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Degree 
LLB
Address
Law with German: University of Birmingham, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Subject
Law Ethics and Politics
Duration 
4 years
Telephone 
+44 (0)121 414 3637
Fax 
+44(0)121 414 3585
E-mail 

L...@bham.ac.uk

Website 
http://www.law.bham.ac.uk



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This degree programme is designed for students who have a good command of the German language and who want to combine a study of that language with English and German law.

Law modules are taught by Birmingham Law School, and the German modules by the Department of German Studies – one of the very best in the UK. Approximately two-thirds of your time is spent on English and German law and one-third on German studies more generally.

The programme offers:

  • A thorough grounding in English law
  • Modules on German law, taught by a German-educated law academic
  • German language tuition
  • A year abroad in Bayreuth or Berlin, at one of Germany’s top law schools, leading to an academic award in addition to your LLB degree
  • A broad range of modules on German literature, history and culture in the final year

First year

They assume that you have no prior knowledge of the law, so the programme starts with lectures and discussion groups on the legal system, legal sources and methods of reasoning. You then study 80 credits of law modules (Public Law and Law of Obligations A (Contract) and B (Tort)), together with an introduction to German law and the German legal system, plus a German language module.

Second year

In this year you again study 80 credits of law modules (Legal Foundations of the European Union and Property Law A and B), as well as modules on German law and German language.

Third year

You spend this year living in Germany and studying at either Bayreuth University or Freie Universität in Berlin alongside German law students. You are given help to select appropriate subjects and tailor tuition to your specific needs and interests. On successful completion of the year, you will be awarded a graded certificate by the German university.

Fourth year

In your final year back in Birmingham, you study the compulsory Criminal Law module, write a dissertation on an aspect of German law, take a German language module and select from a range of optional law and German modules available from Birmingham Law School and the Department of German Studies.

Options available from Birmingham Law School in the past have included: Agency and Domestic Sale of Goods; Company Law; Criminal Procedure and Evidence; Family Law; Human Rights; International Sale of Goods; Juvenile Justice; Law of the European Union; Law and Medicine; Public International Law; Shipping Law; and Women and the Criminal Justice System. There is also an opportunity to research and write a dissertation on a legal topic of your own choice.

Career opportunities

Graduates of this programme leave with a thorough grounding in English law and a firm understanding of German law, society and language. With this knowledge and skill, LLB Law with German graduates are in demand in many fields of legal practice and a broad range of other professional careers in the UK and abroad.

Professional accreditation

This degree is a ‘qualifying’ degree. This means that it provides exemption from the first or academic stage of the examinations required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board before you can qualify as a solicitor or barrister.

Entry requirements

  • Number of A levels required: 3
  • Typical offer: AAA and a good LNAT score
  • Required subjects and grades: German A level at grade A
  • General Studies: not accepted, but a good performance may be taken into account if you fail to meet the conditions of the offer
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: 36 points (including 6 points in German at HL)

Other qualifications are considered – see the entry requirements section for full details

Additional information

All students will be required to take the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT). Further information can be found at www.lnat.ac.uk

About courses in Law

Admissions Contact:

  • Undergraduate and Taught LLM: Sharon Jones
  • Email: Law-LLB@bham.ac.uk
  • Tel: +44 (0)121 414 6290

Contact details

For general information about open days

Main University Switchboard

  • Postal address: The University of Birmingham
    Edgbaston
    Birmingham
    B15 2TT
    United Kingdom
  • Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3344
  • Fax: +44(0)121 414 3971

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