- Course description
- Course outline
- Career opportunities
- Assessment
- Entry requirements
- Fees
- Further information
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Department of Politics
ML12 BA/LawPolThree years
This joint honours degree, the first of its kind in the University of London, offers you the opportunity to study the closely related disciplines of Law and Politics side by side in a three-year programme. In the first year, you take constitutional law and the law of contract, together with introduction to politics and a full option or two half-options within the Department of Politics. In the second year, you are required to study administrative law and EU law, a further law subject (of your choice) and two subjects within the Department of Politics. In the third year, it is possible to specialise in one or other discipline, or to select a mixture of courses as before.
The programme is designed so that you could, by choosing the appropriate law options, obtain the usual exemptions from legal professional examinations, or alternatively you could focus on subjects in the Department of Politics. The degree is aimed at those who wish to pursue a career in which knowledge of both the legal and governmental systems is of major importance, and should appeal especially to those wishing to study public policy in its legal context.
Course outline
Year 1
- Public Law I (Constitutional Law)
- Common Law I (Law of Contract)
- Introduction to Politics
and either
- Comparative Government and Politics
or
- International Relations Since 1914
Year 2 (for students wishing to graduate with a qualifying law degree)
- Law of the European Union (half-module)
- Administrative Law (half-module)
- Law of Property I (Land Law)
- Criminal Law
- One module from Politics
Year 2 (non qualifying)
- Law of the European Union (half-module)
- Administrative Law (half-module)
- Three modules from Law or Politics of which one full module must be from Politics
Year 3 (for students wishing to graduate with a qualifying law degree)
- Common Law II (Law of Torts)
- Law of Property III
- One module from law and one module from Politics
Year 3 (non qualifying)
- Four option modules from either Law or Politics
- Students must do at least one module from Law and one module from Politics
Career opportunities
The joint honours degree in Law and Politics (BA/LawPol, LM21) can be structured in a way which allows you to gain exemptions from legal professional examinations, although the course is not intended primarily for a career in private legal practice.
Recent graduates have found employment in the civil service, political parties, trade unions, journalism and media, business and finance, social work and local government. You may also continue on to postgraduate degree courses in Politics (including area-studies), international relations, law, economics, business, history, philosophy and journalism.
Assessment
Assessment is mainly by examination, but some optional modules have an element of course work. Students in the final year of all the law programmes may choose to research and write a dissertation.
We welcome applications from candidates holding a wide variety of international qualifications. Please contact the Admissions Office on +44 (0)20 7882 5511 for further information.
Further information
Please contact:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 3924
For more information you can call the Enquiries Hotline (UK callers only) on Freephone 0800 376 1800. International students should contact the Admissions and Recruitment Office on +44 (0)20 7882 5511.
Department of Politics
For more information on the Department of politics, please see:Department of Politics website
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