Law in Practice with Politics, LLB (Hons) 48 months Undergraduate Programme By Swansea University |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 101-150QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

17,400 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

27 Aug, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

LLB

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Combine your law degree with an exploration of national and international politics, and a year-long professional placement with our LLB Law in Practice with Politics.



This 4-year programme provides a comprehensive grounding in the core areas covered by a law degree. As your studies progress, you can choose from a wide range of specialised subject areas of law with an extensive list of over forty optional modules to choose from. Your third year will be spent at a paid internship in a legal setting, allowing you to experience legal practice firsthand, and pick up key skills that will be infinitely useful in your future career.



Alongside this, you will study key aspects of British and international politics, public policy, political theory, philosophy, and  peace and conflict.



All of our undergraduate law programmes contain the foundations of legal knowledge needed to enter the legal profession. Our programmes provide a strong foundation for students who may wish to take the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) in the future and satisfy the academic stage of training required by the Bar Standards Board for those wishing to become barristers.



If you would like to complete a 3-year LLB without a year in practice, please visit our LLB Law with Politics course page.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

LLB

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Combine your law degree with an exploration of national and international politics, and a year-long professional placement with our LLB Law in Practice with Politics.



This 4-year programme provides a comprehensive grounding in the core areas covered by a law degree. As your studies progress, you can choose from a wide range of specialised subject areas of law with an extensive list of over forty optional modules to choose from. Your third year will be spent at a paid internship in a legal setting, allowing you to experience legal practice firsthand, and pick up key skills that will be infinitely useful in your future career.



Alongside this, you will study key aspects of British and international politics, public policy, political theory, philosophy, and  peace and conflict.



All of our undergraduate law programmes contain the foundations of legal knowledge needed to enter the legal profession. Our programmes provide a strong foundation for students who may wish to take the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) in the future and satisfy the academic stage of training required by the Bar Standards Board for those wishing to become barristers.



If you would like to complete a 3-year LLB without a year in practice, please visit our LLB Law with Politics course page.

Admission Requirements

6+
Our standard offer for our law programmes is 3 A Levels at grades ranging from AAB-BBB or equivalent. Please also view our alternative entry requirements to learn more about qualifications such as the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate and Extended Project Qualification, as well as calculate your UCAS Tariff points. For applicants whose first language is not English, we require IELTS 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English test).
To undertake the internship element of this programme, students will be required to attain an overall year 2 average of 57% or more, evidence satisfactory attendance and engagement with their studies, and pass the Employability Skills (LA-N150) module, which will be compulsory preparation for the internship.
In addition to this, placement providers will expect students to apply for positions via a CV, cover letter and application form, which will then be followed by an interview process.
In order to pass the placement year students must pass the internship module (LA-S000) with an overall mark of 40 per cent or above and satisfy the necessary number of weeks in employment (a minimum of 40 full time (at least 30 hour) weeks. Students will be permitted one resit attempt to redeem failure across any/all elements of coursework. Failure to meet these requirements will constitute a failure of the placement year and students will revert to the non-placement, 3 year equivalent of their programme. 

27 Aug 2025
4 Years
Sep

Domestic
9,535 GBP
International
17,400 GBP

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