Law (Accelerated Route)
The LLB Law Accelerated Route degree offers a second chance if you’ve got 120 credits from level 4 study. It satisfies the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board, so you can aim to train as a solicitor or barrister in the UK and potentially other jurisdictions.
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Key Course Details
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UCAS Code
M101
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Start Date
September
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Location
Pontypridd
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Campus Code
A
Fees
Home students
£9,790*
International students
£16,800*
- Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits.
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Start Date
September
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Location
Pontypridd
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Campus Code
A
Fees
Home students
£804*
- Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits.
Fast-track your legal career with this flexible course offering real legal experience for students who’ve completed one year of higher education.
Designed for
If you want to be a solicitor or barrister, and you’ve already completed level 4 of higher education in any subject, this course is for you. This course will give you the practical and academic skills to thrive as a legal professional and is a home-from-home for our many international students.
Career paths
- Solicitor
- Barrister
- Graduate schemes
Skills taught
- Legal knowledge
- Legal method
- Research skills
- Analysis and communication
- Problem-solving
Course Highlights
Module Overview
Get a solid foundation in legal knowledge and essential professional skills, then apply them and gain real-world experience with our top-notch legal facilities, while selecting modules that align with your strengths and goals.
Year One
Academic and Professional Legal Skills
Criminal Law
Law and the State
Legal Systems and Methods
The Law of Contract
The Law of Torts
Year Two
Access to Justice, Advocacy and Ethics
Equity and the Law of Trusts
Land Law
Law on Trial
Advanced Criminal Law (optional)
Clinical Legal Education (optional)
Commercial Law (optional)
Contemporary Legal Research (optional)
Corporate Law and Governance (optional)
Employment Law (optional)
Family Law (optional)
Law and Technology in Practice (optional)
Law of the European Union (optional)
Legal History (optional)
Medical Law (optional)
Public Legal Education (optional)
The Law Relating to Criminal Evidence (optional)
Alongside mastering essential professional and academic skills, you'll explore foundational legal areas and build a clear understanding of the legal system you'll be working within. Engage in simulations in our Hydra simulation suite and participate in a mock trial in our moot courtroom.
Academic and Professional Legal Skills
Build essential skills for researching, studying, and applying the law, plus the professional skills needed to excel and thrive throughout your course.
Criminal Law
Develop knowledge, understanding, and application of criminal law by examining the elements of a criminal offence, focusing on specific types of offences, and analysing liability.
Law and the State
Explore the constitutional arrangements of the UK and the operation of the state apparatus. Study the role of human rights, the function of administrative law as well as EU Law.
Legal Systems and Methods
Examine the operation of the Anglo-Welsh system; its sources, institutions, personnel and processes, and the social and political context in which it operates.
The Law of Contract
Study the fundamentals of contract law, the cornerstone of civil liability, and the foundation for many other parts of the course, applying it through a range of scenarios.
The Law of Torts
Learn the fundamentals of the Law of Torts, the cornerstone of private and public tortious liability, again laying the foundations for future study throughout the course.
Build on your knowledge of legal foundations and apply it practically in our moot courtroom and Legal Advice Clinic, tackling real legal issues. Choose from various options to tailor your study to your interests and conduct in-depth research projects.
Access to Justice, Advocacy and Ethics
Study and apply core legal principles and rules effectively, while demonstrating a thorough understanding of advocacy ethics and etiquette.
Equity and the Law of Trusts
Gain expertise in express and implied trusts, fiduciary relationships, trustees’ duties, powers, liabilities, and equitable remedies.
Land Law
Understand and apply the law in areas such as registered and unregistered land, freehold and leasehold estates, the landlord/tenant relationship and more.
Law on Trial
Critically examine the structures, personnel, methods, and substantive laws of the English Legal System and other legal systems through the lens of theoretical legal perspectives.
Advanced Criminal Law (optional)
Explore socio-legal aspects of criminal law, age of responsibility, and laws concerning serious crimes like homicide and sexual offences.
Clinical Legal Education (optional)
Earn credits while volunteering at the Legal Advice Clinic for 20 weeks, helping members of the community with legal issues and engaging with practising lawyers.
Commercial Law (optional)
Examine the rules of commercial law and legislative decisions and their impact on businesses, looking at the sale of goods, passing of property, title clauses, and more.
Contemporary Legal Research (optional)
Engage in a detailed research project on a new area of legislation, or work in the Legal Advice Clinic’s policy clinic – great if you want to focus on how law is made.
Corporate Law and Governance (optional)
Explore the law relating to the formation of companies, as well as Corporate Social Responsibility and what to do when a company becomes financially troubled.
Employment Law (optional)
Apply the law to problems around dismissal, statutory rights, redundancy, and discrimination in the workplace.
Family Law (optional)
Apply legal knowledge and skills to issues such as divorce and nullity, domestic abuse, financial provision and property.
Law and Technology in Practice (optional)
Examine how technology, including AI, big data, and cybersecurity, shapes legal practice today and in the future, alongside professional and ethical issues.
Law of the European Union (optional)
Examine EU law, its history, sources, and how it relates to the national law of the UK, looking at issues such as the free movement of people and goods.
Legal History (optional)
Explore how history has shaped our laws today, from Roman Law to Canon Law and common law, and consider the development of women’s position within the law.
