Law (Major) with French LLB

Queen's University Belfast

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Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom , Belfast

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

M2R1

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Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines8-Jan-2024

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 20,800 / year

Next Intake 8-Jan-2024

Law (Major) with French LLB

About

This is a fully integrated programme between Law and French. You will study the Law of Northern Ireland as well as aspects of French Law.

The degree includes a year abroad which provides a unique opportunity for linguistic development. In a globalised workforce proficiency in an additional language, together with the experience of studying abroad, significantly enhances your employability.

Course ContentThe degree offers students the opportunity to study the modules required for the academic stage of legal qualification. In addition, students are offered the opportunity to explore their interests in final year with modules offered that allow them to specialise in a particular area, or simply receive a more rounded sense of what ‘law’ is. Many of these modules consider law and law-like interactions on a local, national and international level. Students spend the third academic year studying French at a university in France or Belgium.Stage 1• French 1 - This module aims to consolidate and develop the students existing written and oral language skills and knowledge of French and Francophone culture, equip them with professional and employability skills and prepare them to go further in the study of French.

• Legal Methods and Skills - Legal Methods and Skills, as its title makes clear, is designed to introduce students to legal craft—specifically, the craft of case-handling. The course provides students with a staged introduction to case-handling, taking them from the basics of navigation and description, to more advanced skills such as written and oral argument. In so doing, the course also addresses a key question: what is law? Specifically, is law’s essence to be found in its form, its function(s), its key actors and institutions, in some combination of these, or in some other way?

• Constitutional & Administrative Law - Introduces students to the basic institutions and principles of the constitution of the United Kingdom. Examines these institutions and principles in their wider philosophical, historical and political contexts. Introduces a comparative dimension to enable the distinctive features of the constitution to be better understood. Covers the different levels of governance including central government, devolved administrations and supranational institutions and explores the role of non-state actors in the development and workings of the constitution.

• Contract Law - The course covers the fundamental principles of the general law of contract; rules relating to the formation of contracts and what makes a contract different from a non-binding agreement; key issues concerning the contents of a contract; grounds on which relief may be afforded to a contracting party because of some defect in the making of the contract; ways in which a contract may be ended and the applicable remedies that follow in that event. The theoretical context in which the module is set is one which stresses the transactional quality of Contract Law, i.e. how it enables transactions to be processed, and how it connects with Torts in a joined-up Law of Obligations.

• Careers & Employability – This Module promotes awareness in relation to career choices and awareness of self. It provides the following:

Local and International Labour Market Information, where to find it and how to research job markets and career development opportunities e.g. international experiences.

Personal career choice and action planning supported by the University’s Careers Employability and Skills Service.

Classes on the job application process, highlighting elements such as CVs, application forms, interview skills and psychometric testing. These also signpost the one to one services available. Self-reflection/career action plan.Stage 2• French 2 - Building on skills acquired at Level 1, this module aims to consolidate productive (writing and speaking) and receptive (reading and listening) skills in French language. Key components are: comprehension, translation into English and into French, résumé, grammar, CV preparation. The oral French component includes presentations and preparation for job interviews. Languages for special purposes strands equip students in law or business with skills for legal and professional contexts.

• Criminal Law - Elements of Crime Actu Reus Mens Rea Offences against Property Theft, Burglary and Robbery, Criminal Damage, Non Fatal Offences against the Person, Assault, Aggravated Assault, Sexual Offences, Homicide, Murder, Manslaughter, Inchoate Offences, General Defences.

• Tort - The course covers the fundamental principles of the general law of torts, informed by a theoretical, practical and comparative approach emphasizing the underlying function and role of the law of torts in contemporary society. There is also a recurring stress placed throughout the module on the relationship between the law of contract and tort. Key topics covered in the module include the function and philosophy of torts; the relationship between torts and human rights; negligence; trespass to the person; private/public nuisance; protection of reputation (privacy and defamation); vicarious liability; defences and remedies.

• EU Law – This module offers an introduction to European Union law in a changing world. It examines the European Union as a polity, the legal framework of its institutions and its values (including the role of citizenship and human rights protection). The module continues with an introduction to the fundamentals of the Internal Market and a focus on the key economic freedoms, including primary, secondary and case law on free movement of goods, free movement of workers, freedom to provide and receive services and freedom of establishment. It concludes with a critical assessment of the interaction of institutional and substantive law, focusing on the effect of EU law in its Member States, comparing it to the functioning of international law beyond the EU, as well as critical aspects of the EU’s legitimacy.

