Your guide to

Studying Law

We’re part of Pearson, the world’s learning company, and the only FTSE 100 company offering degrees in the UK. Everything we do is connected with industry, it’s this real-world approach to teaching that means you’ll graduate with the skills and experience to stand out.

Within the first 6 months following graduation, 100% of Pearson College London graduates were in employment or further education study.

Why choose us?

A university education powered by industry engagement

Real world Education

Designed with Industry

Study in the heart of London

“With a genuine fusion of theory and practice, and the opportunity to complete the academic and vocational stages of legal training in just three years, without accumulating a mountain of debt, our LLM in Professional Legal Practice (which incorporates the LLB) represents a fast, efficient way to start your legal career.”

BEN HUGHES Vice Principal of Pearson Business School

Key information Why choose this course

Our degrees are designed by industry. This means that our industry partners, including Gowling WLG and Direct Line Group, have helped develop our degrees to get you prepared for the modern workplace.

You’ll develop the legal knowledge alongside the complementary skills needed to build a successful career in law.

Learn law in a unique way through workshops, guest speakers, internships and company-based mentors: as well as through more traditional lectures and seminars.

Our classes are taught by practising lawyers, business leaders and leading academics.

Study in Holborn, the centre of the legal world, near to leading global law firms and the Royal Courts of Justice.

All applicants who pass the Business School Workshop will be offered a partial fee waiver which will significantly reduce your annual tuition fee and overall student loan.

Graduate with a degree from the University of Kent, ranked 22nd in the Guardian University Guide for 2018.

MLaw Professional Legal Practice (Integrated Masters)

LLB (Hons) Law

LLB (Hons) Law with Business Management

LLB (Hons) Law with Accounting

M203

M200

M206

M201

Degree programme UCAS code

What makes our LLB and MLaw programmes different to other law degrees is that the theory of law and its application in practice are taught together. This approach is designed to enhance your real-world understanding of law from the outset and ultimately increase your employability. It is possible to study an LLB (Hons) with a business or accounting pathway if you want to broaden your business skills, you can then transfer to the MLaw Programme.

insitution code: Entry requirements:

location:

fees:

contact hours:

P34

128–120 UCAS points

(ABB to BBB at A Levels and interview)

Midtown Campus, 190 High Holborn, WC1V 7BH

£9,000 p.a. All applicants who pass the Business School

Workshop will be offered a partial fee waiver

Typically 10–16 hours per week (FT)

Your first year (level 4)

• English Legal System 1

• English Legal System 2

• Law of Contract

• Law of Tort

• Civil Litigation

• Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence

• The Evolution of Global Economies

• Self-Managed Learning

• International Regions 1

• Industry Studies 1

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

All of our law students start off with five modules that provides a core understanding of UK law, including:

You’ll also get to choose specialist modules to focus on your

interests. We offer specialist modules, such as:

Specialist modules

Your second year (level 5)

• Constitutional and Administrative Law

• Criminal Law

• Law of the European Union

• Employment Law

• Criminal Litigation

• Advocacy and Negotiation

• People Management and Leadership

• Operations and Project Management

• Self-Managed Learning

• Intellectual Property Law

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

Your second year studying law is a chance to delve into exciting topics, such as criminal law, and learn about key legal skills like negotiation. On top of your studies, you’ll get to boost your CV by taking part in our guaranteed internship programme.

You’ll also study your choice of specialist modules, that offers the

opportunity to develop sought-after skills by employers, including;

Specialist modules

Core modules include

Your third year (level 6)

• Land and Law

• Law of Equity and Trusts

• Research Project

• Property Law and Practice

• Wills and Administration of Estates

• Client Management

• Ethics, Professional Conduct and Regulations

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(30 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

This is the final year of the undergraduate programme, where you get to grips with more advanced subject areas within the legal sector. If you're planning on going into work straight after your third year, we’ll provide you with the 1-2-1 talent development you need to prepare you for career success. Core modules include:

We use a range of methods, designed to reflect the kind of

activities you may be asked to do in the workplace, either

individually or as part of a team. For example, report writing, data

analysis, preparing strategies and business cases and presentations.

