Law (Joint Honours)
Education with the personal touch
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Law (Joint Honours)
Duration: 3 years full time Course fees: £9,945 per year* *These fees apply if you are starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fees as they can change. Costs can increase each year.
Start date: September UCAS code: Y002
Why choose this course? ▪ Most effective law teaching in the United Kingdom (Guardian, 2012) ▪ High employability - LLB with Criminology 100% graduate employment rate. (DLHE 2012) ▪ 95% Student Satisfaction (NSS 2012) ▪ Exceptional facilities: courtrooms, crime labs, interviewing suites and crime house (Skills for Justice 2012) ▪ Exceptional library provision (BIALL 2010/2011)
Your career Whatever your career ambitions may be, the knowledge of law will be an invaluable asset. If you are interested in business you’ll be able to negotiate a contract, if you start a career in the public sector you’ll take account of human rights issues, and if you specialise in computing you’ll be fully aware of cybercrime issues. The joint honours programme helps you choose subjects that complement each other and your chosen career path.
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We believe that you cannot understand law properly unless you see it and experience it in reality. You will have the opportunity to study in our fully functioning courtroom and purpose built interview suites so as to offer a real-life practical experience. Modules can be assessed by a variety of methods incorporating coursework, examinations, presentations, negotiations, mooting, and interactive online assessments.
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How you’ll learn
Principles of Law
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Language – A qualification such as IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum of 5.5 in all areas) or TOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based), 80 (internet based). See our website for other accepted qualifications or phone us: +44 (0)1332 591698.
You can draw from a fascinating array of law courses, covering all aspects of human activity, from medical law, through to environmental law, pulling together your own distinct theme of study or following pathways that complement your other subject of study, whether it be business, psychology, sociology or many other areas.
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Entry requirements: Academic – 220-300 UCAS tariff points, of which at least 200-240 must be from your International Baccalaureate or equivalent qualification.
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Where you will study: Derby Campus – Kedleston Road site
What you’ll cover
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Additional information With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. You can study Law as either a major, joint or minor pathway.
Options Stage One ▪ Administrative Law and Human Rights ▪ Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties ▪ Contract Law: Theory and Practice ▪ Specific Torts and Remedies ▪ Tortious Liability and Negligence Stage Two ▪ Commercial and Consumer Law ▪ Company Law ▪ Criminal Justice Law ▪ Criminal Law: Principles and Application ▪ Criminal Practice and Property Offences ▪ Employment Law ▪ Environmental Law ▪ European Union Law
▪ European Union Trade Law and its International Context ▪ Family Law and Practice ▪ International Human Rights Law ▪ Public International Law Stage Three ▪ Comparative Law ▪ Evidence ▪ Independent Study ▪ Intellectual Property Law ▪ Medical Law & Ethics ▪ Sustainable Development and International Business Law
I wanted to combine two of my passions to create a degree I knew I would enjoy and which would keep my interest through three years of learning. Helen Smith
Get in touch Faculty of Business, Computing and Law Reception E: law@derby.ac.uk T: +44 (0)1332 591896 www.derby.ac.uk/law www.facebook.com/DerbyUniLaw http://twitter.com/DerbyUniBCL
The information in this leaflet was correct when we produced it, but please check our website for the most up to date information.
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