• Company Law & Corporate Governance - This module will introduce students to the foundations of company law. It will introduce students to the role of law in society, specifically in the economy, and to the regulation of corporate governance as a problem addressed both through and beyond company law. The module familiarises students with the corporate person as a concept, with the corporate constitution, with the company’s ‘lifecycle’ from incorporation to winding up and to the roles of and disputes between key stakeholders within the corporate form. The module will also introduce the manner in which corporate actors, mediated through law and regulation, seek to address social relationships, including through human rights and social responsibility initiatives.Stage 3• French 3 - Building on skills acquired at level 2, this module aims to develop the skills and understanding required to deal with a broad variety of language tasks. Linguistic, sociolinguistic and cultural awareness will be consolidated and deepened.

• Land Law - The module provides a critical knowledge and understanding of key aspects of land law. Focusing on the current laws and policy debates in Northern Ireland and in England & Wales, the module outlines the legal frameworks in each, and differentiates the rules of these two legal jurisdictions in a critical and comparative context. Core elements of land law covered in the course include (1) estates in land; (2) land registration systems; (3) licences and proprietary estoppel; (4) co-ownership; (5) landlord and tenant law; (6) mortgages; (7) freehold covenants; (8) easements; and (9) adverse possession.

• Equity & Trusts - This module deals with the rules and principles governing trusts. The syllabus focuses on three broad areas: 1. the requirements for establishing a valid trust including express trusts; purpose trusts (charitable and private purpose); resulting trusts; and constructive trusts; 2. the powers and obligations of trustees; and 3. the remedies available when trustees act improperly.

• Evidence and Criminal Procedure - The module covers a range of issues in relation to criminal proceedings and the rules of evidence. It will consider the rules governing criminal investigations, prosecutions and the criminal trial. The module may cover areas of criminal procedure and evidential rules including the burden and standard of proof; rules circumscribing police powers, PACE, the admissibility of evidence, the right to silence; the admissibility of confessions; improperly obtained evidence; character evidence; cross-examination; witnesses and aspects of the trial process.

Students may select one optional module from the list below. Please note this is not an exclusive list of optional modules. Optional modules are subject to staff availability, student numbers and change each academic year.

• Climate Emergency – This module offers a critical introduction to law and society’s responses to the climate emergency and calls for ‘system change’, focusing on socio-economic and ecological transitions. The module will aim to enhance the ecological literacy of law students to assist critical thinking about the origins and meaning of law, the changing role and demands on law, and the role of legal pluralism (the pluriverse (Escobar) in navigating societal transitions.

a. Ecology and the history of our legal traditions
b. The scope and limits of Environmental Law
c. Planetary Boundaries (Rockstrom et al. 2009)
d. Law, Systems and System Change: Sustainable Development Goals
e. Law and the pluriverse
f. Negotiating just transitions: climate negotiating skills

- Law and climate change (multi-level governance)
- Law and the wellbeing economy
- Law, inequality and post-growth
- Law and energy justice
- Law and the commons
- Law and the Rights of Nature

• The Law of Coroners and Inquests - Indicative syllabic content includes:

1) The origins of the coronial jurisdiction;
2) The modern office of coroner;
3) The jurisdiction of the coroner;
4) Reporting of deaths;
5) Conduct of the Inquest: Practicalities and Procedure (I/II);
6) The inquest verdict;
7) Challenging coronial decisions;
8) Human rights and the coroner’s court
9) Medical inquests;
10) Notable Inquest: Case Study
11) The case for reform: comparative analysis with England

• Equality in Practice - This module is designed for learners who wish to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and to explore strategies for change.

The module will provide learners with the knowledge and understanding needed to deal effectively with issues of equality, diversity and inclusion at all levels of society, the community and the workplace.

Learners will draw on academic literature and practical case studies to identify and address challenges in a variety of environments. Case studies, guest lectures and site visits will be used to give students a real appreciation of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion and the impact that supportive policies have on organisational culture. Interaction with leaders who have championed change in their own professional
context will equip learners with the essential competencies necessary to meet the challenges of today's rapidly changing world.

