Program Overview

The LLB Senior Status Law degree at Aberystwyth University is available to those who already hold an existing Bachelors degree in another subject, and is engineered to enhance your career prospects by completion within two years. Taught in the oldest and most established Law Department in Wales, this course is both challenging and stimulating.

As a student on this course, you will benefit from the experience and enthusiasm of our expert staff, many of whom have also practised as solicitors. Their professional experience will offer you a practical application to your theoretical studies. Our ethos in the Department of Law and Criminology is to nurture ingenuity and your ability to think outside the box. This will enable you to emerge from the degree with real-world capabilities that will help shape your future and career development.

Why study LLB Senior Status Law at Aberystwyth University?

• The LLB Senior Status Law degree is designed to meet employers' needs and you will be taught by experienced legal professionals and academics. The teaching team of the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University are active for large organisations such as GRETA, the Youth Justice Board, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
• Our LLB degrees provide a foundation for those intending to qualify as a solicitor or a barrister in England and Wales, and for those intending to practise law in other common law jurisdictions.
• The LLB Senior Status Law degree provides excellent social and professional opportunities, including visits to Law Fairs and Inns of Court in London.
• As a Department, we want to ensure that you have the best opportunities during this two-year course. You will have the option to undertake a work placement module in different areas of Law. The work-placement module equips you with the necessary experience to ensure a smooth transition from campus to career. For more information, please scroll down to our employability tab.
• We offer a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities. For all Law students in the department, the Mooting society is a great opportunity to engage and develop the mooting skills that are essential to a successful legal career. We provide all students in the Department of Law and Criminology the option to participate in our national and international competing Mooting Society. Taking part in this society will assist you to develop key advocacy and litigation skills.