LLB Senior Status
About this course
LLB (Hons) Senior Status is a law degree offering an accelerated two-year route to a qualifying law degree for students who already hold a university degree. Core topics include Legal Analysis and Research Methods. The programme is research-led and forms the first stage of the professional training required to qualify as a solicitor or a barrister. The first year covers the foundations of the legal system and core private law through Introduction to English Law and Legal Method, UK Constitutional Law, Tort Law, Contract Law, European Union Law, and Administrative Law and Human Rights. The second year moves into further compulsory doctrine with Criminal Law, Land Law and Trusts Law, alongside a compulsory Dissertation in a substantive area of law, supported by one-to-one research supervision. Students also select from a range of optional modules, which may include International Human Rights, Competition Law, Company Law, Intellectual Property Law, Law and Medicine, Media Law, Private International Law, Climate Change Law and Policy, International Criminal Law and Comparative Constitutional Law.
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What students say
Based on about 122 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 350 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 130 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 44%
- Working and studying: 19%
- Further study: 23%
- Unemployed: 4%
Most common jobs
- Legal professionals: 48%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 9%
- Elementary occupations: 7%
- Administrative occupations: 4%
- Finance Professionals: 3%
- Find their work meaningful: 71%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 58%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 205 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 13%
- North West: 11%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 35%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 4%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 395 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 98%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Other qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Tort Law [20 credits]
- Contract Law [20 credits]
- European Union Law [20 credits]
- UK Constitutional Law [20 credits]
- Administrative Law and Human Rights [ 20 credits]
- Introduction to English Law and Legal Method [20 credits]
- Dissertation [40 credits]
- Criminal Law [20 credits]
- Land Law [20 credits]
- Trusts Law [20 credits]
- Example optional modules
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Senior Status at Durham University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £36,000 after 3 years, £53,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £37,000 and £84,500. The £53,000 median after five years is £21,500 more than the UK median for Law.
What do graduates of LLB Senior Status at Durham University do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Senior Status at Durham University?
92% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Senior Status at Durham University?
The average entrant had 178 UCAS points.
How many students continue on LLB Senior Status at Durham University?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.