Study a highly respected LLB course rooted in practical experience: from simulated trials to mooting, negotiating competitions, law clinics and pro bono work, all supported by professional skills training. This approach has led to consistently high graduate employment rates.
Develop expertise in analysis, problem-solving and communication, on top of a strong foundation in legal knowledge. This blend of skills can help you follow in the footsteps of recent Surrey Law School graduates, who have secured posts with top law firms as well as the likes of the Home Office, KPMG and the BBC.
Build practical skills to match your learning – examine historic cases, develop skills in client interviewing and team research and practise advocacy in our on-campus courtroom. You can also take part in competitions arranged by the student Law Society, including mock trials.
Work on real cases, improving access to justice – get involved in our community-focused law clinics, join our collaboration with the Environmental Law Foundation or assist those without legal representation at Guildford County Court.
Broaden your experience with a year in industry– opt for a year working at a leading law firm, chambers, business or civil sector organisation, developing workplace skills and making great connections for your career. Recent students have secured placements at Blackfords LLP, the National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) and Thomson Reuters.
Get support from Surrey Law School’s dedicated careers team– from careers events to 1-2-1 advice and help to build professional contacts and find roles with law firms – joining previous graduates at Freshfields, Linklaters, Shoosmiths and other top firms – or in business.
Explore how AI can make you a better lawyer – learn how to use AI to accelerate essential tasks, so you can focus on the aspects it can’t do: supporting clients, exercising judgement, applying ethics and commanding a room.
We’re preparing you for the future by integrating AI into every course, building digital skills, confidence and creativity that employers value in tomorrow’s workplace.
On our LLB Law course, you’ll gain a deep understanding of the main areas of legal knowledge, including law as it regulates:
The functions of the state (public law and criminal law)
Relations between private individuals (contract law and tort law)
The ownership and control of land and other property (land law, and equity and trusts).
In addition to these core subjects, after the first year you will have the option to study a range of topics with experts in their fields, including environmental law, international humanitarian law, medical law, and tax law, among many others.
All second-year law students are enrolled on a Professional Training Preparation module which enables you to develop key employability skills, complete a law-specific version of the University's Employability Award and hear from a wide variety of voices from practice (both legal and non-legal).
You will learn how to debate the law, to analyse its application to given situations and to apply your legal understanding in a national or international context. Further opportunities to develop your professional skills are provided through a series of extracurricular activities focusing on client interviewing, negotiation and mooting.
Professional recognition
LLB (Hons) - Bar Standards Board (BSB) This programme meets the Bar Standards Board's requirements for the academic component of Bar training.
Widening access to law
We support students from a diverse range of backgrounds and work in partnership with organisations to improve access to, and diversity within, the legal profession. This includes supporting students with successful applications for scholarships and mentoring opportunities, such as the Jules Thorn Bar Scholarship from Middle Temple and the Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholarship.
Bar Standards Board compliance
Our Law LLB (Hons) complies with Part 2A of the Bar Standards Board (BSB) Bar Qualification Manual. The BSB's Academic Component of Bar Training requires students wishing to become a barrister to have completed the seven foundations of legal knowledge. All our LLB programmes include compulsory modules which satisfy the standards and content set by the BSB for successful evidence of these seven foundations.
Law with Foundation year
If you don’t meet our entry requirements, you might still be able to apply for this degree with a Foundation Year. This is an extra year of study to develop your skills and make it easier for you to get started at university. On successful completion of your foundation year, you’ll be ready to progress to the first year of your degree.
To see what modules you’ll be studying, refer to the foundation tab in the 'course structure' section.
Facilities
Our Court of the Future is the perfect venue to run practical workshops to demonstrate legal practice and to give you first-hand experience of advocacy in a court setting. It allows you to have mock trials and moot courts in a real adversarial setting. It is comprised of:
A raised judicial “bench” and a layout mirroring a typical UK court
Video-conferencing hardware (telepresence system including multiple screens, cameras, microphones, audio system)
Video-conferencing software
Digital court recording system with speech recognition and transcription support
The academic year is divided into two semesters of 15 weeks each. Each semester consists of a period of teaching, revision/directed learning and assessment.
