Law in Practice with Politics, LLB (Hons)

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Course Overview

Combine your law degree with an exploration of national and international politics, and a year-long professional placement with our LLB Law in Practice with Politics.

This 4-year programme provides a comprehensive grounding in the core areas covered by a law degree. As your studies progress, you can choose from a wide range of specialised subject areas of law with an extensive list of over forty optional modules to choose from. Your third year will be spent at a paid internship in a legal setting, allowing you to experience legal practice firsthand, and pick up key skills that will be infinitely useful in your future career.

Alongside this, you will study key aspects of British and international politics, public policy, political theory, philosophy, and  peace and conflict.

All of our undergraduate law programmes contain the foundations of legal knowledge needed to enter the legal profession. Our programmes provide a strong foundation for students who may wish to take the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) in the future and satisfy the academic stage of training required by the Bar Standards Board for those wishing to become barristers.

If you would like to complete a 3-year LLB without a year in practice, please visit our LLB Law with Politics course page.

Why Law in Practice with Politics at Swansea?

Based across the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law and the School of Social Sciences, you will benefit from being part of two lively and diverse environments that keep students at their heart.

Swansea University has an established and growing reputation for teaching and research in both law and politics and is consistently recognised as a source of expertise and as having an impact on policy and practice in a diverse range of fields. We are also wholly committed to continuous improvement in teaching and learning, and to putting students at the centre of our activities.

You will be supported by our established Employability Team to help you secure a placement in a legal service environment for your third year, which will have tangible benefits for your future career path and employment.

Law at Swansea is ranked:

  • Top 125 in the World (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025)
  • Top 150 in the World (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025)

Politics at Swansea is ranked:

  • 4th in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2025)
  • Top 10 in the UK for Teaching Quality (Times Good University Guide 2025)

Your Law in Practice with Politics Experience

The LLB Law in Practice with Politics is focused on providing you with both the skills and knowledge that you will need for your future career.

We offer an inclusive, student-focused learning environment and community. Modules are delivered and assessed in a variety of ways and you will be encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning, to work independently as well as with others, to act professionally, and to master new skills.

As well as teaching and learning activities we offer a broad range of opportunities for you to get involved: from research-based placements, to working with clients, to developing advocacy and other skills. Our thriving Law Clinic offers students the opportunity to get involved in giving advice to clients and we have programmes of extra-curricular mooting, negotiation and interviewing.

You will be studying in one of the select departments in the UK to offer the British Parliamentary Studies module, where you will be taught by our specialist academic staff and Members of Parliament, and you will visit the House of Commons. You will also have the competitive option of undertaking a work placement module with the Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament, working closely with Members of the Senedd.

Our undergraduate degree structure, with its range of final year optional modules, gives you plenty of scope to tailor your studies to your particular interests, career goals, or ambitions. 

We offer a variety of additional work placement opportunities in a wide range of settings.

Law in Practice with Politics Employment Opportunities

Studying a law degree can lead to a range of careers. We aim to equip students with multiple skills to enhance their graduate prospects. Our graduates go on to a wide variety of careers, which include being a:

  • Barrister, Civil Servant, Legal Executive, Paralegal, Police Officer, Prison Officer, Researcher, Solicitor, Stockbroker or Trading Standards Officer

Adding a political viewpoint to your degree also opens doors to careers in:

  • Education, Government and Politics, Humanitarian Organisations, Business, Media and Public Relation, or Public Services

 

Modules

Years 1 and 2 consist of the core areas of a law degree, with the option to select some of your own modules in year 2.

Year 3 (Level S) will be spent at a paid internship in a legal setting. You will take the internship module (LA-S000) and be assessed throughout the year and receive an overall module mark with feedback for each element. If the mark attained for your placement year (Level S) is not to your advantage (i.e. does not improve your overall weighted average) then it will not be counted towards your overall degree classification.

Year 4 consists entirely of optional modules allowing you to shape your own learning, with over thirty to choose from.

Throughout your second and fourth years. you'll get to choose from an extensive list of over forty optional modules, with more information below.

Law in Practice with Politics, LLB (Hons)