Course outline

The educational aims of this programme are:

1. To help you develop a fundamental knowledge and understanding of the main institutions of the English legal system.

2. To help you develop an appreciation and desire to learn, based on competent intellectual and practical skills.

3. To ensure you have attained the prescribed level of interdisciplinary language competence.

The programme will be delivered using a combination of the following:

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Self-directed study

Lectures

This teaching method will deliver basic module material. Each module has 4 hours’ contact time per week, which is normally delivered in 2-hour blocks. No period of contact should exceed 50 minutes at one time without a minimum of a 10- minute break.

Tutorial

These sessions are held to help you prepare for specific topics. They also provide an easy atmosphere for you to interact with your classmates and build on each other’s knowledge and skills. For each module, there is a weekly one-hour tutorial session.

Self-directed study

You will be expected to undertake a minimum number of hours in individual study per week in order to support the skills, knowledge and understanding presented in each lecture and tutorial session. These hours are expected to increase as you approach formal assessments. The ability to expand your learning by creating effective self-directed study patterns is a transferable skill that is fundamental to academic success.

Formative assessment

This is a key aspect of the programme and is varied to ensure that you have a variety of learning opportunities. Types of individual and group formative assessment methods will include presentations, individual and group work, and peer review.

Resources

You will be provided with access to a range of online resources through the student portal, and electronic journals and books are available through the Brunel University e-resources gateway. Guest speakers from relevant industries may also provide additional perspectives.

This pathway leads to the following Brunel University London degrees:

• Law with Professional Placement LLB (Hons)
• Law with Criminal Justice (Professional Placement) LLB (Hons)
• Law with International Arbitration and Commercial Law (Professional Placement) LLB (Hons)

Careers and your future

You will leave Brunel with a firm grounding in law and solid legal knowledge, allowing you to be flexible in your future choices. After graduating, you may want to pursue a Master’s of Law (LLM), which will prepare you for work in the corporate world and government, as well as legal roles in the humanitarian, civil and criminal fields.