A wide variety of teaching methods is employed including lectures and workshops. You will also be expected to engage in legal mooting and the School runs a successful mooting and debating society. Part-time study may be accommodated in the evening, in the day, or a combination of both. The School of Law has established links with both branches of the profession and provides a programme of talks by visiting specialists, both professional and academic. An active Student Services section provides advice on interviews, letters of application etc. , and we are able to provide assistance in the search for training contracts and pupillage.
All students have close contact with a personal tutor.
The course includes the legal foundation knowledge subjects of Land, Trusts, Contract, Tort, Crime, European Union Law, Constitutional Law, and the English Legal System as compulsory elements. In addition, you are introduced to applied legal skills, particularly mooting and research. You will also be required to submit an extended essay based on another area of legal study. Daytime attendance can be arranged for most modules. Support is provided by a system of personal tutorials.