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2 Year Full Time
UCAS Code
85M8
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Start Date Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025 £ 9,535
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Course Overview

If you want to study law and already hold a degree in a different discipline from outside the UK, then this two-year Senior Status LLB is for you.

You will learn how the legal and criminal justice systems work in England and Wales and gain a comprehensive grounding in the core areas covered by a law degree.

Alongside the core compulsory modules, you can study optional modules from a wide range of subject areas, including: family law, employment law, cybercrime, competition law, and medical law.

Throughout your senior status degree, you will develop excellent research and analytical skills and learn to present your ideas effectively both verbally and in writing.

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.

Why Law (Senior Status) at Swansea?

Based at the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, you will benefit from being part of a lively and diverse research and teaching environment with students at its heart.

Swansea University has an established and growing reputation for law teaching and research. The School of Law is recognised as a source of expertise and as having an impact on policy and practice in a diverse range of fields of practice. The School is wholly committed to continuous improvement in teaching and learning, and to putting students at the centre of its activities.

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)

Your Law (Senior Status) Experience

We offer an inclusive, student-focussed learning environment and community. Modules are delivered and assessed in a variety of different 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.

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 range of work placement opportunities in a wide range of settings.

Law (Senior Status) 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, lecturer, legal executive, local government officer, paralegal, police officer, prison officer, researcher, solicitor, stockbroker or trading standards officer.

Modules

LLB Law (Senior Status) structure.

Your first year is made up of compulsory modules covering the core areas of a Law degree. You continue studying these core themes in your second year, together with a number of optional modules.

Modules

Year 1 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Public LawSeptember-June (TB1+2)30LAQ223
Tort LawSeptember-June (TB1+2)30LAQ224
Skills for the study of LawSeptember-June (TB1+2)20LAQ225
Legal SystemSeptember-January (TB1)10LAQ226
Contract LawSeptember-June (TB1+2)30LAQ227

Year 2 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule Code
Criminal LawSeptember-June (TB1+2)30LAQ335
Equity & TrustsSeptember-June (TB1+2)20LAQ338
Land LawSeptember-June (TB1+2)30LAQ339
Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Please select 20 credits from the list below. It is not a requirement for you to complete LAA339 Dissertation. If you would like to select Dissertation module, please ask application form from solstudy@swansea.ac.uk.

Semester 1 optional modules 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Family Law: Adult RelationshipsSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA302
Commercial SalesSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA303
Environmental Law 1 - Regulatory Law ApproachesSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA310
Employment Law: Rights and ObligationsSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA314
Counter-terrorism LawSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA320
Criminal EvidenceSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA321A
CybercrimeSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA328
Medical LawSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA330
JurisprudenceSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA335
Company Law: Incorporation, Constitution and ControlSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA336
Law dissertationSeptember-June (TB1+2)20LAA339There is an application procedure and there are eligibility criteria. If you intend to apply to take a dissertation module, please see the Dissertation Handbook on Canvas HUB:Law. While you wait to hear whether your application for dissertation is successful, please choose the module you would wish to take if you were not permitted to take the dissertation module. If you are accepted onto the dissertation module, we will make the necessary changes to your module selection.
Foundations in LegalTechSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA357
Clinical Legal EducationSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA366Available to a limited number of students.
EU Law in ContextSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA371
AdvocacySeptember-January (TB1)20LAA393Available to a limited number of students
Law of SuccessionSeptember-January (TB1)20LAA398
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Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Please select one module from the list below. It is not a requirement for you to complete LAA339 Dissertation. If you would like to select Dissertation module, please ask application form from solstudy@swansea.ac.uk.

Semester 2 optional modules 
Module NameModule DurationCreditsModule CodeGuidance
Family Law: Parents & ChildrenJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA301
World Trade LawJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA304
Law, Science and Technology (LST)January-June (TB2)20LAA3101
Law and the Nature CrisisJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA312
Employment Law: Enforcing RightsJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA315To select this module you must have pursued LAA314.
NegotiationsJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA317Available to a limited number of students. You are not able to take this module if you have pursued LAA233.
Criminal Evidence Law and PsychologyJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA323A
Human Rights LawJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA324
Foundations in Legal PracticeJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA326
Media LawJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA327
Human Rights & Social JusticeJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA329
Company Law: Governance, Rights and LiquidationJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA337To select this module you must have pursued LAA336.
Cymraeg y GyfraithJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA348This module is delivered in Welsh.
Canadian Constitutional LawJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA362
Clinical Legal EducationJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA367Available to a limited number of students.
Intellectual Property LawJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA391
The Law of Devolution in WalesJanuary-June (TB2)20LAA395

Entry Requirements

International students should refer to our country specific pages.

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How You're Taught

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.

Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching. 

Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study.  

This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

No Provision

Unfortunately, there is currently no formal Welsh-medium provision on this course. If you would like to let us know that you are interested in pursuing an element of your course through the medium of Welsh, please email astudio@abertawe.ac.uk to indicate your interest along with your year of entry and we will do our best to see what is possible.

Whilst this course does not offer academic content delivered in Welsh, the University can provide you with the following, and Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you:

  • An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
  • The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.
  • The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
  • A Welsh-speaking Personal Tutor.
  • One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
  • An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
  • Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

Meet Your Lecturers

Our law degrees are taught by experts, some of whom are experienced legal practitioners and all of whom have a wealth of legal knowledge to pass on to our students.

You can find out more about our academic expertise on our staff pages.

Tuition Fees

Start Date UK International
September 2024 £ 9,000 £ 16,550
September 2025 £ 9,535 £ 17,400

Fees for full time undergraduate UK students may increase in subsequent years of study in line with the maximum regulated fee level set by the Welsh Government

Fees for full time Undergraduate International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

  • Travel to and from campus
  • Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
  • Purchase of books or texts
  • Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

  • Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
  • Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
  • Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
  • Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
  • Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
  • Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal tutor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

  • Academic writing
  • Maths and statistics
  • Critical thinking
  • Time management
  • Digital skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Note taking
  • Revision, memory and exam techniques
  • English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Academic Support at the School of Law

Each student is assigned a Personal Tutor to help with:

  • Academic guidance
  • Personal development planning
  • Guidance on finding help with personal issues (which affect your wellbeing, attendance, and progress through University)

There are student representatives in each year of our law programme as well as a School representative for undergraduate students. The school also has a dedicated Student Information Office who will be able to offer academic assistance throughout your studies.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all schools. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as Sri Lanka, South Korea, Fiji, Bali, the USA and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

Additional Information

Student Societies

At Swansea, we have a range of law-focused societies, which offer opportunities for you to meet fellow students and take part in a variety of activities. These societies are all run for students, by students, and include:

  • The Law Society
  • The Bar Society
  • The Canadian Law Society
  • The Women in Law Society

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