Law BA(Hons)

Why choose this course?

The Law BA(Hons) field has been designed for those students who are interested in studying law but who do not necessarily intend to pursue a career in the legal profession. It has a broader focus than our LLB courses and is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills suitable for a range of different careers, such as in business, politics, and the police to name but a few.

Students who achieve lower second class marks or above, in all of their level four assessments will be eligible to request transfer to the second year of the LLB, if they wish to do so.

The major, half and minor fields also provide opportunities to broaden the focus of a student's education by making it possible to combine the study of law with another field of study

If you would like to study Law BA(Hons) as a half or minor field with an arts or science subject, please see the separate entry.

What will you study?

You will learn about the role of law in society, the English legal system, and how law structures the state. You will also study core areas of criminal law, contract law and tort law (ie civil wrongs and trespass).

Students will also have a dedicated module in their first and second year of study which focuses on specific careers both related, and non related to the legal profession, for which the degree forms a good basis. Students will learn practical skills which relate to these career paths and learn about relevant recruitment processes and techniques.

A wide range of option modules enables you to study skills such as mediation and topics such as immigration law, medical law or employment law. In addition, you will have the option to undertake a year-long work placement, meaning you graduate in four years instead of three.

Find out more by watching videos of our lecturers talking about some of the modules that undergraduate law students take at Kingston University:

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Legal Systems and Method
• Contract Law
• Public Law
• Skills and careers

Year 2

• Tort Law
• Criminal Law
• Advanced skills and careers
• 30 credits of options

• 30 credits of options

  Option modules may include:

  • Administration of Justice;
  • Agency and Partnership Law;
  • Criminology;
  • Law and Immigration;
  • Public International Law; and/or
  • Language.
  
   

Year 3

• Option modules

• Option modules

  You will have a free choice of option modules in Year 3.

  Option modules may include:

  • Commercial Law;
  • Criminal Justice;
  • Employment Law;
  • International Criminal Law;
  • International Trade Law; and/or
  • Mediation (with the possibility of accreditation).