LLB Law and International Relations

The LLB Law and International Relations degree at Aberystwyth University is a well-balanced course combining theory and practice and is designed to meet employer needs and expectations. Elements of the degree are recognised by the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitors Regulation Authority - a direct route into the legal profession. For the Law elements of the degree, you will be taught in our Department of Law & Criminology which has been teaching Law degrees since 1901.

You will examine the law, how it functions, and the relationship between law, justice and society. As well as studying the foundational legal subjects, you will also have the opportunity to tailor your degree according to your own interests, choosing from a wide range of optional modules covering contemporary and specialist areas of law. In addition, you will be able to enhance your studies by participating in our national and international competing Mooting Society to develop your key advocacy and litigation skills.

We also offer a Welsh medium Mooting competition for students who wish to moot through the medium of Welsh. For the International Relations elements of the degree you will be taught in our Department of International Politics - the world’s first university department of International Politics - founded in 1919 after the end of the First World War. You will study the concepts, practices, policies, histories and regions that make up international politics as a discipline and explore the ways in which all these factors are undergoing radical transformation in the twenty-first century.

You will also have exciting opportunities to participate in the renowned three-day role-playing exercise called 'Crisis Games', the prestigious Parliamentary Placement Scheme, and to contribute to the oldest student-run international politics journal, 'Interstate'. Lecturers in the Department of International Politics are all research active and qualified to PhD level, and most also have a PGCHE. Department of Law and Criminology lecturers are mostly either qualified to PHD level or have professional experience and qualifications as practicing lawyers.

Many staff also have a PGCE (Higher Education).