Law Courses - Undergraduate

Law student Jaime-Louise Penaluna stands in the mooting room, a mock courtroom, in a gown. A tailor de jure, the traditional judge's wig, can be seen on top of the book cabinet in front of her.

To succeed in the legal world, you need to be resilient, confident and analytical. Have you got what it takes?

Join us at Edge Hill to develop your skills in our on-campus courtroom. Attend conferences and courts such as the Supreme Court and the Old Bailey in London. Learn from lecturers who have worked as barristers and solicitors at the likes of 18 St John Street Chambers and Addleshaw Goddard.

All of our courses are qualifying law degrees, so you’ll be ready to enter legal practice when you graduate. Our law graduates have secured positions like senior crown prosecutor for CPS, in-house solicitor at BAE Systems and barrister at 4 Kings Bench Walk Chambers.

Resilient. Confident. Analytical. Sound like you? You’re the perfect match for a career in law. Develop these important traits and tailor your degree to your interests – focus on law alone or combine with criminology or politics. Whatever you pick, we’ll support you every step of the way – we’re in the Top 10 in the UK for academic support (NSS 2021).

Study in our new £6m Law & Psychology building and apply your skills at mock trials in our court room. We’re top in the North West for teaching quality (Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022), so you’ll be learning from lecturers who are former solicitors or barristers with experience at the likes of 18 St John Street Chambers and Addleshaw Goddard.

You’ll also attend conferences and courts such as the Supreme Court and the Old Bailey in London. In your spare time, get involved with the Student Law Society, take part in mooting and negotiation competitions, and attend talks with lawyers.

All of our courses are qualifying law degrees. Why does this matter? It means you’ll have completed the academic stage of legal training and honed the skills you need to enter legal practice. Edge Hill law graduates have secured positions like senior crown prosecutor for CPS, in-house solicitor at BAE Systems and barrister at 4 Kings Bench Walk Chambers.

Practise giving legal advice in our on-campus pro-bono law clinic, and discover why we’re Top in the UK for learning resources (NSS 2021).
With support, expert knowledge and resources you’ll have everything you need to succeed – we’re Top in the North West for student experience (Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022).
Find work experience with help from our Law Alumni Association – our community of Edge Hill law graduates. You’ll also meet past students at our annual Question Time careers event.

Courses

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Law

LLB (Hons)

Gain exemptions from the academic stage of training to become a solicitor or barrister on this Qualifying Law Degree where you will gain practical experience offering legal advice.

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UCAS Code:	M100
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time 5 Years Part-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Law with Criminology

LLB (Hons)

Join a Qualifying Law Degree exploring the fundamentals of law and criminal justice and gain exemptions from the academic stage of training to become a solicitor or barrister.

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UCAS Code:	M1M9
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time 5 Years Part-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Law with Politics

LLB (Hons)

Explore political concepts, systems and communications on a Qualifying Law Degree which offers exemptions from the academic stage of training to become a solicitor or barrister.

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UCAS Code:	8D36
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time 5 Years Part-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Course Name	Qualification	UCAS Code
Law	LLB (Hons)	M100
Law with Criminology	LLB (Hons)	M1M9
Law with Politics	LLB (Hons)	8D36

Criminology and Law

BA (Hons)

Examine the interface between crime and criminal justice and legal approaches and institutions, with the option to gain exemptions towards the academic stage of training to become a solicitor or barrister.

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UCAS Code:	C5L6
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time 5 Years Part-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Course Name	Qualification	UCAS Code
Criminology and Law	BA (Hons)	C5L6

Student Views

The part of being an Edge Hill Law student that has surprised me is the amount of opportunities there are to get hands-on experience.

Jaime-Louise Penaluna

LLB (Hons) Law

You feel like the lecturers are not just there to deliver a degree, and you’re not just there to get one. There’s so much more to being at Edge Hill than that.

Tonika Stephenson

LLB (Hons) Law

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Facilities

Law and Psychology building.

The £6m Law and Psychology building provides contemporary teaching and learning facilities for students in the Department of Law and Criminology.

The three-storey building includes a 250-seat lecture theatre, seminar and tutorial rooms, and social learning areas which encourage a more informal and interactive style of learning.

Elsewhere on campus, there is a mooting room (a mock courtroom) where Policing and Law students can train and practice their advocacy skills and cross-examination techniques, as well as preparing for giving evidence in court.

The EHU Police Training and Simulation Facility, part of which is furbished as a police station, is used to simulate a wide range of crime scenes. This will enable Law and Policing students to work together in areas such as gathering and analysing evidence, including forensic evidence at crime scenes, as well as practicing interview techniques used by the police through role play, while also ensuring that the rights of suspects are upheld.

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Gallery

An empty mooting room, a mock courtroom on campus where Law students can train and practice their mooting skills.

Law students hone their mooting skills in the mock courtroom on campus.

A lecturer, dressed as a judge, oversees proceedings in the mooting room on campus.

Law students address a lecturer, dressed as a judge, in the mooting room on campus.

Policing students search a room in our EHU Police Training and Simulation Facility.

Policing students hone their interrogation skills in the EHU Police Training and Simulation Facility.

Policing students prepare for future employment in the EHU Policing Training and Simulation Facility, part of which is furnished as a police station.

Policing students monitor a camera feed from an interview room in the EHU Policing Training and Simulation Facility.

Policing students read through notes and refer to a book while using the facilities in the EHU Policing Training and Simulation Facility.

Two students consult books in the Law and Criminology library.

Open Days and Virtual Events

A prospective student and her parents speak to a member of staff during an open day. If you are considering studying at Edge Hill University, the best way to gain an insight into the student experience is to discover our stunning campus for yourself by attending an open day.

You can tour the campus, including the halls of residence, with a student guide. There will also be opportunities to attend presentations and view subject facilities.

Alternatively, our virtual open day pages offer the chance to discover everything that Edge Hill University has to offer and find out more about any subjects of interest, including law, through a series of online activities.

Book your place at an open day

View our virtual open day pages