Programme Specification


Date Specification Approved 04/08/2025
College College Arts and Law
School Birmingham Law School
Department Law
Partner College and School
Collaborative Organisation and Form of Collaboration
Qualification and Programme Title LL.B. Full-time
Programme Code 5957
Delivery Location Campus
Language of Study English
Length of Programme 2 Year(s)
Accreditations SRA and BSB
Aims of the Programme The two-year LLB for Graduates programme is specially designed for students who are already graduates in a non-law subject. It aims to provide a broad education about law and legal processes in England and Wales, whilst also recognising Law’s global reach and capacity to effect change. The study of law equips students with knowledge and skills for a variety of careers - including the legal profession, public sector and commercial organisations.

Students are exposed to a wide range of approaches to the academic study of law - including analysis of the creation and application of legal rules, the impact of law on individuals, organisations and intersections within society, and the moral and political values expressed or hidden in law and legal processes.

The LLB for Graduates programme provides a supportive environment in which students individual take responsibility for their learning, with the aim of becoming intellectually curious and discerning life-long learners. Through independent and collaborative work, the programme also aims to build students’ negotiation and listening sills, creative problem solving skills and the importance of taking managed risk.
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
1. The substantive legal rules, principles and concepts relating to the "core" branches of the law of England and Wales,
2. The main legal institutions and law-making processes of England & Wales, and the significance of social, political, economic or commercial contexts which influence these institutions and processes.
3. Law’s global reach in creating both opportunities for and barriers to justice, with particular emphasis on Europe, the Commonwealth and the Global South.
4. A range of cross-disciplinary and specialised methodological and theoretical frameworks for conceptualising and critiquing law, and its material consequences.
5. A range of subject-specific techniques to critically analyse and creatively solve complex legal problems.
According to the module, one or more of the following: lectures; group tutorials; seminars; problem-based learning opportunities; individual seminars; project supervision; self-directed reading and thinking; practice written work; reflection, engagement with various fors of media and source material linked to the Canvas learning platform, and collaborative peer engagement; assessment exercises.
According to the module, one or more of the following: the completion of: formal examinations; essays; dissertations; group or individual portfolio/project work; re-writes of other texts such as legal judgments, Law Commission reports or text generated by Generative AI; multiple choice tests; professional letters of advice; personal reflections on own learning; group or individual oral presentations; oral examination; and pre-recorded video submissions.
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
1. Precision in the use of voice to cogently analyse the law and law-related content, both orally and in writing.
2. The capacity to thoughtfully synthesise and critically evaluate a diverse range of legal source material and argument, including judicial techniques of precedent, statutory interpretation and academic commentary to distinguish between what law ‘does’ in a particular area and what remains unresolved.
3. The ability to draw upon legal research methods to identify a range of pertinent material relating to England & Wales, the European Union and international law and treaties (including legislation, case law and academic commentary).
4. The ability to proactively and independently interrogate relevant primary and secondary source material for its authority, authenticity, and contextual effect(s).
5. The ability to embrace self-managed risk and learn from setbacks/failures to find areas of personal and professional growth
According to the module, one or more of the following: lectures; group tutorials; seminars; problem-based learning opportunities; individual seminars; project supervision; self-directed reading and thinking; practice written work; reflection, engagement with various forms of media and source material linked to the Canvas learning platform, and collaborative peer engagement; assessment exercises.
According to the module, one or more of the following: the completion of: formal examinations; essays; dissertations; group or individual portfolio/project work; re-writes of other texts such as legal judgments, Law Commission reports or text generated by Generative AI; multiple choice tests; professional letters of advice; personal reflections on own learning; group or individual oral presentations; oral examination; and pre-recorded video submissions.

Also, not formally assessed but students can, however, accumulate points on the CEPLER CPD scheme and a record of their achievements appears on their transcripts.