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Programme structure: Law and German (LLB) - what's running in 2014/15

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

The following units are must pass: Law of Tort (LAWD10011), Constitutional Rights (LAWD10013) and Law and the Policy of the European Union I (LAWD20023). For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Law of Tort LAWD10011 20 Mandatory TB-4
Constitutional Rights LAWD10013 20 Mandatory TB-4
Law and Policy of the European Union I LAWD20023 20 Mandatory TB-4
Comparative Law LAWD20001 20 Mandatory TB-4
German Language 2 (Post A-Level) GERM20001 20 Mandatory TB-4
Students must choose one unit from the following list:
Divided Germany GERM22037 20 Optional TB-1
Business German GERM20029 20 Optional TB-2
Historical Linguistics GERM22038 20 Optional TB-2
Franz Kafka GERM22033 20 Optional TB-2
'Talking to Tyrants' Politics, Thought and Drama in 1780s Germany GERM20030 20 Optional TB-1
Political Systems of Modern Europe MODL20008 20 Optional TB-2
Introduction to Linguistics MODL23013 20 Optional TB-1
Catalan Language (Elementary) MODL23014 20 Optional TB-4
Czech Language (Elementary) MODL23015 20 Optional TB-4
Extended Essay MODL20009 20 Optional TB-2
Memory and History in the Twentieth Century MODL20010 20 Optional TB-1
Diploma of Higher Education   120    

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

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