Medical Law (optional)
Explore complex medico-legal issues, including clinical negligence, mental health, reproduction, birth, parenthood, euthanasia, and organ donation.
Public Legal Education (optional)
Work on a research project to educate local schools, charities, or community groups about a specific area of law, enhancing public understanding.
The Law Relating to Criminal Evidence (optional)
Analyse and apply evidence rules in criminal trials, focusing on the burden of proof and laws and procedures related to witnesses.
Course Highlights
How you’ll learn
You’ll develop a theoretical grounding through interactive lectures and seminars, with your knowledge assessed through essays, online exams, presentations and a dissertation if you choose. You’ll also have opportunities to apply your knowledge through a range of practical experiences. These include group projects in our Hydra simulation suite, and the option to work with the community on legal problems in our Legal Advice Clinic. These practical experiences develop the ‘soft’ skills that are highly desired by legal firms around the world. As well as developing legal knowledge and skills, you’ll develop as a communicator and problem-solver.
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Teaching staff
Our team includes both academics and practising legal professionals, each specialising in different areas. Some are actively involved in cutting-edge legal research, ensuring your projects reflect the latest developments. Our practitioner staff can guide you through the industry, helping you become an appealing candidate to employers. Plus, you'll benefit from insights shared by regular guest speakers from the legal field.
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Placements and work experience
While there’s no compulsory placement, you can choose to complete 80 hours of voluntary work in our Legal Advice Clinic during your second year, offering pro bono legal advice to the community. Additional voluntary opportunities are available with partner legal firms or through Public Legal Education. Our careers team will help you find these opportunities, and you’ll also gain industry insights through networking events and field trips.
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Facilities
Our award-winning Legal Advice Clinic offers a unique chance to gain valuable practical experience with real clients. Additionally, you'll have access to excellent facilities, including a moot courtroom to perfect your skills, interview rooms for staff feedback on your interactions, and the Hydra simulation suite to practice decision-making in diverse scenarios - ideal preparation for your legal career.
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Why USW?
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Why USW?
100%
of USW LLB Law (Accelerated route) students were satisfied with their course
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Typical qualification requirements:
A degree, an HND, or a minimum of successful completion of 120 higher education credits at level 4 (equivalent to the first year of an undergraduate programme) in any subject.
Additional requirements include:
Please note that whilst this course does not require a DBS Check for entry, some professions will not consider candidates who have certain types of criminal convictions. Therefore, if you have a criminal conviction and you are considering a particular career path we would recommend that you check with the relevant professional body or refer to their recruitment policy to make sure that your conviction will not disadvantage you.
International applications welcomed:
We welcome international applications with equivalent qualifications of our entry requirements. For more details related to your country of residence, please view our dedicated country pages.
English language requirements
International applicants will need to have achieved an overall of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in speaking and listening and 6.0 in reading and writing each component/TOEFL 72 overall and a minimum of 18 in reading, 19 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing or equivalent.
Equivalents can be located on our English Language pages.
If you have previously studied through the medium of English, IELTS might not be required, please visit our country specific page for further details. If your country is not featured, please contact us.
If you do not meet the English entry criteria, please visit our Pre-Sessional course pages.
Contextual offers
We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended, for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer, and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions.
USW prides itself on its student experience and we support our students to achieve their goals and become a successful graduate. This approach helps us to support students who have the potential to succeed and who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university.
We're here to help
Whether you a have a question about your course, fees and funding, the application process or anything else, there are plenty of ways you can get in touch, and we'd love to talk to you. You can contact our friendly admissions team by phone, email or chat to us online.
Fees and Funding
£9,790
per year*£16,800
per year*£804
per 20 credits*Additional Costs
As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment.
University Quality Assurance
At USW, we regularly review our courses in response to changing patterns of employment and skills demand to ensure we offer learning designed to reflect today’s student needs and tomorrow’s employer demands.
If during a review process course content is significantly changed, we’ll write to inform you and talk you through the changes for the coming year. But whatever the outcome, we aim to equip our students with the skillset and the mindset to succeed whatever tomorrow may bring. Your future, future-proofed.
Life at USW
Halls are a big part of your student experience and there’s accommodation at all three of our locations. If you don’t want to live near the campus, there are great transport links to keep you connected.
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How to apply
All applications for full-time undergraduate courses or foundation degrees should be made via UCAS. Take the next step: Apply through UCAS. You can apply to us directly for all part-time undergraduate courses, if you’re seeking advanced entry or you’re an international student. To apply directly, please choose the application form below for your preferred start date and mode of study (full-time or part-time).
Advanced entry
If you already have a relevant qualification or experience related to the course you're applying for, you may be eligible to start at a later stage of the course. For example, students from partner colleges can ‘top up’ their qualifications to a degree by joining us in Year Two or Year Three of a course. This process is known as ‘advanced entry’, you can apply directly to the University for 'advanced entry' using the application forms provided above.
Applicants accepted through advanced entry may study a different combination of modules to those advertised, as they will be joining a course already in progress. You will be contacted and advised about these modules once your application has been processed and an offer made.
International admissions
International applicants can apply to us directly. If the University has an in-country team in your region, your application will be assigned to them for assistance.