The structure of our programmes follow clear educational aims that are tailored to each programme. These are all outlined in the programme specifications which include further details such as the learning outcomes.
Please note: Thefull module listing for the optional Professional Training placement part of your course is available in the relevant programme specification.
Modules
Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Modules are subject to teaching availability, student demand and/or class size caps.
The University operates a credit framework for all taught programmes based on a 15-credit tariff.
New for 2026 entry: At Surrey, we want you to be a future-ready graduate. That’s why all our courses will offer at least one module that integrates and teaches AI tools in discipline-specific ways. You’ll develop the digital skills that employers are looking for and get comfortable with the tech of the future.
This module offers an interdisciplinary exploration of contemporary legal issues, drawing on perspectives from law, criminology, and international relations. Students will examine how ethical, political, and historical contexts shape society, with a particular focus on current and emerging global challenges. Through real-world case studies and collaborative projects, students will apply theoretical knowledge to practical societal issues. Summative assessments are complemented by continuous formative activities and feedback, supporting ongoing skill development. Throughout the module, students will strengthen their critical thinking, research, communication, and teamwork skills, while also developing practical competencies in project management and self-reflection. This integrated approach prepares students for advanced academic study and equips them to engage confidently and effectively with legal and social issues.
For further information on FHEQ levels 4, 5 and 6 please view the programme specification for the full-time LLB (Hons) Law programme.
LLB (Hons) with foundation year and placement
Semester 1 & 2
Compulsory
This module offers an interdisciplinary exploration of contemporary legal issues, drawing on perspectives from law, criminology, and international relations. Students will examine how ethical, political, and historical contexts shape society, with a particular focus on current and emerging global challenges. Through real-world case studies and collaborative projects, students will apply theoretical knowledge to practical societal issues. Summative assessments are complemented by continuous formative activities and feedback, supporting ongoing skill development. Throughout the module, students will strengthen their critical thinking, research, communication, and teamwork skills, while also developing practical competencies in project management and self-reflection. This integrated approach prepares students for advanced academic study and equips them to engage confidently and effectively with legal and social issues.
Optional modules for Foundation (with PTY) - FHEQ Level 3
For further information on FHEQ levels 4, 5 and 6 and professional training year please view the programme specification for the full-time with PTY LLB (Hons) Law programme.
Teaching and learning
For our core law subjects, teaching consists of weekly lectures and tutorials.
You’ll carry out extensive research into the law in preparation for tutorials. In your tutorials, you will engage in solving complex legal problems through advocacy, mooting and discussion of legal principles and rules, using legal sources as the basis of your answers and presentations.
During tutorials you will engage with varied teaching methods, drawing upon material covered in lectures and your own independent reading. Tutorials offer a more intimate discussion space where you can articulate your thoughts and ideas and receive feedback from an expert: perfect opportunities to put into practice skills that are essential for a lawyer.
Teaching involves traditional seminars or inquiry-based learning, and may include opportunities to debate contentious issues, and to work in teams for presentations or mooting. We offer a dynamic and inclusive teaching environment, where every student is supported in building their skills and pursuing their academic interests through our courses.
AI learning
Group work
Independent study
Lectures
Practical sessions
Seminars
Tutorials
Assessment
We assess modules individually and award credits for the successful completion of each one. Assessment takes place through a combination of examination and/or coursework, practical examinations and reports.
Check individual module information to see full details at a module level.
General course information
Contact hours
Contact hours can vary across our modules. Full details of the contact hours for each module are available from the University of Surrey's module catalogue. See the modules section for more information.
Timetable
New students will receive their personalised timetable during Welcome Week. In later semesters, at least one week before the start of the semester.
Scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday), with part-time classes normally scheduled on one or two days. Wednesday afternoons tend to be for sports and cultural activities.
This course is based at Stag Hill campus. Stag Hill is the University's main campus and where the majority of our courses are taught.
We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.
93%
Employability
of Surrey undergraduates are in work or further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes 2026, HESA)
We offer a varied programme of careers sessions, which provide advice and guidance on what you should do to develop a suitable career path.
