Available for Clearing 2024
**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**
**This course is moving into one of our new buildings at City campus. Teaching will mainly be delivered at our Collegiate campus until December 2024 while we get our new facilities ready. From January 2025 you will study in brand new facilities at City campus.**
**Course summary**
- Develop critical understanding of the law and its practices.
- Explore how justice and order is fostered in societies.
- Gain experience at our Legal Service Clinic and ...
**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**<br/><br/>**This course is moving into one of our new buildings at City campus. Teaching will mainly be delivered at our Collegiate campus until December 2024 while we get our new facilities ready. From January 2025 you will study in brand new facilities at City campus.**<br/><br/>**Course summary**<br/>- Develop critical understanding of the law and its practices. <br/><br/><br/>- Explore how justice and order is fostered in societies.<br/><br/><br/>- Gain experience at our Legal Service Clinic and Hubs and work on live client cases.<br/><br/><br/>- Work with law firms and legal and social-justice providers.<br/><br/><br/>- Consider the global reach of law, with opportunities for UK and international placement.<br/><br/><br/>On this course you’ll learn and apply the law practically. You’ll gain valuable experience in at least one of the following settings: the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, on-campus legal service providers, or with external organisations. While developing excellent legal knowledge and skills, you’ll shape your degree around your interests, values and aspirations – preparing you for graduate careers in and beyond the legal sector.<br/><br/>**How you learn**<br/>All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.<br/><br/>On this course you’ll learn how to understand, critique and create knowledge and information. You’ll also develop and practise key skills and attributes essential for future work – challenging and confirming your personal and professional values to become an active citizen within a diverse society. This approach will prepare you for challenges and opportunities across our global society.<br/><br/>**Key Themes**<br/>At every level of your course, you’ll have the opportunity to learn the law and the personal and practical skills required to apply the law to a variety of simulated and real-life cases. <br/><br/>You’ll collaborate with legal professionals and rights and justice practitioners to challenge law and its application, engaging with projects and initiatives which are making a difference in Sheffield, nationally and globally. With a thorough grounding in the foundational areas of legal knowledge, you’ll be able to demonstrate what you’ve learned in theoretical and practical contexts. <br/><br/>**Applied learning**<br/>Your course has been designed to embrace real-world challenges and provide you with the practical skills and knowledge to be successful within your chosen sector.<br/><br/>**Work Placements**<br/>You’ll have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you valuable work experience to prepare you for your future career – and allows you to graduate with an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV.<br/><br/>As part of your course you’ll have opportunities to undertake a range of placements with our legal and social-justice service providers. These include major national and international law firms – such as Irwin Mitchell and DLA Piper – and international legal practitioners such as attorneys’ firms, public defenders and miscarriage of justice projects in the USA. <br/><br/>**Live Projects**<br/>Throughout the course you’ll gain vital industry experience working alongside lawyers and other professionals on real projects. The course is designed to develop your practical legal skills to support and prepare you to participate in work with legal service providers and their clients. <br/><br/>**Social Justice**<br/>You’ll have the opportunity to assist with reuniting families of refugees, work with the miscarriage of justice organisation Appeal, and attend small claims hearings to provide legal advice and representation to self-represented litigants.
Do you want to be part of a friendly, inclusive student community? Then look no further.
Sheffield Hallam's commitment to equal opportunities has seen them ranked amongst the top 10 universities in the world for their impact on reducing inequality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023). That means friendly staff, gold-standard teaching across all faculties (Teaching Excellence Framework 2023) and career-relevant modules. Sheffield Hallam's staff are committed to close support throughout your studies. You’ll have access to three academic advisors to help you achieve ...
Do you want to be part of a friendly, inclusive student community? Then look no further. <br/><br/>Sheffield Hallam's commitment to equal opportunities has seen them ranked amongst the top 10 universities in the world for their impact on reducing inequality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023). That means friendly staff, gold-standard teaching across all faculties (Teaching Excellence Framework 2023) and career-relevant modules. Sheffield Hallam's staff are committed to close support throughout your studies. You’ll have access to three academic advisors to help you achieve your full potential.<br/><br/>With over 20,000 professional placements offered every year, you'll graduate with an impressive CV and enviable experience. Computer scientists could work with brands like IBM, lawyers with Irwin Mitchell and DLA Piper, and business students can engage in real-client projects for major companies like Lloyds Banking Group. <br/> <br/>You'll also be studying in one of the top 10 most affordable student cities in the UK (NatWest Student Living Index 2023). With exciting nightlife, delicious food, & the stunning Peak District all on your doorstep, you'll feel right at home! <br/><br/>Register Interest today!
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
23/09/2024
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
M100
Institution Code
S21
Points of Entry
Year 1
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