LLB (Hons) Graduate Law (Top-up) (Distance Learning)

Why study this course?

This programme enables you to upgrade your Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), also known as the Common Professional Exam, to a full LLB Law. If you have a non-law degree, the GDL plus the top-up will allow you to obtain a Bachelor of Law degree in two years instead of the usual three.

Our law courses are ranked ninth in the UK for teaching quality in the Guardian University Guide 2023.

More about this course

Our LLB Law (Top-up) (Distance Learning) degree is offered via distance learning, complete with comprehensive supervision of your dissertation. You do not need to have completed your Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) with London Met to enrol on this programme. International students are also welcome.

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