Law (Joint Honours)
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What is joint honours?
With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours, including what subjects you can combine with this one.
Why choose this course?
- We've been one of the top five law schools in the UK in the National Student Survey for the past three years.
- We have an excellent reputation for teaching and a team of supportive and friendly lecturers
- You won't just read about law at Derby you'll do it!
- If you choose to study Law on the Joint Honours Scheme you'll be enjoy an intellectually stimulating and flexible programme
- You'll enjoy the benefit of excellent facilities - including our full size court room and Family court.
- You'll not only learn about the law, we'll also help prepare you for the work place, help you prepare your CV and practice interview techniques, as well as develop personally.
As a Derby student you'll have the benefit of the Law team helping you to develop personally as well as academically, and the support to achieve this.
You'll have your own personal tutor during your time at Derby, and you'll have the benefit of a Careers Advisor dedicated to our Law students. During your studies you'll be encouraged to think of your life after your studies at Derby and to plan for your future career.
You'll also have the opportunity to make use of our excellent Career Development Centre, to take part in Careers events, CV clinics and mock interviews, all designed to help you realise your potential and your future.
About the course
The BA Law Degree, as part of the Joint Honours Scheme, allows you to combine your study of Law in combination with one or two other subjects. Popular combinations are Law and Criminology, Law and Psychology, or all three!
There is a wide range of exciting and interesting law options for you to choose from depending on your interest in either private or public law, allowing you flexibility in selecting options which compliment the other subjects you will study alongside Law, on the Joint Honours Scheme.
For example, if you are studying Law and Criminology you may wish to study choose Criminal Law, Law of Evidence and Police Powers and the Law, for those with and interest in crime. Student studying Law and Business may wish to select Contract Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Law, or Corporate Law.
You also have the invaluable opportunity of developing your particular interests by studying a subject of your choice in more depth as part of your Independent Studies in your final year.
The law team here at Derby prides itself on producing able and employable graduates by giving you a challenging and stimulating educational experience. There's a strong emphasis on the development of both academic, intellectual skills and personal skills throughout your studies. We have an almost unparalleled track record as a team of friendly and dedicated lecturers in supporting out students from a wide variety of backgrounds and age.
Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...Your career
A Joint Honours degree in Law offers you the unique opportunity to develop a mix of skills, by combining your study of law with other subjects, making you an attractive prospect for future employers. The BA Law Joint Honours is a valuable degree in offering you the opportunity to study law with intellectual rigour, even if you don't want to become a legal practitioner. You will find that it still provides a stepping-stone to many other careers requiring legal knowledge, for example, Local Government, Criminal Justice Agencies, Crown Prosecution Service, charitable and Voluntary Sector organisations.
Your degree can also provide the opportunity for further postgraduate study in Law at Masters level. We offer an exciting and successful Masters Programme, including the LLM in Commercial Law, and the LLM in Information Arts and Media, if you wish to further develop your legal studies.
What our students say
"I wanted to combine two of my passions to create a degree I knew I would enjoy and which would keep my interest through three years of learning. "
Helen Smith
How you'll learn
As a Derby student you'll enjoy a variety of methods of teaching and learning, embracing formal lectures, problem-solving tutorials, seminar discussion groups, computer assisted learning, group work and practical activities to develop skills such as interviewing, negotiation, and oral presentation.
The University is unique in having a full-sized courtroom built to the specifications laid down by the Lord Chancellor's Department (now Department for Constitutional Affairs). This functions as a lecture theatre, but is used for moots and practical skills training. We also have a newly completed family court.
How you're assessed
You'll be assessed through group work, oral presentation, coursework, to enable them to develop and demonstrate their legal knowledge and skills most effectively.
Anything else?
At Derby we are constantly striving to create new and exciting opportunities for the study of law, particularly at postgraduate level. Derby has some unique and exciting masters programmes, so once you have graduated you can continue to study this fascinating subject.
Start dates
If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:
- September 2010 (part time only, if available)
- January 2011
- September 2011
See a list of courses we are still taking applications for in September 2010.
If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:
- September 2010
- January 2011
- September 2011
UCAS code
Popular courses that can be combined with Law include:
- Criminology
- Business Management
- Accounting
- Sociology
- History
- Marketing
- Psychology
- American Studies
- Theatre Arts
Fees*
UK/EU students
- Full time: £3,290 (each year)
- Part time: £210 per single module (you usually take 24 of these modules in total)
International students
- Full time: £8,500 (each year)
*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2010 and August 2011. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year and there may be extra costs eg for exams, trips or special modules.
Course length
Full time: 3 years
Part time: 4-6 years
Entry requirements
Our entry requirements are usually 180-240 UCAS points from A levels or equivalent ...
