LLB Law
About this course
LLB (Hons) Law is an undergraduate law degree centred on legal analysis, reasoning, and applied perspectives within the discipline. Core topics include Research Methods. The course is taught using problem-based learning methods where students work in small student law firms. The first year covers the foundations through Foundations in Law 1, Legal Concepts, and Legal and Professional Skills. The second year builds competence via modules such as Foundations in Law 4, Advanced Legal Skills, and Foundations in Law 5, alongside optional studies in areas like Family Law and Healthcare Law. The final year involves compulsory case study modules including Corporate Commercial Case Study and Criminal Law, Criminal Process and Children Case Study. Optional modules span subjects such as Company Law, Financial Crime, and Art Law, with an option to complete an Advanced Law Project (Dissertation).
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA IB: 36 Points BTEC: D*DD
Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 8 UCAS decisions for LLB Law (M100) at the University of York for 2027 entry so far: 8 offers. The published offer is AAA at A level. The first offer was posted on 8 October.
What students say
Based on about 119 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 62%
- Academic support: 83%
- Organisation and management: 81%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 70%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 260 students who started
- Continued on course: 96%
- Left higher education: 3%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 132 graduates who answered
- Working: 66%
- Working and studying: 17%
- Further study: 8%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Legal professionals: 44%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 11%
- Administrative occupations: 6%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 4%
- Elementary occupations: 4%
- Find their work meaningful: 86%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 81%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 71%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 175 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 27%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 4%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 27%
- South East: 8%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 2%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 305 students who started
- A levels: 92%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
- Other qualifications: 3%
- No formal qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Foundations in Law 1
- Legal Concepts
- Legal and Professional Skills
- Foundations in Law 2
- Foundations in Law 3
- Introduction to Law & Society
- Foundations in Law 4
- Advanced Legal Skills
- Foundations in Law 5
- Foundations in Law 6
- Human Rights: Law, Power and Global Challenges
- Family Law
- Law and Society
- Law and the Business Environment
- Healthcare Law
- Philosophy of Law
- Current Issues in Criminal Justice
- History of Law and the State
- Law, Commerce and Finance
- Corporate Commercial Case Study
- Criminal Law, Criminal Process and Children Case Study
- Housing, Welfare and Immigration Case Study
- Civil Employment & Discrimination Case Study
- Counter-terrorism & Media Case Study
- Advanced Law Project (Dissertation)
- Advanced Law project (Applied)
- Company Law
- Criminal Trial: Evidence, Proof and Persuasion
- Art Law
- Public Interest Litigation Lab
- Private International Law
- Family Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Clinic
- Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law
- Asylum: Theory, Law and Practice of the International Protection of Refugees
- International Trade Law and Regulation
- Intellectual Property
- Law, Gender and Sexuality
- Personal Property Law
- Law and Emotion
- The Business of Trusts
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Theory
- Legal Practice, AI and Computer Science
- Law and History
- Financial Crime
- Principles of Financial Regulation
- Family Law in Practice
- Public International Law
- International Human Rights Law
- Transnational Crime
- Law, Commerce and Finance Transactions
- Crime and Punishment
- International Criminal Justice
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law at University of York earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £30,500 after 3 years, £44,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £30,500 and £60,500. The £44,000 median after five years is £12,500 more than the UK median for Law.
What do graduates of LLB Law at University of York do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law at University of York?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for LLB Law at University of York?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 157 UCAS points. Applicants who posted offers on UniScout for 2027 entry were most often predicted A*AA.
When does the University of York send offers for LLB Law?
For 2027 entry, applicants have posted 8 decisions for this course on UniScout. The first offer was posted on 8 October, and the most decisions so far arrived in October.
Does LLB Law at University of York 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 at University of York?
96% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.