Students will engage in a value mapping exercise to reflect upon their own perceptions concerning aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion to understand the legal, social and cultural factors arising and they will consider foundational theoretical concepts of equality. The module will also introduce the students to the dynamics and processes implicit to inequality and social exclusion and to make them aware of the complexity of the conceptualisation and operationalisation of equality and social exclusion.

The module will be divided into three parts. The first part of the module will introduce students to the various theories of equality such as formal equality, substantive equality,distributive equality, equality of opportunity, equality of outcomes, intersectionality etc.

The second part of the module will focus on how a variety of organisations both public and private develop strategies to work on equality, diversity and inclusion both within their organisation and in how they carry out their work.

The final part of the module will involve guest lectures to allow students to engage with leaders who have championed change within their own organisations (some guest lectures will be delivered live online to facilitate those speakers outside Northern Ireland).

Pending the situation with Covid-19 in Spring 2023 it is also hoped to have two class site visits. These class site visits would be to large organisations who have implemented large scale successful equality, diversity and inclusion practices in their organisations.

Students would get to hear from managers, employees and service users of these organisations while also viewing physical spaces that have implemented the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
(Re the feasibility of the site visits - the module leader is a board member of the National Women’s Council of Ireland, as such there will be no issues with securing guest speakers or site visits.)

• Law, Literature, and Social Justice - This module will aim to offer students the opportunity to engage in critical analysis of key works of ‘law-heavy’ literature (and some works of popular fiction) that are relevant to issues of human rights violations and social justice (having sparked wider social or legal reforms, and/or controversial discourses) e.g. Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Attwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Morrison’s Beloved; Ishiguru’s Never Let Me Go, Shelley’s Frankenstein. After close reading of relevant excerpts – and the weekly lecture - students will critique the role and nature of law, rights, and legal processes (as reflected in selected works of ‘protest literature’).

The overarching theme is that of human vulnerability, arranged by weekly lectures and fortnightly seminars, grounded in group discussions and debates to identify and analyse issues of social injustice and the need for law/policy reforms. Issues are likely to include:

a. Gender (e.g. Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre; Attwood’s The Testaments; CEDAW);
b. The voice of the child (e.g. Godden’s An Episode of Sparrows; Lowry’s The Giver; The UNCRC);
c. Access to justice (Rose’s 12 Angry Men; Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird; The UDHR);
d. Resource-rationing and the use of post-apocalyptic or dystopian ‘fictions’ (Huxley’s Brave New World; Orwell’s 1984; Collins’ The Hunger Games; Nolan and Johnson’s Logan’s Run; selection of domestic case law, Coronavirus Act provisions e.g. Care Easements).
e. Homelessness (Smith’s Hotel World, Roth’s Divergent; Art 8 ECHR – selected case law)
f. Disenfranchisement – social [in]security (Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath; Dickens’ A Christmas Carol; A1P1 ECHR; selected domestic case law)

Aspects of such works will be evaluated against law and policy frameworks (e.g. UN Jurisprudence (Country Reports, Concluding Observations, Strasbourg case law, domestic legislation) to gauge the significance – or otherwise – of law reform/rights discourses in times of conflict, austerity, or social upheaval. Comparison with other jurisdictions will be made, where appropriate. There is also scope for guest speakers (from the charitable sector, NGOs etc e.g. CPAG, Kinship Care NI, NSPCC, Women’s Aid, Asylum Link). Students will also be encouraged to suggest works for analysis/debate.

• Media Law - The module will introduce students to media law in Northern Ireland, and is aimed at students who may be interested in the practice of media law, or who may wish to work in media or public relations. Other jurisdictions (including England, the Republic of Ireland, Europe, US, Australia, and Canada) will be referenced throughout in comparison, as to develop students’ critical appraisal of the law.

The module will explore how the media’s distribution of information is regulated by the legal regimes of Data Protection, Copyright law, and Freedom of Information. It will also examine the legal framework of Contempt of Court and the obligations of the press in that respect, and the protection of journalistic sources under the law.

The module will look in depth at the subject of Defamation Law and will instruct students in relation to the legal regime that applies at the time (the Northern Ireland Assembly is currently debating whether to reform this area of law). The module will go into more detail than the brief overview of the subject that is provided students in the undergraduate Torts module. It will examine substantive contemporary issues, such as defamatory meaning, costs in defamation litigation, the defence of truth, privileged communication, the regulation of public interest speech, and liability for online defamation. It will also cover the basic process of a libel action, the particulars of claim, interlocutory matters, the defence, and trial.

