Are you ready to make your mark in the legal world? Combine theory and practice to prepare for a successful career. Build a deep understanding of how the law works and apply this in the real world with the support of our experienced academic team including trained and practising solicitors. Study the topics that matter most to you with our range of optional modules. Volunteer in our on-campus, multi-award-winning Law Clinic that provides free legal advice to those who need it most in the region.
**Work on real cases with real clients**
Gain valuable professional experie...
Are you ready to make your mark in the legal world? Combine theory and practice to prepare for a successful career. Build a deep understanding of how the law works and apply this in the real world with the support of our experienced academic team including trained and practising solicitors. Study the topics that matter most to you with our range of optional modules. Volunteer in our on-campus, multi-award-winning Law Clinic that provides free legal advice to those who need it most in the region.<br/><br/>**Work on real cases with real clients**<br/>Gain valuable professional experience by volunteering at our award-winning pro bono Law Clinic. You’ll work under the guidance of legal practitioners with real clients making a real difference in the community. You don’t need to take any time out of your studies, and you can credit towards your degree or as a volunteer.<br/><br/>**Prepare for real-life cases in our moot court**<br/>Our moot court facility provides an authentic environment to take part in simulated court proceedings. This unique setting replicates a real court as closely as possible and is the perfect environment to build powerful and persuasive legal arguments, develop your research skills, and hone your courtroom etiquette.<br/><br/>**Enrich your studies further by joining the student-run Law Society**<br/>Our Law Society offers networking opportunities and organises skill-based competitions. Our students have excelled in winning national client interviewing and mooting competitions. The Law Society provides access to a huge range of internal and national competitions for practicing advocacy, debate and negotiation skills, essential for careers in law and beyond. They also open the door to the legal industry by holding networking events throughout the year.<br/><br/>**Learn from expert legal practitioners**<br/>Our staff have genuine close links with our students. The majority are trained solicitors, with some currently practising. Benefit from excellent research-informed and practice-led teaching by a highly qualified academic team of experienced legal practitioners. We have internationally renowned researchers in areas such as the environment, marine protection, immigration and intellectual property. We regularly provide policy advice regionally and nationally, and work for change. We publish an online journal, the Plymouth Law Review, which takes contributions from staff and students.<br/><br/>**Preparation for a professional legal career**<br/>Weve designed our degree to ensure youre prepared for the updated Solicitors Qualifying Exam. Our course also allows you to pursue training as a barrister, with our students regularly winning major Bar Scholarships from the Inns of Court. Take advantage of our dedicated careers service to support you to find work experience and placements during your studies.<br/><br/>**You’ll be part of a supportive diverse academic community**<br/>We keep our class sizes small, so we have a close-knit community of like-minded students and staff, who will all give you the encouragement and support you need to excel. You will be part of a diverse and supportive community and learning environment, with a dedicated personal tutor system and strong alumni links.<br/><br/>**Gain skills that will give you an employment edge**<br/>Get ahead with a course designed to help you stand out with employers, whatever your legal career direction and future career goals. Study modules with emphasis on transferrable skills as you develop your legal and professional theory and practice.<br/><br/>**Study a range of legal topics**<br/>You have a say in what you study. The first two years include traditional subjects, such as Criminal Law and Tort, alongside learning dispute resolution skills and a range of optional modules. In your final year, you can tailor your degree to your interests and career ambitions. Our optional modules include legal subjects such as: family, employment, environmental, intellectual property, business, immigration, human rights and cybercrime.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
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Course Code
M200
Institution Code
P60
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Considered in combination with Advanced Highers. Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent.
Pass a named Access to HE Diploma in any subject with at least 33 credits at Merit and/ or Distinction.
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To include a Grade 4 in a preferable subject at Higher Level. Preferable subjects include English, History, Languages, Geography, Sociology, and Law. Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent.
112-128 points including Irish Highers. Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent.
Considered in combination
112-128 UCAS Tariff points, including a minimum of 2 Advanced Highers. Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent.
Considered in combination.
Considered in combination
Considered in combination
Considered in combination
112 to 128 UCAS Tariff points, including a minimum of 2 A Levels.
Considered in combination.
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