LLB Law
About this course
LLB (Hons) in Law LLB (Hons), a law degree within the Law subject area. Core topics include Legal Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a common first year before choosing to continue on the core route or specialise in Law LLB with Business Law, Law LLB with Criminal Justice, or Law LLB with Criminology. The first year covers foundational principles through compulsory modules including Legal Systems and Practice, Criminal Law, Contract Law, and Public Law. The second year introduces core topics and practical skills via modules such as Tort Law, Land Law, and Professional Legal Skills and Practice, alongside optional choices like Family Law and Human Rights Law. The final year centres on the study of Equity and Trusts alongside a wide selection of advanced options covering topics such as Intellectual Property Law, Employment Law, Law, Technology and Legal Practice, and Project. Optional modules across later stages allow learners to tailor their studies toward specialist areas or professional interests.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 112 A Level: BBC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 28 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.
What students say
Based on about 78 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 85%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 235 students who started
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 18%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 43 graduates who answered
- Working: 59%
- Working and studying: 13%
- Further study: 17%
- Unemployed: 3%
Most common jobs
- Legal professionals: 30%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Community and Civil Enforcement Occupations: 5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 245 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 45%
- West Midlands: 17%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 16%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 230 students who started
- A levels: 92%
- Access course: 3%
- Other HE qualification: 4%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Legal Systems and Practice
- Criminal Law
- Contract Law
- Public Law
- Tort Law
- Land Law
- Professional Legal Skills and Practice
- Family Law
- Human Rights Law
- International Law
- Sports Law
- Criminal Evidence
- Companies and other Business Entities
- Equity and Trusts
- Law and Medicine
- Social Justice
- Miscarriages of Justice
- Police Powers and Public Order
- Intellectual Property Law
- Employment Law
- Law, Technology and Legal Practice
- Immigration and Refugee Law
- Advanced Criminal Law
- Domestic Abuse
- Financial Crimes
- Consumer Sales Law
- Commercial Sales Law
- EU Trade and Competition Law
- Project
- Professional Practice Preparation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of LLB Law at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £26,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £20,500 and £34,500.
What do graduates of LLB Law at De Montfort University do next?
89% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2022-23).
Are students happy with the teaching on LLB Law at De Montfort University?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2024-25.
What grades do I need for LLB Law at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level. The average entrant had 87 UCAS points.
Does LLB Law at De Montfort University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on LLB Law at De Montfort University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 18% left higher education.