Law, LLB (Hons)

Kent Law School's LLB in Law program brings legal studies to life, developing critical and analytical skills while exploring law's societal role. It offers hands-on experience through the Law Clinic and research-led teaching by expert academics in a diverse, international community, preparing students for impactful careers.Graduates benefit from strong employment prospects, with high starting salaries in fields like private practice, corporate law, government, NGOs, and beyond, including banking and management. Set in vibrant Canterbury, the program thrives in a student-friendly, historic environment that fosters innovation and engagement.

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this course. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Year 1 Compulsory modules currently include: Institutions of Justice Critical Introduction to Law Public Law Contract Law Criminal Law Introduction to Legal Theories Year 2 Compulsory modules currently include the following: Property Law Tort Law Equity and Trusts EU Law Optional modules may include the following: Understanding the World’s Codified Legal Systems Justice after Atrocity: The Principles and Practices of International Criminal Law Labour Law Law and Medical Ethics Law and the Coroner Jurisprudence: The Philosophy of Law Policing Sports Law Welfare Rights and the Welfare State Justice: A Critical Examination of Law and Justice The Skills of Argument: How to Argue and Win Environmental Law International Law: Principles and Sources Animal Law Appropriate Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice Criminal Forensic Evidence Year 3 Optional modules may include the following: International Humanitarian Law Advanced Topics in Property Law Human Rights and Equality at Work Clinical Option (Autumn) Morality and Law Clinical Option (Spring) Banking Law Human Rights and English Law International Economic Law The Law of Evidence International Human Rights Law in Context International Law and Global Problems School Tasking: Teaching the Law Tax Law Law, Space and Power Race, Sexuality and Gender Justice Immigration Law Comparative Law Law, Science and Technology Law and Social Change The Vulnerable Person in the Criminal Trial Privacy, Data Protection and Cyber Law Advanced Topics in Privacy and Cyber Law Law and the Political for the 21st Century Global Corporate Accountability Music and Law Asylum and Refugee Law Advanced Topis in Tort Law Advanced Topics in Law and Medical Ethics Legal Ethics: The Ethics of Lawyers and Lawyering Family Law Homelessness Law and Policy