Information for current LLB students
As a current KLS student moving onto Stage 4 , you can convert your LLB into an integrated Masters of Law (MLaw) qualification, where instead of graduating with an LLB you will graduate with an MLaw. This qualification will enhance your understanding of the foundations of legal knowledge; and in Stage 4, by blending traditional vocational legal training with an intellectually rigorous and engaging interrogation of legal practice, it will equip you for the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) route and a wide range of careers including in central and local government, with regulatory authorities, in legal innovation, the non-profit sector or academia.
By transferring to our new Advanced Legal Practice course, many of you will have the advantage of using your undergraduate funding to prepare to become a solicitor or other professional. A legal practice course at other institutions can cost as much as £20,000 and cannot be funded with undergraduate funding. As such, you may have to repay any loan at a higher interest rate.
For your upcoming Stage 4, you will choose modules in the normal way. The only difference is that you must choose LAWS5180 (Law of Evidence) as one of your optional modules as this is a pre-requisite for transferring onto the MLaw.
If you are on a single or qualifying joint honours LLB programme, you can transfer to the integrated Masters, making your final award an MLaw rather than an LLB. You must attain an overall Stage average of 57% in Stage 2 and you must pass Stage 3 (including the Law of Evidence).
You must also pass all foundations of legal knowledge modules (by at least 40% in each). The Law School will accept instances where one of the foundation subjects has been condoned (when credits are given though the module failed) because of exceptional circumstances.
Transferring is only available to those who are studying one of the courses listed below. Students who wish to qualify outside of England and Wales should contact the law society or bar council in the jurisdiction in which they intend to practice, to determine the professional compatibility/recognition of the MLaw, beyond its value as a Master’s degree.
Stage 4 tuition fees for home students are £9250. As this is an integrated Masters, it means your undergraduate loan can be extended from three years to four and used to pay for your Masters qualification and SQE Part 1 preparation, though the above fee does not include the cost of sitting the SQE itself - see the Solicitors Regulation Authority website for the latest SQE fees.
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During Stage 4 you will study the following modules:
As with all Masters courses, you will undertake a dissertation where you will be able to reflect on the themes that pervade the Stage 4 year of study. Assessment methods in your other modules include case analysis. drafting, advocacy, critical and reflective essays. There are no examinations in Stage 4.
You will be exposed to a combination of lectures and workshops delivered by a teaching team with experience of legal practice. There will be pre-recorded material including a 'talking head' series where practitioners provide exclusive insights into how the law that you learn is applied in practice.
Law LLB
Law (Senior Status) LLB
Law with Quantitative Research
Law with French, German, Spanish or Italian
Law and Economics
Law and History
Law and Politics
Law and Philosophy
Law and Social Anthropology
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Law and Criminology
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