You will also sit exams in some modules.

How will your work be assessed?

Your fourth year (level 7)

• Dissertation

• Business Law and Practice

• Practical Legal Research, Writing

and Drafting

• Listed Company Finance and Governance

• Private Company Acquisitions

• Debt Finance

• Self-Managed Learning

(30 Credits)

(30 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

(15 Credits)

All our undergraduate students get the choice of extending their degree to include a Masters in Law. Your optional fourth year is an excellent chance to receive specialist training and a LLM Masters, a qualifiation with global credibility. Our Masters in Law is one of the few in the country that offers you exemption from studying the Legal Practitioners Course, a qualification you would otherwise need in order to become a qualified solicitor. We only charge the same annual tuition fee rates as your undergraduate degree, making us one of the most affordable routes to becoming a legal professional.

“My experience has been hands on, exciting and has pushed me to learn new things while also allowing me to begin to understand my key strengths. I would recommend Pearson Business School to anyone who wants to break the mould and experience studying alongside some of the top Industry professionals.”

SARAH CROSELEY Pearson Business SchoolStudent

Core modules include

Accelerated study means you could complete

your undergraduate degree in just two years.

High performing students at Pearson Business

School may be offered the opportunity to

accelerate their degree at the end of the

first year.

A typical full-time degree takes three years

to complete and you have a break over the

summer. In an accelerated degree, you study

for two years without a long summer break.

You complete the same modules but in a

shorter time frame.

Accelerated study is popular with students

who are eager to start their career or great

for those who have taken a career break to

study. It also means that you save money on

your tuition fees and living costs.

Your chance to accelerate

JESS ARMITAGE Pearson Business School Student

“Accelerating has made my time at Pearson

College London highly beneficial towards

my next steps and my future career path

due to the personal skills developed and

the academic reward.”

YOUR JOURNEY TO BECOMING A . . .

OUR WAY

The Traditional

Pearson Business School

University Route

APPLYING THE LAW

STAGE TWO..

LEARNING THE LAW

STAGE ONE.

PRACTICING THE LAW

STAGE THREE...

Option 1

Option 2

Get taught by lawyer qualified tutors

Same price as our undergraduate courses

All our undergraduate law students get offered a place!

Ability to fast track your degree in 2 years

Scholarships and fee waives available

NOW YOU’RE QUALIFIED

TO WORK AS A SOLICITOR

CHOOSE YOUR PATH . . .

Meet your tutors

WILL HOLT

Accounting tutor and Dean of

Pearson Business School

FRANCES TROUGHT

Accounting tutor and Dean of

Pearson Business School

JOHN CLIFFORD

Law Tutor

BEN HUGHES

Vice Principal and

Law Tutor

ROD BRAZIER

Programme Leader, Business

Management Programmes

Will is a Chartered Accountant and has worked

in Higher Education for the past seven years. He

qualified at PwC before moving on to academia

where he specialised in developing professional

accountancy and finance qualifications.

Frances is responsible for developing practical

employability workshops and opportunities for

students She has previously worked at Citigroup

and JP Morgan and has recently published the 2nd

Edition of Brilliant Employability Skills.

John has over two decades of experience in

Higher Education, holding senior appointments

including dean and director titles at Kaplan Law

School, BPP University and the Royal Docks

School of Business and Law.

Before joining us in 2011, Ben managed the

Graduate Diploma in Law and LLB programmes

at BPP University, has was a practising barrister

and and was called to the Bar in 1999.

Rod is involved in researching experiential

teaching and often presents at high profile

conferences such as the Association of Law

Teachers Conference.

“I like the relationship I have with my lecturers and other members of staff, I feel comfortable speaking up in class and having discussions about topics of interest. I’ve learned to ask loads of questions, and to say yes to every opportunity that arises. I’ve picked up little bits of work and internships just by asking for them and I’d never have done that before Pearson Business School.”

ADAM WEST Pearson BusinessSchool Student

Pearson Business SchoolMidtown Campus 190 High HolbornLondonWC1V 7BH

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