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Queen Mary, University of London

Bachelor Degree , European Union Law

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Course Description

Our LLB in English and European Law gives you the chance to experience life in a European country, study law in a different jurisdiction, and diversify your legal portfolio beyond the UK.

This four-year degree follows the same module structure as the traditional Law LLB, with an additional year studying abroad. We have well-established relationships with universities throughout the European Union, including Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy and Greece, where tuition is taught in English; and in France, Germany and Spain, where tuition is taught in the native language.

In your first year you’ll study the core principles of law and learn the skills you need to read and apply legal documents, such as Acts of Parliament, EU legislation and case reports. Your second and final years will allow you to choose from a broad range of specialist fields – such as human rights law, criminology, intellectual property and medical negligence.

You can be confident of an enriching and exciting experience wherever you go, and your time spent abroad will give you a solid understanding of a European legal system and expand your general legal knowledge - aiding your final year of study, which you’ll complete back in London.

Course Content

YEAR 1

  • Elements of Contract Law
  • Land Law
  • Law in Context
  • Law of the European Union
  • Public Law

 

YEAR 2

Compulsory

  • Criminal Law
  • Equity and Trusts
  • Tort Law

Plus one full or two half modules from the list below.

Full modules

  • Comparative European Law
  • Comparative Law: Asian and African Legal Systems
  • Criminology (also available as a half module)
  • Cultural Diversity and the Law
  • Dissertation
  • Family Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Commercial Transactions
  • International Environmental Law
  • International Human Rights
  • Labour Law
  • Law, Modernity and the Holocaust
  • Law of Evidence
  • Modern Legal History
  • Public International Law
  • Revenue Law
  • United Kingdom Human Rights Law
  • Use of Force in International Law

Half modules

  • Comparative European Law: European Legal Systems
  • Comparative Law: European Integration
  • Democracy and Justice
  • Law and Literature: Justice in Crisis
  • Law and Literature: The Foundations of Law
  • Law, Justice and Ethics

 

YEAR 3

You’ll spend your third academic year studying law at a university outside the UK under the Erasmus scheme. You’ll select your host institution midway through your second year. Due to the spirit of Erasmus, your overseas placement should be in a country where you haven’t previously lived.

Queen Mary currently partners with the following universities:

Tuition in English

  • Belgium – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  • Denmark – University of Copenhagen
  • Sweden - Stockholm University
  • Greece – Aristotle University Thessaloniki
  • Italy – Università di Bologna
  • Italy – Bocconi University Milan
  • Netherlands – Universiteit Leiden
  • Netherlands - Universiteit Utrecht

Tuition in native language

  • France – Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II)*
  • France – Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris I)*
  • Germany – Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Spain – La Universidad Complutense de Madrid

 

YEAR 4

Compulsory

  • Jurisprudence and Legal Theory

Plus full or half modules totalling three full modules from the list below. You can also choose to write a dissertation on a legal topic of your choice as an alternative to a taught module.

Full modules

  • Commercial and Consumer Law 
  • Comparative European Law
  • Comparative Law: Asian and African Legal Systems
  • Company Law 
  • Criminology (also available as a half module)
  • Cultural Diversity and the Law
  • Dissertation
  • Family Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Commercial Transactions
  • International Environmental Law
  • International Human Rights
  • Labour Law
  • Law and Medical Ethics 
  • Law, Modernity and the Holocaust
  • Law of Evidence
  • Media Law 
  • Medical Negligence 
  • Modern Legal History
  • Public International Law
  • Revenue Law
  • United Kingdom Human Rights Law
  • Use of Force in International Law

Half modules

  • Comparative European Law: European Legal Systems
  • Comparative Law: European Integration
  • Democracy and Justice
  • Law and Literature: Justice in Crisis
  • Law and Literature: The Foundations of Law
  • Law, Justice and Ethics

 

*If you choose to study at Panthéon-Assas or Panthéon-Sorbonne, you’ll need to complete a two-year French language course at Queen Mary.

At Panthéon-Assas, you can choose the regular or intensive programme path. The intensive ‘Licence’ path will give you a French undergraduate law degree, unlike the regular path, and involves more lectures and seminars with less module choice. All students at Panthéon-Assas and Sorbonne - including French native speakers - have to complete a two-year French language course at Queen Mary. 

 

Entry Requirements

A-Level :- Grades A*AA at A-Level. Excludes General Studies and Critical Thinking.

IB :- International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum of 36 points overall, including 6,6,6 from three Higher Level subjects.

BTEC :- See our detailed subject and grade requirements.

Access HE :- We consider applications from students with the Access to Higher Education Diploma. We will hold all UCAS applications until January before drawing up a shortlist based on the information in the UCAS form about your pre-Access experience, academic record, personal statement and academic reference. In February and March, applicants are shortlisted and an updated academic reference may be requested. A shortlisted applicant may be invited for interview or further assessment. The minimum academic requirement is to achieve 60 credits overall, with 45 credits at Level 3, all of which must be at Distinction. (The School of Law may specify particular Level 3 subjects in which we require a Distinction.) Typically, successful candidates are aged 21 and above at the start of the Access programme.

GCSE :- At least six GCSE passes at grades AAAABB or 777766 are required, including English and Mathematics.

Contextualised admissions :- We consider every application on its individual merits and will take into consideration your individual educational experiences and context. More information on how academic schools and programmes use this information as part of the admissions process, can be found on our contextualised admissions pages.

Assessment Methods

The English and European Law LLB is assessed through examinations, coursework, oral presentations and mid-term essays. In your third year spent at a European university, assessment will focus on written assignments and examinations.

In the final year of all our law programmes, students have the option to research and write a dissertation on a legal topic in place of a taught module.

Additional Information

Degree :-  LLB (Hons)

Duration :-  4 years

Start :-  September 2019

UK/EU fees :-  £9,250

International fees :-  £19,500

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