LLB Law Programme
Law at Queen’s is ranked in the top 150 Law Schools world-wide (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022) and top 10 in the UK for graduate prospects (Times 2022). Law has been taught at Queen’s for over 150 years.
As well as applying for direct entry, students from Brickfields can apply to one of two programmes at Queen’s Law School, as below. To maximise the educational experience we strongly recommend that students spend a minimum of two years at Queen’s by entering in Year 2 if possible.
Students on both programmes will graduate with a Queen’s University Belfast degree. Degree classification is based on the results from assessments taken whilst studying at Queen’s only.
Advanced Standing Year 2 programme
The Advanced Standing Year 2 programme involves students undertaking their first year at Brickfields and their second and third years at Queen’s. The two years are tailored to meet the needs of students so that they do not repeat modules already undertaken. This permits them to undertake the relevant subjects for access to the Bar Professional Training Course in England and Wales and the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) in Malaysia.
Advanced Standing Year 3 programme
The Advanced Standing Year 3 programme involves students undertaking their first and second year at Brickfields and their third year at Queen’s. Students will study six modules in total. This will include Equity and EU Law. In addition to these subjects, students can choose from our third year optional modules that reflect the research areas of our Faculty.
Optional Modules
The Year 3 modules currently being offered (in 2021-22) include:
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Semester 1 Modules
As well as your compulsory modules you will select two optional modules in semester 1;
The indicative list of optional modules (from 2021-22) is below:
- Company Law and Corporate Governance
- Dissertation
- Family Law
- Gender, Justice and Society
- Housing Law
- International Criminal and Transitional Justice
- International Humanitarian Law
- International Trade Law
- Law and Psychology
- Legal Theory
- Public International Law
- Research Project
- Sentencing
- Semester 2 Modules
As well as your compulsory modules you will select two optional modules in semester 2;
The indicative list of optional modules (from 2021-22) is below:
- Contemporary Issues in British and Irish Human Rights
- Criminal Liability
- Dissertation
- Employment Law
- Evidence
- Financial Services Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Medical Law and Ethics
- Regulating Commercial Sex
- Research Project
Level 3 Optional Module Videos
You can view optional module videos here. This is an indicative list and is updated yearly.
UK Legal System (including BPTC)
All of our degrees provide instructions in the foundations of legal knowledge and are recognised by the legal professions in Northern Ireland and in England and Wales.
Our LLB Single Honours is recognised by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysia (LPQB) – graduates meeting the minimum requirements may progress directly to the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) in Malaysia or the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) in the UK. Upon completion, graduates may gain admission into the legal profession as an entry level lawyer.