LLB Law (Extended Degree)
About this course
LLB (Hons) in Law (Extended Degree), a law degree incorporating a compulsory foundation year designed to prepare students for undergraduate legal study. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Legal Analysis, Historical Research, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes an optional placement year and an optional year abroad. The course begins with a foundation year featuring compulsory modules such as Academic and Professional Practice I, Academic and Professional Practice II, Contract Law, Criminal Law, English Legal System, Skills for Academic Success in a UK University, and Tort Law. Subsequent years introduce core studies including Land Law, Public Law, Law and Society, Law and Ethics, Academic Practice for Law, Law in Action, and Project: Lives, Trials and the Law. Optional modules allow students to explore diverse areas such as Human Rights and Law Reform, Jurisprudence, Animal Law, Medical Law, Family Law, Company Law, and Intellectual Property Law. Students can also choose practical experience through modules like Student Law Office: Advice Clinic and Student Law Office: Advice and Representation, alongside options to undertake a study abroad semester, a study abroad year, or a work placement year.
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Entry requirements
UCAS Tariff: 56 to 72 Tariff Points Subject requirements: There are no specific subject requirements for this course.
What students say
Based on about 98 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 72%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 520 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 9%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 400 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 52%
- North West: 13%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 23%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 4%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 585 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 1%
- Foundation course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 7%
- Other qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Law and Society
- Law and Ethics
- Academic Practice for Law
- Law in Action
- Project: Lives, Trials and the Law
- Criminal Law
- Contract Law
- English Legal System
- Academic and Professional Practice I
- Tort Law
- Academic and Professional Practice II
- Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
- Land Law
- Public Law
- Human Rights and Law Reform
- Property Issues in Practice
- Inquests
- Jurisprudence
- Law and Literature
- Gender, Sexuality, and Law
- Animal Law
- Northumbria Law School Study Abroad Semester
- A Legal Lens: Seeing The Law Differently
- Evidence for the Practitioner
- Law, Film and Popular Culture
- Regulating Innovation: Law, Technology and Governance
- Advanced Law of Obligations
- Introduction to Business Law
- Introduction to Criminal Procedure
- Introduction to the Student Law Office
- Northumbria Law School Study Abroad Year
- Northumbria Law School Placement Year
- Equity and Trusts
- Dissertation
- Law of the European Union
- Intellectual Property Law
- Sentencing and Punishment
- Commercial Contracts
- Medical Law
- Family Law
- Introduction to Comparative and International Criminal Law
- Employment Law
- Company Law
- International Law
- Sports Law
- Legal History
- International Family Law
- The Law of Outer Space
- Maritime Law
- Fashion Law
- Student Law Office: Advice Clinic
- Environment and Sustainability
- Aviation Law
- Disability Law
- Law in the Community
- Consumer Law
- Student Law Office: Advice and Representation
- Policy and Law Reform Clinic
- Street Law: Empowering Communities
- Refugee Law and Refugee Journeys
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £38,500. The £31,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Law.
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Law (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University?
The typical offer is CA at A level. The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
Does LLB Law (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on LLB Law (Extended Degree) at Northumbria University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 9% left higher education.