The module will also explore the protection of privacy in law, and good practice of the media in relation to the right to privacy. Again, this would involve covering the subject in greater depth than it is afforded in the undergraduate Torts module. The module will include examination of the Article 8 right to private life, the action of Misuse of Private Information, the various issues and topics that are likely to engage a reasonable expectation of privacy, and the proper conduct of reporting or media relations in respect of privacy. The course will also examine the conditions under which intrusions into private life may be justified in the public interest.

The module will also examine relevant voluntary press codes, the role of apologies, retractions and corrections, and the extensive body of ‘soft-law’ here which has become increasingly important in the application and development of the law in this area.

Finally, the module also aims to include two guest speakers; one a high-profile media lawyer who can talk to students about the thriving practice of this area of law in Northern Ireland; the other a print media journalist who can inform students about professional experience with the legal framework in Northern Ireland.

• The Law and the Dead - Death is universal, and creates distinct series of legal issues- affecting both the deceased and those who are left behind- from the moment of someone’s passing. This module explores selected issues, around the fate of the recently dead and the assets that they leave behind. It fuses the doctrinal with the theoretical, and draws on a range of other disciplines beyond law.

Part 1 of the module looks at the fate of the recently dead, focusing on three distinct topics: (i) post-mortems, and the law’s adaptation to new methods of technology and religious/cultural sensitivities towards invasive procedures; (ii) the legal resolution of family disputes over funerals; and (iii) the legal challenges posed by new methods of bodily disposal (e.g. natural burial, water cremation and human composting) that are being driven by demand for greater choice and environmental concerns.

Part 2 of the module looks at core elements of succession law. Beginning with theories of inheritance, it focuses on will-making and the attempts to move beyond rigid compliance with legal formalities in the internet age and drawing also on the recent experience of the pandemic (when will-making increased significantly and access to legal services was more difficult). This is followed by intestacy laws (rules for estate distribution where someone dies without a (valid) will) and whether these laws replicate modern notions of kinship and family. The module then moves to family provision, which allows specific relatives and dependants to challenge the fact that they did not receive anything/enough from the deceased’s estate, and focuses on high-profile, contentious legal disputes between two categories of applicant: surviving spouses and independent adult children. The family provision system (unique to the common law) is contrasted with civil law inheritance systems with their fixed shares spouses and dependants. Finally, the module looks at the legal and social policy issues ‘of dead hand control’, where will-makers try to control their beneficiaries’ behaviours and lifestyle choices from beyond the grave by leaving gifts with forfeiting conditions attached.

• Business and Human Rights - This module is designed to introduce students to an emerging and important area of the law, namely the role that business plays in the protection of human rights. Large business, typically referred to in the literature as global corporations (or Multi-national/trans-national corporations) have in the last fifty years or so become increasingly powerful entities within the global system. Now not only concerned with economic impacts on society, increasingly their operations are having a profound effect on the social, economic and environmental lives of the people with whom directly, or indirectly they interact. In order to govern and legitimize their global corporations, they rely on different outlets. Two of these outlets are the focus for this course, human rights discourse and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The primary aim of this module is to attempt to situate the role of business within the human rights and broader responsibility discourse. We will cover issues around the international regulation of human rights through and around law, important interactions between state and non-state actors and human rights discourses and obligations across corporate groups, through value chains and in investment operations.

• Clinical Law - This module, which involves a ten-week placement with the Law Centre NI, is intended to facilitate critical reflection on the law in practice and to help you understand what the law can, and cannot, achieve on behalf of individuals. In practice, this will be done by allowing you to assist in cases related to tribunal proceedings and to analyse the relationship between law and facts, statute law and case law, and the human needs of clients. While you will, of course, be able to develop only a partial understanding of such issues in a twelve-week module, you will have the chance to transpose some of your learning from the classroom into the reality of the Law Centre’s work. The course is, in that sense, very much about (clinical) law in practice, and it can for that reason be regarded as unique within the Law School’s curriculum.

• Competition Law - This module is an introduction to competition (or, as the Americans call it, “Antitrust”) law. It examines the legal rules in place which govern the market to make it more “competitive”. The usual rationale for this is that competitive markets benefit consumers by ensuring lower prices and better products and services. The typical threat to the consumer is a large firm which possesses significant market power, which can use that power to raise prices, and because consumers have no other options such firms can treat consumers poorly and not bother with improving their products.

