Canterbury Christ Church University - Law with International Relations

Canterbury Christ Church University

Law with International Relations

An alternative approach to gaining a qualifying Law degree is to study on one of our ‘Law with’ degrees. These share the same core Law components as the LLB Single Honours but allow you to study another subject alongside Law to gain different insights and experience to build your own career pathway.

Study Law with International Relations and join a challenging, vibrant and friendly community, led by an experienced team of academics, practitioners, solicitors, barristers and international lawyers.

Your Qualifying Law degree will enable you to progress to the vocational stage of lawyer’s training, to qualify as either a solicitor or barrister. This original and innovative course has been designed in consultation with senior managers to give you both a theoretical and practical experience.

As part of your degree, you will have the option to get involved with practical justice including opportunities to shadow a local judge and experience live mediations from our in-house Mediation Clinic. Through our strong links with the local community, Citizens Advice, and local courts, you will have the opportunity to act as a Community Legal Companion for unrepresented parties at court. This is an excellent opportunity for you to gain hands-on work experience in a legal setting.

Entry Requirements

A typical offer would be 96-120 UCAS Tariff points including BBB at A2 level, or equivalent.

For more information on the IELTS (International English language Testing System) requirements for this course,

Career Prospects

In addition to all our LLB degrees being Qualifying Law Degrees, we have designed our degrees in consultation with external stakeholders, such as local law practitioners as well as a range of local organisations. This ensures we help you to develop the skills which are highly valued by employers, with examples including; written and verbal communication, initiative, time management, flexibility and teamwork.

Many graduates use these skills to become a barrister or solicitor, but others establish careers in education, public services, human resource management, management generally, as paralegals, chartered secretaries or in financial services. This qualification can also be used to progress on to postgraduate study in law, such as an LLM, or in related areas such as management, marketing and accountancy.

Course Details

In Year 1, you'll typically experience an interactive style of learning involving workbooks and computer-aided assessment as part of your fundamental grounding in legal methodology. You'll study aspects of international relations including key political thinkers and contemporary global politics.

As you progress to Years 2 and 3, you'll deepen your knowledge, hone your skills and work with increasing independence. You'll be able to select optional modules enabling you to focus on complex areas of law, which you'll study in depth.

As part of the Intellectual Property Law module, you'll have the opportunity to visit the World Intellectual Property Organisation and the World Trade Organisation in Geneva.

As part of the European Law module, you'll have the opportunity to visit a number of international courts and institutions of the EU such as the European Court of Justice, the European Parliament, the International Criminal Court or the International Court of Justice in Strasbourg, The Hague and Brussels.

Year 1

Contract Law
Criminal Law
English Legal Systems
Introduction to Obligations
Key Political Thinkers
Contemporary Global Politics

Year 2

Theories of International Relations
Global Governance
Public Law I
Public Law II
Land Law
Law of Torts

Year 3

European Law
Equity And Trusts
Foreign Policy Analysis
Women And Crime
Tax Law
Medical Law
Family Law
International Justice And Human Rights
Employment Law
Civil Litigation & Client Care
Comparative Criminal Law
Internet, Law & Society
Intellectual Property Law
Individual Study
Parliamentary Studies (Optional Core)
Contemporary Security: Theory & Practice (Optional Core)

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