Course overview
Our online LLB (Hons) Law degree provides you with thorough academic training in the discipline of law. It enables you to develop a critical awareness of common law and legal principles, build knowledge of the UK and EU legal systems and gain the analytical and problem-solving skills needed to build a successful career in this dynamic and challenging discipline. You study a wide range of topics and develop your expertise in specific areas of law.
Law is a widely recognised and highly respected subject and the knowledge gained will open up many opportunities for you to develop your career both inside and outside the legal field.
The LLB (Hons) Law is a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) approved by the relevant legal professional bodies and is the first step if you are considering practising law professionally.
Job outcomes
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Education
- Local and central government
- The voluntary sector or management
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
- 48 months – part-time
Entry requirements
1. Academic Entry Route
In order to satisfy the Academic Entry Route requirements for the LLB (Hons) Law degree you must have the following qualifications as a minimum:
- Three A-levels, or equivalent; plus
- If English is not your first language, IELTS (academic) 6.0 or equivalent.
- If you do not hold an IELTS or equivalent qualification, we require students to pass a free online English test
You are required to pass your initial assignment set during the first 21 days of the course in order to continue with your studies.
2. Work Experience Entry Route
To apply for the LLB (Hons) Law degree via our Work Experience Entry Route you must meet the following criteria:
- GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above, or equivalent
- Three years’ relevant work experience; plus
- If English is not your first language, IELTS (academic) 6.0 or equivalent
- If you do not hold an IELTS or equivalent qualification, we require students to pass a free online English test
You are required to pass your initial assignment set during the first 21 days of the course in order to continue with your studies.
Course features
You are supported throughout your course by a dedicated student adviser and have the opportunity to regularly interact with fellow students and your tutor. To ensure you receive the support you need from your tutor, we cap our class sizes at 20 students.
Assessment
We adopt an assignment-based approach to assessment instead of exams. LLB (Hons) Law assignments are based on real-life work experience and assessed by tutors on an ongoing basis.
You are always aware of your current provisional grade right from the start of the programme, allowing you to evaluate the success of your current study methods and identify areas to improve.
We believe that this transparency gives you the information you need to make the most of your course. We achieve this by:
- Showing your marks clearly in your grade book, which can be viewed whenever you log onto the learning platform
- The rapid turnaround of work assessed to ensure that your grade book is always up to date
- Assessing your work throughout the module rather than waiting for the end of year exams
- Ensuring you have regular contact with your student adviser
- The simplicity and transparency in the design of our assessment criteria
We also have a policy of ensuring that the work submitted by students is authentic. As well as the fact that all work is frequently assessed, we use a well-established electronic monitoring system to check for plagiarism.
On successful completion of your LLB (Hons) Law degree, you will be invited to attend a graduation ceremony at the University of Essex, Colchester campus.
Delivery
As we are a 100% online university, we utilise a virtual learning environment instead of a traditional campus. The system tracks and manages the learning process in real-time and provides you with immediate access to your learning materials.
This learning platform allows both students and tutors to actively take part in real-time conversations and you can listen to, and view, live lectures and seminars over the internet. All courses are delivered in English only.
Subjects
The LLB (Hons) Law is made up of the following modules and, upon completion, is equal to a total of 360 credits.
- Student online learning orientation
- Introduction to online legal information
- Researching legal issues
- Reading statutes
- Reading cases
- Academic honesty/originality checking
- Legal writing 1: legal essays
- Legal writing 2: Problem questions/problem solving (Problem-solving, application and critical thinking)
- Applying Law in practical situations: presentation, mooting and negotiation
- Introduction to the English Legal System
- Sources of Law 1: Legislations
- Sources of Law 2: The common law/ The doctrine of precedent
- Sources of Law 3: Statutory interpretation
- Sources of Law 4: EU and Council of Europe
- The structure of the courts
- Dispute resolution 1: The Criminal justice system
- Dispute resolution 2: The Civil Justice System
- Dispute resolution 3: Tribunals and ADR
- Nature of International Law and relationship with National Law
- Sources on International Law
- The Law of treaties
- Sovereignty
- Immunity
- Law of the sea
- Dispute resolution
- Use of force
- Human Rights
- Introduction to tortious liability
- Negligence: Duty of care 1
- Negligence: Duty of care 2
- Unit 4: Negligence: Duty of Care 3 – Public Authorities and the Ambulance Service
- Negligence: Breach of duty
- Negligence: Proof of Breach of Duty
- Negligence: Factual causation
- Negligence: Legal Causation/Remoteness of Damage
- Negligence: Pure economic loss
- Negligence: Psychiatric Injury
- Occupiers’ liability 1 – visitors
- Occupiers’ liability 2 – non-visitors
- Private Nuisance
- Public Nuisance
- Defamation: General Principles
- Defamation 2: Defences
- The Rule in Rylands v Fletcher
- Vicarious Liability
- Introduction to Equity and trusts
- Nature and classification of trusts
- Express trusts: certainties
- Express trusts: formalities
- Express trusts: constitution
- Variation of trusts
- Secret trusts
- Implied and resulting trusts
- Constructive trusts
- Trustees, powers and duties: 1
- Trustees, powers and duties: 2
- Breach of trust
- Fiduciary duties
- Third party liability
- Charities
- Tracing and proprietary remedies 1
- Tracing and proprietary remedies 2
- Equitable remedies
- Agreement of project with Course Leader
- Supervision Meetings conducted via
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About University of Essex Online
Online learning is a cost-effective, convenient and flexible way to enhance your career. Our quality-assured distance learning courses allow you to work towards your qualification in a unique virtual learning environment and still have access to all the support and facilities you would expect to receive on campus.
University of Essex Online courses are delivered by Kaplan Open Learning, an experienced online learning provider, part of Kaplan International Pathways. The University and Kaplan have developed their partnership since 2007 in order to offer high-quality online courses.