• Consumer Law and Policy - This module aims to provide students with awareness and understanding of consumer right protection legislation and policy, the underpinning economic and social rationales as well as practical application in a rage of realistic scenarios. Consumer law regulates great many daily transactions and activities. These include sale of goods and services (inclusive of online shopping) and consumer financing and credit.

This course has a strong contemporary focus. Apart from necessary familiarisation with theory, real-world, everyday life problems will be used to discuss appropriateness and actual application of existing protections and to identify their shortcomings, areas in need of further legislative intervention. Therefore, apart from providing theoretical understand of consumer law and policy, this module offers the potential to empower you as a consumer and prepare you to assertively face some of the challenges consumer dealings may present to you in the future (regardless of the career path you chose to follow).

Everyday examples of consumer protection may relate to, for example, shopping online, misleading advertising, flights cancelations, protections offered under credit cards, problems with holiday bookings, post-purchase quality problems as well as options generally available to consumers in case of small, everyday disputes.

• Contemporary Issues in British and Irish Human Rights - This module will allow students to explore in some depth a variety of issues that raise important and difficult questions in the UK and/or Ireland concerning the extent to which certain claims should be legally protected as human rights claims. It will build on knowledge and skills already transferred to students through their Constitutional Law in Context and Rights and Accountability modules. The content of the module will vary from year to year depending on the issues that are most topical at the time and the staff available to teach on the module, but it is likely that in most years at least two or three weeks of teaching will be devoted to each of the following: (a) the prevention of terrorism, (b) the right to freedom from Torture, (c) the right to education, (d) the right to freedom of expression, and (e) the right to fair trial. The focus will be on how legislative and judicial institutions the UK and Ireland and the European jurisprudence have addressed these matters, with particular emphasis on case law.

• Criminal Liability - This module explores the boundaries of the criminal law examining issues of current controversy. Deciding what to criminalise or decriminalise are important issues for any society. The proper boundaries of the criminal law are often contested with competing ideologies and perspectives offering different viewpoints. The module adopts a doctrinal, socio-legal and philosophical approach to the exploration of these issues. Issues to be examined include: Theories of criminalisation; Responding to hate crime; Responding to stalking and harassment; Regulating prostitution; Regulating the use of illegal drugs; Regulating pornography; The criminalisation of transmission of disease; Responding to anti-social behaviour.

• Criminology: Theory and Practice - This course is designed to offer students an introduction to some of the key issues and controversies surrounding the study of crime from a social scientific perspective. Crime will be understood as a legal and social construct rather than as an unchallengeable fact. Crimes are legally defined, they vary over time and between jurisdictions, they are therefore clearly linked to questions of power and powerlessness, gender, race and a host of other variables. The analysis of the criminal justice process, therefore, will be underpinned by such critical views. These issues will be explored through an array of national and international research evidence, and will also draw upon current developments and the lecturers’ own research. Drawing on inter-disciplinary sources and establishing an academic agenda for critical analysis it considers the foundations of and alternatives to criminal justice in the context of a society and social order that is ‘in transition’. Finally, it seeks to develop interdisciplinary skills and to encourage a full appreciation of the social nature of legal regulation and the role of criminology in understanding and resolving conflict.

• Employment Law - This module will expose students to the wide range of laws relating to the world of work. It will introduce them to the main challenges of employment law and its significance, before going on to analyse some of the key topics in employment law such as the nature of an employment contract, the legal duties of an employer (especially as regards health and safety), the rights of an employee (especially as regards discrimination and privacy), the law relating to trades unions, the influence of the European Union, and the means by which employment contracts can be terminated. It will to some extent build upon knowledge gained from Contract and Tort. The focus will be on how legislative, administrative and judicial institutions in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland have addressed the issues most commonly arising in the employment relationship.

• Environmental Law - The course introduces students to the issues faced by the legal community in tackling environmental degradation. In particular the course highlights how the law seeks to achieve and enforce a sustainable balance between economic development and the protection of the environment for present and future generations. Specific course content within the following structure is subject to change depending upon availability of individual staff members. Course content, in detail, will be as follows: Part 1: An Introduction to Environmental law, Part 2: A Study of Important Areas of Environmental Law Part 3: Cross Cutting Issues.

