English and French Law

Description

Kent Law School is recognised as one of the leading law schools in the UK. It has an international reputation both for its research and for the high quality, innovative, critical and socio-legal education that it provides. It boasts a carefully designed and wide-ranging curriculum, an institutional commitment to teaching excellence, as well as extensive international links. In addition to offering a highly successful mooting programme and a variety of activities to prepare students for successful future careers, the Law School also houses a multi-award winning Law Clinic that offers students the opportunity to gain unparalleled experience of legal practice, enabling them to advise and represent clients under the supervision of qualified solicitors.

In short, at Kent Law School you develop not only your legal knowledge but your intellectual, analytical and practical skills, ensuring that you have the academic and professional tools required for a successful career in law or in other professional contexts. On this programme, you study French law and language in your first two years at Kent, alongside your core modules in English law. You then spend your third year studying in France, returning to Kent for your final year.

The Kent electronic law library, Lawlinks, is one of the best in the UK. All modules have their own websites and many of the lectures are recorded when given live and made available as MP3 files.

If you already have or will have a degree in another subject, you can apply for our ‘Senior Status’ programme. This allows you to complete the LLB in two years rather than three.

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)

• English

Course Content

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Stage 1

Possible modules may include

• FR300 - Learning French 3 (Post A Level)
• LW313 - A Critical Introduction to Law
• LW567 - Droit Administratif
• LW588 - Public Law 1

Stage 2

Possible modules may include:

• LW539 - Droit civil
• LW592 - Public Law 2
• LW593 - European Union Law
• LW315 - Introduction to Obligations
• LW316 - Foundations of Property
• LW597 - The Law of Obligations

Year abroad

You spend a year studying in France, at either Paris 1 (the Panthéon Sorbonne), Paris X (Nanterre), Bordeaux or Grenoble.

For more general information about studying or working abroad as part of your course, please see the Go abroad webpages.

Possible modules may include:

• LW574 - Law Year Abroad Mark One
• LW575 - Law Year Abroad Mark Two

Stage 3

Possible modules may include:

• LW598 - Equity and Trusts
• LW599 - Land Law
• LW601 - Advanced Level Criminal Law
• LW602 - Law and Medical Ethics
• LW604 - Morality and Law
• LW607 - Reading Twentieth Century Murder Cases
• LW608 - Law in Action
• LW609 - Advanced Topics in Property Law: the politicsof ownership
• LW611 - Law Dissertation Autumn Option
• LW615 - Neuroscience in Law: Forensic, Medical and Ethical Aspects
• LW617 - Legal Ethics: Exploring the Ethics of Lawyersand Lawyering
• LW623 - Race, Religion and Law
• LW624 - Labour Law
• LW626 - Appropriate Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice
• LW600 - Law, Science and Technology
• LW594 - Skills in Legal Interpretation
• LW595 - Access to Land
• LW596 - Gender, Sexuality and Law
• LW603 - Race, Religion and Law
• LW570 - Law and Social Change
• LW579 - The Law & the Media: Freedom of Expression as it relates to the Media
• LW580 - Consumer Law
• LW581 - Law and Literature
• LW582 - Banking Law
• LW583 - Art Law
• LW584 - Forensic Science in Criminal Trials
• LW585 - Environmental Law I
• LW586 - Environmental Law II
• LW589 - The Skills of Argument - How to Argue and Win
• LW591 - Family Law
• LW571 - Law and Society: Regulating Communities
• LW572 - Immigration Asylum & Nationality Law
• LW540 - The Philosophy of Law
• LW541 - Legal History
• LW542 - Policing
• LW543 - Clinical Option:Legal Process and Public Legal Services
• LW544 - Punishment and the Penal System
• LW551 - Law and Literature
• LW552 - European Legal Systems
• LW555 - Banking Law
• LW556 - Intellectual Property Law
• LW563 - Law - Dissertation
• LW566 - Law Dissertation (1 unit option)
• LW505 - The Family and the Law
• LW506 - International Law
• LW507 - Critical Legal Theory
• LW509 - Human Rights and English Law
• LW514 - Labour Law
• LW517 - International Business Transactions
• LW518 - The Law of Evidence
• LW519 - Law and Medical Ethics
• LW520 - Company Law and Capitalism
• LW522 - Comparative Law
• LW523 - Mental Health Law

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications, typical requirements are listed below, students offering alternative qualifications should contact the Admissions Office for further advice. It is not possible to offer places to all students who meet this typical offer/minimum requirement.

• A level: AAA/AAB
• Access to HE Diploma: The University of Kent will not necessarily make conditional offers to all access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If an offer is made candidates will be required to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma): The university will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF;OCR) on a case by case basis please contact us via the enquiries tab for further advice on your individual circumstances.
• International Baccalaureate: 34 points overall or 17 points at HL including French HL A1/A2/B at 4/5/5 or SL A1/A2/B at 5/6/6

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Kent.

Funding

Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies. Our 2015 financial support package includes a £6,000 cash bursary spread over the duration of your course. For Ts&Cs and to find out more, visit our funding page.

General scholarships

Scholarships are available for excellence in academic performance, sport and music and are awarded on merit. For further information on the range of awards available and to make an application see our scholarships website.

The Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence

At Kent we recognise, encourage and reward excellence. We have created the Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence, which will be awarded to any applicant who achieves a minimum of AAA over three A levels, or the equivalent qualifications as specified on our funding pages. Please note that details of the scholarship for 2015 entry have not yet been finalised and are subject to change.