LLB Law, Media & Creative Industries
About this course
The LLB (Hons) Law, Media & Creative Industries is an undergraduate law degree exploring the intersection of legal systems and the media and creative sectors, including a compulsory foundation year. Core topics include Research Methods, Financial Analysis, Legal Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course includes an optional 30-week placement year. The foundation year introduces academic skills, communication projects, contemporary society, and law and government through modules such as Academic & Professional Media Practice, Collaborative Communication Project, Understanding Contemporary Britain, and Law & Government. The first year covers foundational legal subjects including Legal Skills & Systems, Contract Law, Constitutional Law, and Criminal Law. The second year examines Tort Law, Administrative Law, Entertainment & Sports Law, and Land Law, alongside optional modules covering topics such as business structures, artificial intelligence, and employment frameworks. The final year comprises core studies in the Dissertation, Law of Trusts & Estates, and Intellectual Property Law, with further optional modules available in areas such as publishing, social media management, commercial law, literature and human rights, and celebrity cultures.
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Entry requirements
For 2027 entry: 112–128 UCAS tariff points (A-level grades BBC–ABB) including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent qualifications. We also accept a wide range of vocational qualifications including BTEC Extended Diploma (grade DMM–DDM) and T Levels (Merit).
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 95%: 19 offers from 20 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 134 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 70%
- Learning opportunities: 74%
- Assessment and feedback: 75%
- Academic support: 81%
- Organisation and management: 61%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 62%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 165 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 86%
- Left higher education: 13%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 290 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 13%
- London: 32%
- South East: 25%
- South West: 23%
Who gets in
Based on about 145 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 94%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- Foundation course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Academic & Professional Media Practice
- Collaborative Communication Project
- Understanding Contemporary Britain
- Law & Government
- Legal Skills & Systems
- Contract Law
- Constitutional Law
- Professional Practice, Employability & Skills
- Human Rights Law
- Criminal Law
- Tort Law
- Administrative Law
- Entertainment & Sports Law
- Land Law
- Business Law
- AI & Emerging Technology
- Employment Law
- Dissertation
- Law of Trusts & Estates
- Intellectual Property Law
- Writing, Editing & Publishing
- Social Media Management
- Commercial Law
- Literature, Law & Human Rights
- Celebrity Cultures & Digital Identities
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law, Media & Creative Industries at Bournemouth University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 3 years, £31,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £37,000. The £31,500 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Law.
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law, Media & Creative Industries at Bournemouth University?
70% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Law, Media & Creative Industries at Bournemouth University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 108 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for LLB Law, Media & Creative Industries at Bournemouth University?
95% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 19 offers from 20 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does LLB Law, Media & Creative Industries at Bournemouth University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year.
How many students continue on LLB Law, Media & Creative Industries at Bournemouth University?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 13% left higher education.