• Financial Services Law - This course will offer an introduction to the law of finance. Finance is often defined as the backbone of the economy as it provides essential services such as payment or credit intermediation, without which no business would be possible. In recent decades, the volume of legislation on financial law has increased exponentially and it touches virtually every aspect of financial intermediation, from day-to-day financial transactions to the regulation of cryptocurrencies. The objective of the module is to equip students with the analytical tools to navigate the complex world of finance from a legal perspective. The module will offer a broad overview of the three main pillars of financial law: financial institutions, financial transactions, and markets.

• Gender, Justice and Society - The module provides students with an understanding of how law affects people differently, depending on gender and the ways in which law contributes to regulating and representing gender. This understanding is not specific to one area of law, rather the course cuts across a number of different areas (such as criminal law, human rights, international law) increasing students’ knowledge and understanding of legal issues more generally at the national and international levels from a gendered perspective. Students will have the opportunity to further evaluate these issues through film and visual representation of the interaction between gender, justice and society. The module introduces students to a number of new and different topics (for example, judicial decision making, the Global South, LGBTQI, kinship and reproduction, the military) from which to interrogate contemporary debates on gender and contribute to the development of students’ critical and analytical skills.

• Global Business Law and Regulation - The role of law and regulation in the global economy shifted significantly over the past decades. This shift has been described as a shift to a modern regulatory state or to regulatory capitalism which is based on a complex mix of private and public regulation. This module focuses on the role of law and regulation in the area of global business and introduces students to key theoretical issues and practical problems affecting the operation of business in the global economy. Students will gain a detailed understanding and knowledge of the motives and drivers behind global business law and regulation, the dynamics of regulatory change and the problems, flaws, and challenges of global business law and regulation.

• Intellectual Property Law - Intellectual property is widely perceived to be vital in fostering innovation and creativity in the global marketplace. Intellectual property protects innovative ideas, original literary and artistic works, attractive designs, and distinctive marks. The fact that protection is available provides an incentive for individuals and businesses to create new inventions and eye-catching products, cultural goods and brands. Moreover, intellectual property contributes enormously to the national economy. For example, the UK government recently re

Learning and Teaching

The Law School at Queen's is ranked as one of the top Schools in the UK and Ireland. Teaching quality within the School was judged to be 'excellent' and our research was awarded a 5B (excellent) by the UK Higher Education Funding Bodies.

There are over 1,000 undergraduate students enrolled in the School of Law, 250 postgraduates, 30 PhD students and almost 50 members of academic staff. You will be taught by scholars from all over the world, many of whom have international reputations in their fields and all are committed teachers and researchers. Students will also have access to an excellent law section in the new library and extensive IT facilities. In addition, the School has active relationships with universities throughout the world – for Law and French students, these relationships offer opportunities for study abroad and staff exchanges, both of which can greatly enhance the student experience.

The School operates a proactive system of student support. Advisers of Studies are allocated to each degree programme tasked to guide and support you throughout your time with us, together with the School's experienced and helpful administrative staff. In addition, students are allocated a Personal Development Programme Tutor for their time in the School. We place considerable emphasis on facilitating good communication between staff and students. To this end, a Student Voice Committee, comprised of elected student representatives, the Advisers and the Director of Education, meets twice each semester. This Committee provides students with a forum in which to raise matters of concern to them and also enables the School to keep students informed about matters affecting the School and wider university.

At Queen’s, we aim to deliver a high quality learning environment that embeds intellectual curiosity, innovation and best practice in learning, teaching and student support to enable student to achieve their full academic potential.

On the LLB programmes we do this by providing a range of learning experiences which enables our students to engage with subject experts, develop attributes and perspectives that will equip them for life and work in a global society and make use of innovative technologies and a world class library that enhances their development as independent, life-long learners. Examples of the opportunities provided for learning on this course are:

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Undergraduate Entry Requirements

The application procedure varies for undergraduate and postgraduate students, so we publish separate information for each. You'll also need to be able to provide evidence of a specified level of ability in the English language.

The following qualifications will be considered for direct entry to our undergraduate programmes:

Holders of the Tawjihi General Secondary Education Certificate will be considered for entry to the Foundation Programme at INTO Queen's. Students who successfully complete the Foundation Programme with the required grades will be guaranteed progression to the undergraduate degree programme.
Holders of the Al-Shamel Intermediate Diploma may be considered on a case by case basis.
Applicants who have successfully completed the first year of a Jordanian University degree with good grades in relevant subjects may be considered for admission to the first year of undergraduate degree programmes.

