Law @ a glance

What?

Undergraduate Pathway in Law *

The Undergraduate Pathway in Law is a single four stage course that provides students with additional support to enable them to better deal with the demands of their degree studies. This Pathway ensures that students have the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in their LLB studies.

 

* Subject to approval

Why?

  • Three possible start dates (October, February, June)
  • No 1 Ranked Modern University for Law in London and Home Counties (Complete University Guide 2010)
  • Accelerated 3 year Pathway

How?

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The University of Hertfordshire’s School of Law is one of the largest and most innovative law schools in the country, frequently ranked among the top five law schools of modern UK universities. In 2010 the Complete University Guide named the University of Hertfordshire the best modern university for Law in London and the Home Counties.

The School of Law has recently moved to a new purpose-built centre at the de Havilland campus. The School is host to a range of specialist law facilities including a simulated courtroom, a 24/7 Learning Resources Centre featuring a specialist law library, and hi-tech computing suites with online access to legal and commercial databases.

Based within easy reach of St Albans Crown Court and local legal practices, the School is able to successfully manage its community partnerships through professional work-based training, which allows students to apply their studies to actual cases with guidance from experienced solicitors. The School also boasts a wide range of co-curricular activities such as law clinics, street law, public lectures and mock trials. Students also have the opportunity to gain valuable experience and academic credit working as legal advisers in the Professional Work-Based Learning module.

The School has an excellent graduate employment record, and its partnerships with overseas academic institutions mean its courses are taught as far afield as China, Greece and Malaysia.

 

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

University Foundation

First Year Degree

Second Year Degree

Location: HIC at the University of Hertfordshire

Intakes: October, February and June

Duration: Two semesters

Modules

  • Interactive Learning Skills and
  • Communications
  • Introduction to Contract Law
  • Introduction to Criminal Law
  • Introduction to English Legal System
  • Introduction to Mass Communications
  • Legal Ethics
  • Principles of Computing
  • Research Methods and Skills

Course fee: £7,000 (Feb 2012) £7,500 (Oct 2012)

Location: University of Hertfordshire School of Law

Duration: Two semesters

Course fee:  £9,000

Location: University of Hertfordshire School of Law

Duration: Two semesters

Course fee: £9,000

Popular Careers

University of Hertfordshire degree pathways

Stage 4

Potential Career Paths:

  • Barrister
  • Court Clerk
  • Paralegal
  • Solicitor

Successful completion of this pathway leads to the award of:

  • LLB (Hons) Law
  • LLB (Hons) Government and Politics
  • LLB (Hons) Commercial Law

LLB (Hons) Accelerated (two-year) pathway

If you achieve the required grades at Stage 1, you may be able to complete your studies in another two years through the accelerated pathway. This means you study the six remaining semesters of the undergraduate degree in a shorter time by studying an extra semester in two summers.

Final Year Degree

Location: University of Hertfordshire School of Law

Duration: Two semesters

Course fee: £9,000

University of Hertfordshire fees are a guide only and are subject to change.