LLB Law with Politics (Placement Year)
About this course
LLB Hons in Law with Politics (Placement Year), a politics and international relations and law degree centred on legal and political frameworks. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Legal Analysis, Policy Analysis, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes a dedicated work placement year in the third year. The first year covers core legal and political foundations through modules such as Legal Systems and Sources, Legal Systems and Justice, Contract Law, Criminal Law, Public Law, and Parties, Populism and Protest. The second year examines advanced legal principles and political theories with compulsory modules including Tort Law, Land Law, Theories of Power and the State, and Understanding Political Research, alongside numerous optional choices such as Legal Tech and Innovation, Financial Crime, and Human Rights and Civil Liberties. Following the third-year work placement, the final year features core study in Equity and Trusts Law alongside a wide selection of optional modules covering areas such as Healthcare Law and Ethics, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property Law and Policy, Parliamentary Studies, and the opportunity to undertake a Law Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
What students say
Based on about 104 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 72%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 305 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 5%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 66 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 18%
- Further study: 11%
- Unemployed: 2%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 82%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 78%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 66%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 175 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 59%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 14%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 340 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 2%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Legal Systems and Sources
- Legal Systems and Justice
- Contract Law
- Criminal Law
- Public Law
- Parties, Populism and Protest
- Tort Law
- Land Law
- Theories of Power and the State
- Understanding Political Research
- Legal Tech and Innovation
- Law and Young People
- Financial Crime
- Human Rights and Civil Liberties
- European Union Law
- Business Law and Practice
- Commercial Law
- Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Family Law
- International Law
- International Law on Force, Territory and Human Rights
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution
- Employment Law
- Democracy, Dictatorship and Everything in Between
- Who Governs Britain? Policy, Politics and Political Change
- Global Superpowers
- Politics of the Global South
- Work Based Learning Year
- Equity and Trusts Law
- Healthcare Law and Ethics
- Environmental Law
- Inheritance Law
- Human Rights, Mass Atrocities and Transitional Justice
- Contemporary Issues in Corporate Governance
- Intellectual Property Law and Policy
- Sex Crimes and Sexual Offending
- Immigration and Asylum Law
- Law Dissertation
- Company Law
- Evidence
- Street Law
- Democracy Under Pressure
- Critical Political Theory
- Parliamentary Studies
- Policymaking in the Real World
- The Politics of Borders and Migration
- The Politics of Crises and the Future of Governance
- Politics of the Middle East and Asia Pacific
- Russia and China
- Politics of Latin America and Africa
- Europe and America
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law with Politics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £32,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £45,000. The £32,500 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of LLB Law with Politics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University do next?
89% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law with Politics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Law with Politics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 136 UCAS points.
Does LLB Law with Politics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on LLB Law with Politics (Placement Year) at Lancaster University?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.