University of Kent

Law (Graduate Entry) - LLB (Hons)

University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom

Course overview

This LLB course is designed exclusively for graduate entrants. It develops your critical and analytical skills, enables you to think about the role of law in society, and provides hands-on experience through opportunities to work on real cases in our Law Clinic. As a graduate entrant you can obtain a law degree in just two years, and kick-start your legal career.

Join our diverse, international community of staff and students and be part of a dynamic and engaging environment. You’ll cover the core foundations of legal knowledge designed to meet professional requirements, and have the scope for optional choices to pursue and develop your interests in law. A law degree from Kent gives you the professional legal skills and knowledge you need to prepare for an exciting and successful career in law in the UK or internationally, and opens doors to many other professions.

Key highlights

  • Work on real cases through the on-campus Law Clinic
  • Accelerated route to a law degree in two years for graduates
  • Core foundations of legal knowledge designed to meet professional requirements
  • Optional modules let you pursue your own legal interests
  • Develops critical and analytical skills and understanding of law in society
  • Diverse, international community of staff and students

Entry requirements

  • IELTS: 6.5 — 6.5 IELTS 6.5 overall, minimum 5.5 in each component

Scholarships

  • Kent Ambition to Succeed Scholarship

    Scholarship holders can expect to receive between £500-£2,000 for each year of study (pro-rata for part-time students), subject to satisfactory academic progress.

  • Kent International Scholarship for Undergraduates

    Scholarship value - £5,000

    Up to £5,000
  • KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Academic Scholarship

    Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9, 790 for 26/27).

  • KMMS Christopher and Henry Oldfield Support Scholarship

    Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).

  • KMMS Kingsman Scholarship

    Tuition fee waiver for 4 years at the home rate (£9,790 for 26/27).

  • KMMS Widening Participation Scholarship

    £1,500 maintenance per annum for a maximum of 5 years.

    Up to £1,500
  • Music Performance Scholarship

    £1,000 awarded each year to talented instrumentalists and singers studying for any degree at the University of Kent.

    Up to £1,000
  • Sanctuary Scholarships

    Tuition fees waived for the duration of your programme of study, or until you are able to access other Student Finance funding.

Careers this course leads to

  • Solicitor
  • Barrister
  • Paralegal
  • Legal executive
  • Legal adviser
  • Compliance officer

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £19,300 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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