LLB Law and German
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
GBP 24,800 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* international students I £9,250 per year, home students
Introduction
Our top-ranking law degree will give you a solid foundation of legal knowledge and an opportunity for you to explore a wide range of legal topics. You will be taught by world-leading academics actively impacting policy and practice in the vibrant and diverse city of Bristol.
An understanding of more than one legal tradition, language, and culture can open up a world of opportunity. On this four-year, joint honors course you will develop your language and cultural knowledge of Germany and the German-speaking world to a degree level alongside core units in civil and common law - the world's most prominent legal traditions. You will have the chance to spend your third year at a German-speaking university. To find out more about studying abroad, visit the Centre for Study Abroad.
Choosing the LLB in Law and German at Bristol will enable you to progress onto the Bar Practice Course or prepare, in part, for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), helping you to develop core legal skills and understanding of the seven foundations of legal knowledge.
Get a head start in your legal career by gaining Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) through one of our law clinics, alongside free access to career development resources from our partner, BPP University designed to help aspiring solicitors and barristers.
A broader cultural experience, advanced language skills, and the ability to articulate both the distinctive and common features of different legal systems will see you graduate with a valuable skill set, ideally tailored to the globalized workplace.
Accreditation
The routes to qualification for solicitors and barristers have changed. For more information visit the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board.
Program duration
- 4 year(s) full-time
Admissions
Curriculum
The course is structured to help you think, write, reason, and argue like a lawyer with an international outlook while gaining a rich understanding of the German language, linguistics, literature, history, and culture. It will also help you develop key skills in research and analysis.
Second-year units in law provide the opportunity to deepen your legal knowledge and offer increased flexibility to focus on what legal themes interest you most. You will also have opportunities to develop your linguistic skills and to choose optional units that further your interests in German-speaking communities, their cultures, and their impacts on the wider world.
Typically, you will spend your third year abroad studying units in German law taught in German.
An exciting range of optional units will help you specialise further in your final year at Bristol, alongside your continued study of German language and culture. Inspired by their year abroad, many law and language students choose units suited to global law firms and international organizations, such as business and finance, environmental, human rights, or technology law – subjects that may open doors to prestigious careers across the world. Your Independent Research Project allows you to engage critically with a topic of your choice.
Full details about the course structure and units for this course can be viewed in the programme catalogue.