Fees for 2018/19 entrants. The fees are per academic year. Please note that fees go up each year. Further details can be found in the Fees and Funding tab on this page or in the Registry Undergraduate Tuition Fees page
Programme Code: M102
SOAS is unique as the only higher education institution in the UK specialising in the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The School also has the largest concentration of specialist faculty concerned with the study of these areas at any university in the world. SOAS is consistently ranked among the top higher education institutions in the UK and the world and it also offers a friendly, vibrant environment for students in a diverse and close-knit community.
In addition to fulfilling the requirements of a QLD, the SOAS Senior Status LLB also provides students with an overview of legal systems in Africa and Asia creating a truly global, and consequently unique, Senior Status LLB.
While providing our students with a solid grounding in key legal principles and methodologies, we seek to do more than that. The SOAS Law Degree aims to produce highly skilled, civic minded and critically engaged graduates, who can contribute to their communities and societies in myriad ways. In the first year our students are introduced to the core elements and principles of the English legal system, and provided with the key analytical skills necessary for undertaking a demanding law degree program. During this first year students will also be introduced to elements of legal principle and practice from other countries.
However, in the second year our students will be even more fully immersed in the distinctively SOAS program. Our students can choose from a wide array of optional courses that draw on the unique research expertise of our staff. The emphasis we place on choice, and research-led teaching, will allow our students to pursue a number of distinct specialisms as their degree progresses, but whichever path they choose to focus on the courses they study will all be imbued with that distinctive SOAS dimension, that stresses critical engagement and understanding of the role of law in the world at large. In an increasingly globalised and interconnected world, the SOAS law degree truly responds to the needs of a new generation of law students.
The degree provides students with a wide range of analytical and transferable skills and is suitable for any profession in which a non-specialised degree is required. The degree structure provides students with a qualifying law degree for the purposes of both the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board and exempts students from academic stage of legal training.
Please visit our International Students pages for details of our individual country requirements.
| Module | Code | Credits | Term | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Law and Legal Processes | 155200070 | 0 | Term 1 | |
| Criminal Law | 155200068 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Contract Law | 155200071 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Common Law, Equitable and Comparative Property 1: Property Interests | 155200074 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Public Law | 155200076 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Introduction to EU Law | 155200069 | 15 | Term 2 |
| Module | Code | Credits | Term | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law of Tort | 155200072 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Legal Systems of Asia and Africa | 155200073 | 30 | Full Year | |
| Common Law, Equitable and Comparative Property 2: Proprietary Relationships | 155200075 | 15 | Term 1 |
Choose a module(s) from the List of Year 2 Options below to the value of 60 credits
Choose related Language or Non-Language open option modules to the value of 30 credits
Choose a module(s) from the List of Year 2 Options below to the value of 60 credits
Choose a module(s) from the List of Year 2 Options below to the value of 60 credits
Choose a module(s) at another University of London (UoL) if not taught at SOAS to the value of 30 credits
Up to one 30-credit level 5 or level 6 LLB module in Law taught at another University of London Law School - King’s College, LSE, QMUL, UCL and Birkbeck - subject to approval and provided that a similar module is not taught at SOAS.
The information on the programme page reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session. Please read the important notice regarding changes to programmes and modules.
All full-time undergraduate programmes consist of 120 credits per year, in modules of 30 or 15 credits. They are taught over 10 or 20 weeks. The programme structure shows which modules are compulsory and which optional.
As a rough guide, 1 credit equals approximately 10 hours of work. Most of this will be independent study (see Approaches to teaching and learning at SOAS). It will also include class time, which may include lectures, seminars and other classes. Some subjects, such as learning a language, have more class time than others. In the Department of Law, many undergraduate modules have a weekly two hour lecture or seminar. Some modules may also had an additional hour of smaller group classes weekly or fortnightly.
More information is on the page for each module.
Critical thinking is fostered in all module units offered in the Programme, in that all units introduce information and ideas that need to be assessed critically and analysed in context. Students are encouraged not simply to summarise evidence and arguments but also develop their own assessments as to the relative value of different strategies / arguments / evidence.
Through tutorials and coursework, particularly in instruction concerning the answering of problem questions and the compulsory mooting component of the Introduction to Law and Legal Processes (ILLP) course unit. The production of word-processed text and its presentation is not taught as such, but coursework is required to be produced in word-processed form; some subject based practical skills are specifically taught in the ILLP module unit.
These skills are assessed as part of the normal assessment of coursework and unseen examination.
Full details of undergraduate tuition fees can be found on the Registry's Undergraduate Tuition Fees page.
Fees for 2018/19 entrants. The fees below are per academic year. Please note that fees go up each year.
| Programme | Full-Time | |
|---|---|---|
| UK/EU Students |
Overseas Students |
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| BA, BSc, LLB | £9,250 | £16,907 |
| BA/BSc Language Year Abroad | £1,385 | £8,454 |
The Law department at SOAS provides students a thorough, specialist knowledge of comparative law, human rights, environmental law and international law. Students also develop a range of skills valued by many employers including: critical judgment skills; problem-solving skills; the ability to formulate sound arguments; and the ability to interpret and explain complex information clearly.
SOAS Law graduates have gone on to pursue careers directly related to law, or used their skills and expertise to get take up professional and management careers in both the private and public sectors. The Law degree programmes have also enabled graduates to continue in the field of research either at SOAS or other institutions
All undergraduate students are contacted 6 months after graduation (so for undergraduate students this is in January) to find out what they were doing - working, studying or something else, such as travelling. We find out this data in the summer, so here is the latest information from the 73 known destinations of the 2015 UK, EU and International graduates of single honours and Senior Status LLB studies within the department
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Allen & Overy Baker Mckenzie CMS Cameron McKenna Gibson Young Solicitors Kennedys |
Lawyers for Human Rights Liberty UK Lloyds Banking Group Ronald Fletcher Baker Womankind Worldwide |
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Advice and Information Volunteer Corporate Social Responsibility Co-Ordinator Finance Manager Financial Analyst Legal Researcher |
Marketing and Social Media Intern Paralegal Procurement Manager Recruitment Consultant Trainee Solicitor |
Kate Van Akin, Harvard University, Law SchoolMy time flew by in London. I made a lot of wonderful friends at SOAS, and we often attended the various events put on by the Student Union and student societies, which ranged from musical performances to debates to movie screenings.
If you still have questions about this programme or studying at SOAS get in touch.
Undergraduate applications should be made through UCAS.