In combination with our student Law Society, we run a variety of events, competitions and activities, such as mooting and client interviewing. These are not only enjoyable and rewarding but will also enhance your employability and introduce you to local and regional solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals.
Surrey Law School has close links with Guildford courts, law firms and chambers and collaborates with them in a number of career-development activities.
Where do our students go?
Each year, many of our graduates take up permanent employment with prestigious employers. These have included Electricité de France, Clifford Chance, Eversheds and other firms of solicitors, sets of barristers’ chambers and legal departments of large companies.
Recent graduates have secured roles in organisations such as:
Applicants will need to meet our GCSE Maths and English requirements in addition to the A-level grades. We are also able to consider applicants with a variety of domestic and international qualifications including BTECs and the International Baccalaureate. Please see our equivalencies guide for more information.
If you do not currently meet the level required for your programme, we offer intensive pre-sessional English language courses, designed to take you to the level of English ability and skill required for your studies here.
International Foundation Year
If you are an international student and you don’t meet the entry requirements for this degree, we offer the International Foundation Year at the Surrey International Study Centre. Upon successful completion, you can progress to this degree course.
If you are a suitable candidate you will be invited to an offer holder event. During your visit to the University you can find out more about the course and meet staff and students.
We recognise that many students enter their higher education course with valuable knowledge and skills developed through a range of professional, vocational and community contexts.
If this applies to you, the recognition of prior learning (RPL) process may allow you to join a course without the formal entry requirements or enter your course at a point appropriate to your previous learning and experience. There are restrictions on RPL for some courses and fees may be payable for certain claims.
Contextual offers
Did you know eligible students receive support through their application to Surrey, which could include a grade reduction on offer?
Explore UKCISA’s website for more information if you are unsure whether you are a UK or overseas student. View the list of fees for all undergraduate courses.
We have thousands of placement providers to choose from, most of which offer pay. So, become one of our many students who have had their lives and career choices transformed.
Statistics
Placement Statistics
92%
of students who did a placement entered into graduate level employment*
80%
of placements are paid, with 60% paying between £18,000 - £30,000
48%
of our students have been offered a graduate role from their placement provider**
*Graduate Outcomes 2025, HESA
**Professional training year returners survey 2024
Law placements
Our law courses all offer optional Professional Training placements.
You could work for the full year, either in the UK or abroad, or spend half the year on a work placement and the other half studying at one of our partner universities in countries such as the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Singapore and Australia.
All students on an LLB Pathway are enrolled on Surrey Law School’s Professional Training Preparation programme during their second year.
Many Professional Training placements are paid, with the opportunity to experience a variety of contexts, including solicitors’ offices, local authority legal departments, nongovernmental organisations and corporations.
Placement opportunities include positions which count towards 'Qualifying Work Experience' for those wishing to qualify as solicitors, and experience of law in practice for those wishing to become barristers.
Some examples of organisations that participate in this scheme include:
5 Chancery Lane Commercial Barristers
Bail for Immigration Detainees
Citizens Advice Bureau
National Centre for Domestic Violence
Penningtons Manches
Shoosmiths
Thompson and Co Solicitors.
Applying for placements
Students are generally not placed by the University. But we offer support and guidance throughout the process, with access to a vacancy site of placement opportunities.
During my Professional Training placement, when I witnessed my analysis being used to undermine the Prosecution’s chief witness, it gave me the confidence to know that I was capable of working in this profession. I am very grateful to my placement supervisor and all I learnt from him in that year.
Studying at Surrey opens a world of opportunity. Take advantage of our study and work abroad partnerships, explore the world, and expand your skills for the graduate job market.
The opportunities abroad vary depending on the course, but options include study exchanges, work/research placements, summer programmes, and recent graduate internships. Financial support is available through various grants and bursaries, as well as Student Finance.
Perhaps you would like to volunteer in India or learn about Brazilian business and culture in São Paulo during your summer holidays? With 140+ opportunities in 36+ different countries worldwide, there is something for everyone. Explore your options via our search tool and find out more about our current partner universities and organisations.
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