Program Overview

On this LLB degree you will develop the valuable legal and professional skills to launch your career in law whilst being part of the close-knit and supportive Surrey Law School.

• The University of Surrey provides a supportive, single campus environment for you to immerse yourself in the study of law.
• From the start of your second year you can opt-in to one of our exciting law pathways: our new Environment and Sustainability Pathway, our Law and Technology Pathway or our Philosophy, Politics and Law Pathway. This gives you maximum flexibility to specialise in an area of law that most interests you.
• Surrey Law School has a close-knit sense of community that schools on larger campuses struggle to match.
• Together with our active and enthusiastic student cohort, we have created one of the most vibrant and stimulating law schools in the country.
• You’ll have the option to take one of our award-winning Professional Training placements that will prepare you for work in industry.
• We offer our own Professional Legal Practice (SQE Pathway) LLM so you can apply to stay at Surrey for your masters and benefit from the familiar teaching environment.

On our LLB Law course, you’ll gain a deep understanding of the main areas of legal knowledge, including law as it regulates 

• The functions of the state (public law and criminal law)
• Relations between private individuals (contract law and tort law)
• The ownership and control of land and other property (land law, and equity and trusts).   

In addition to these core subjects, after the first year you will have the option to study a range of topics with experts in their fields, including environmental law, international humanitarian law, medical law, and tax law, among many others.  

You will learn how to debate the law, to analyse its application to given situations and to apply your legal understanding in a national or international context. Further opportunities to develop your professional skills are provided through a series of extracurricular activities focusing on client interviewing, negotiation and mooting.