LLB Law (Major) with Politics
About this course
LLB in Politics and International Relations and Law, examining legal frameworks alongside political systems. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Accounting, Legal Analysis, Policy Analysis, Clinical Skills, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students complete a supervised research project on an approved legal topic.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA IB: 36 points overall, including 6,6,6 at Higher Level.
What students say
Based on about 20 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 79%
- Learning opportunities: 73%
- Assessment and feedback: 65%
- Academic support: 76%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 60%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 30 graduates who answered
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Legal professionals: 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Media Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 75%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Recognised by the Law Society of Northern Ireland (LSNI) for the purpose of a Qualifying Law Degree.
Modules
- Perspectives on Politics
- Careers and Employability
- Constitutional and Administrative Law
- Contract Law
- Legal Methods & Skills
- Comparative Politics
- Contemporary Europe
- What is to be done? Sustainability, climate change and just energy transitions in the Anthropocene
- EU Law in a Changing World
- Torts
- Criminal Law
- Company Law and Corporate Governance
- Politics and Policy of the European Union
- Modern Political Thought
- The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies
- Irish Politics
- Studying Politics
- American Politics
- International Organisations
- British Politics in crisis?
- Identity Politics in Diverse Societies
- Political Economy of the Global South
- Equity & Trusts
- Land Law
- Research Project
- Gender and the Law
- Competition Law
- Contemporary Political Philoso
- Contemporary Critical Theory
- Gender and Politics
- Comparative Politics of the Middle East
- Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: The Politics of Unsustainability
- European Cultural Identities
- War and Visual Culture and Surveillance
- Politics of the Global Economy
- Contemporary Issues in British and Irish Human Rights
- Employment Law
- Legal Theory
- Sentencing
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Trade Law
- The Politics of the Far Right in Europe and the Americas
- Political Parties and Elections in Northern Ireland
- National and Ethnic Minorities in European Politics
- Challenges to contemporary party politics
- Politics, Public Administration and Policy-Making
- Asylum and Migration in Global Politics
- Security and Technology
- Business and Human Rights
- International Humanitarian Law
- International Criminal and Transitional Justice
- Criminal Liability
- Global Pol. Econ. of Energy
- Clinical Law
- Radical Hope:Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past
- Medical Law & Ethics
- Housing Law and Policy
- The Practice of Public Law Northern Ireland
- Law and Technology
- Evidence & Criminal Procedure
- Climate Emergency and the Limits of Environmental Law
- Careers and Placement Module
- The Law and the Dead
- Family Law
- European Union Foreign Policy
- Commercial Law
- Current Issues in EU Internal Market Law
- Canadian Constitutional Law
- The Politics of European Union Enlargement… and Withdrawal
- Political and Economic Development in Latin America
- Understanding Africa: Governance, Ethnicity and State Structures
- NATO: History & Current Developments
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law (Major) with Politics at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £30,500. The £27,000 median after fifteen months is £2,000 less than the UK median for Politics.
What do graduates of LLB Law (Major) with Politics at Queen's University Belfast do next?
100% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law (Major) with Politics at Queen's University Belfast?
79% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Law (Major) with Politics at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 161 UCAS points.
Is LLB Law (Major) with Politics at Queen's University Belfast accredited?
Yes. Recognised by the Law Society of Northern Ireland (LSNI) for the purpose of a Qualifying Law Degree.
How many students continue on LLB Law (Major) with Politics at Queen's University Belfast?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.