A Levels.
Between 30 and 36 points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB). Information on required grades.

The grades required will vary according to your chosen programme. Please check our Course Finder for detailed entry requirements.

How to Apply

Most students make their applications through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) for full-time undergraduate degree programmes at Queen’s. The UCAS application deadline for international students is 30 June 2023.

English Program Requirements

Applicants will normally need to demonstrate a level of English equivalent to 6.5 IELTS or 90 TOEFL IBT (Internet based test). However, some degree programmes have higher or lower requirements (please check individual courses for programme requirements). The full list of acceptable English Language qualifications is available here.

Improve your English language skills to prepare for further academic study or the level required for your degree.

Academic English
For students who need to increase their IELTS level in order to progress to university.

Pre-sessional English
For students who are academically qualified and hold an offer from Queen’s but need to improve their English language skills to the level required for their degree.

Career

Career Prospects

Introduction
Studying Law with French at Queen’s will assist students in developing the core skills and employment-related experiences that are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic institutions. Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are well regarded by many employers (local, national and international) and over half of all graduate jobs are now open to graduates of any discipline, including Law.
http://www.prospects.ac.uk

Employment after the Course
The following is a list of the major career sectors that have attracted our graduates in recent years:
• Management Consultancy
• Corporate Banking
• Purchasing Officer
• Fast Stream Civil Service
• Publishing, Media and Performing Arts
• Export Marketing
• Advertising
• Finance
• Law Enforcement and Public Prosecution
• Varied graduate programmes (Times Top 100 UK Graduate Recruiters/ AGR Association of Graduate Recruiters UK)

Employment Links
Placement Employers
Our past students have also gained work placements with organisations such as:
The Council of the EU
The European Commission
The European Parliament
The United Nations (UN)
The Council of Europe
Thomson Reuters
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Graduate Employers include: A& L Goodbody, Allen & Overy, Baker and McKenzie, CitiGroup, Deloitte, EY, First Derivatives, PWC, Wilson Nesbitt, Herbert Smith Freehills.

What employers say

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Additional Awards Gained(QSIS ELEMENT IS EMPTY)

Prizes and Awards

A wide range of prizes and scholarships are awarded to top performing students. A number of these are sponsored by leading law firms and organisations.

Degree plus award for extra-curricular skills

In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports and lots more. So not only do you graduate with a degree recognised from a world leading university, you'll have practical national and international experience plus a wider exposure to life overall. We call this Degree Plus. It's what makes studying at Queen's University Belfast special.

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Tuition Fee

GBP 20,800 / year

How to Apply

How and when to Apply

1. How to Apply
Application for admission to full-time undergraduate and sandwich courses at the University should normally be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Full information can be obtained from the UCAS website at:

2. When to Apply
UCAS will start processing applications for entry in autumn 2021 from 1 September 2020.

Advisory closing date: 15 January 2021(18:00).

Applications received after this date will not be considered.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as is consistent with having made a careful and considered choice of institutions and courses.

The Institution code for Queen’s is QBELF and the institution code is Q75.

Further information on applying to study at Queen's is available at:
www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Undergraduate/How-to-apply/

3. Terms and Conditions
After an offer is made this will be notified to applicants through UCAS. Confirmation will be emailed by the Admissions and Access Service and this communication will also include Terms and Conditions which applicants should read carefully in advance of replying to their offer(s) on UCAS Track.

4. International (Non- EU) Students
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INTERNATIONAL (NON-EU) STUDENTS
Applying through agents and partners
The University’s in-country representatives can assist you to submit a UCAS application. Please consult the Agent List to find an agent in your country who will help you with your application to Queen’s University.

4.1 Applying through UCAS
Most students make their applications through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) for full-time undergraduate degree programmes at Queen's.
www.ucas.com/

4.2 Applying direct
The Direct Entry Application form is to be used by international applicants who wish to apply directly, and only, to Queen's or who have been asked to provide information in advance of submitting a formal UCAS application.
www.qub.ac.uk/International/International-students/Applying/

4.3 Applying through agents and partners
The University’s in-country representatives can assist you to submit a UCAS application or a direct application. Please consult the Agent List to find an agent in your country who will help you with your application to Queen’s University.
www.qub.ac.uk/International/International-students/Applying/Agents-and-partner-information

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