor. Alternatively, you will be equipped to pursue other routes, such as business, banking, accountancy, the civil or diplomatic service, the charitable sector, management and human resources, teaching, journalism, or academia, to name a few.
Many of our graduates have gone on to build careers as solicitors in leading firms in London and internationally, such as Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clyde & Co, Herbert Smith Freehills, Baker McKenzie, and Eversheds Sutherland, and at a wide variety of other firms of all sizes and types.
Others work as in-house counsel in companies, public authorities, and the Government Legal Service. We also have a significant number of alumni who are barristers, including several King’s Counsel.
This LLB in Law is recognised by the following professional regulatory bodies outside England and Wales:
- Bar Council of India
- Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysia
- Institute of Professional Legal Studies of Northern Ireland - please note the requirements regarding Law of Evidence
Entry Requirements
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
We welcome and value a wide range of qualifications, and we recognise that some students might take a mixture of different qualifications. We have listed typical examples that we accept for entry.
You should hold or be working towards the specified English and Mathematics requirements and one of the examples of typical entry qualifications listed below. If your qualifications aren’t listed, or if you are taking a combination of qualifications that isn’t specified, please contact Admissions.
- English and Mathematics
All applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in English Language and Mathematics at minimum grade C or grade 4.
We accept a wide range of English Language qualifications, please see our English Language equivalencies(opens in a new window) page.
- Contextual Offers
UEA are committed to ensuring that Higher Education is accessible to all, regardless of their background or experiences. One of the ways we do this is through our contextual admissions schemes(opens in a new window).
- Typical UK Entry Requirements
A levels
AAB
Contextual offer: BBB
BTEC
Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD
Contextual offer: DDM
Combinations of BTEC and A levels
Extended Diploma: DDD
Diploma: DD plus B at A level.
Contextual Offer: DD plus C at A level.
Extended Certificate: D plus AB at A level.
Contextual Offer: D plus BB at A level.
BTEC in Public Services, Uniformed Services and Business Administration are all excluded from our BTEC offers.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass Access to HE Diploma with Distinction in 36 credits at Level 3 and Merit in 9 credits at Level 3.
T levels
Not accepted.
- Further Examples of Typical Entry Requirements
International Baccalaureate
33 points overall
Irish Leaving Certificate
4 subjects at H2, 2 subjects at H3
Scottish Highers
AAAAA
Scottish Advanced Highers
BBC
A combination of Advanced Highers and Highers may be acceptable.
- Deferred Entry
We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
We welcome and value a wide range of qualifications, and we recognise that some students might take a mixture of different qualifications. We have listed typical examples that we accept for entry.
You should hold or be working towards the specified English and Mathematics requirements and one of the examples of typical entry qualifications listed below. If your qualifications aren’t listed, or if you are taking a combination of qualifications that isn’t specified, please contact Admissions.
- English and Mathematics
All applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in English Language and Mathematics at minimum grade C or grade 4.
We accept a wide range of English Language qualifications, please see our English Language equivalencies(opens in a new window) page.
- Typical International Entry Requirements
We accept many international qualifications for entry to this course. For specific details about your country, view our information for International Students(opens in a new window).
A levels
AAB
BTEC
Level 3 Extended Diploma: DDD in related
Combinations of BTEC and A levels
Extended Diploma: DDD
Diploma: DD plus B at A level.
Extended Certificate: D plus AB at A level.
BTEC in Public Services, Uniformed Services and Business Administration are all excluded from our BTEC offers
International Baccalaureate
33 points overall
- INTO UEA
If you do not meet the academic and/or English language requirements for direct entry our partner, INTO UEA offers progression on to this undergraduate degree upon successful completion of a preparation programme. Depending on your interests, and your qualifications you can take a variety of routes to this degree.
- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
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IELTS: 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components)
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies(opens in a new window) for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
If you do not yet meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the English skills necessary for successful undergraduate study.
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- Deferred Entry
We welcome applications from students who have already taken or intend to take a gap year. We believe that a year between school and university can be of substantial benefit. You are advised to indicate your reason for wishing to defer entry on your UCAS application.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all undergraduate applicants.
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Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
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Scholarships and Bursaries
We are committed to ensuring that costs do not act as a barrier to those aspiring to come to a world leading university and have developed a funding package to reward those with excellent qualifications and assist those from lower income backgrounds. View our range of Scholarships(opens in a new window) for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of additional course-related costs.
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