Pathways available within the LLB and LLM
LLB Law
The LLB Law course has four additional pathways, which are specialised courses of study that provide a way to organise your optional modules to focus on a particular area of legal expertise. However, you don’t have to follow a pathway. You could simply study those optional courses in which you are interested.
By selecting a pathway at point of admission, you will graduate with one of the following specialist degrees:
- LLB (Hons) in Law and Human Rights
- LLB (Hons) in Law and Commercial Law
- LLB (Hons) in Law and Legal Practice.
During enrolment, you can also choose option modules within the LLB General that will allow you to graduate with an LLB Law with Environmental Studies.
Benefits of selecting a pathway
- They serve as a strategic road map, guiding your module option choice towards specialisation in a particular area and eliminating some of the guesswork of choosing options
- They enable you to achieve a depth of knowledge in an area of law or legal expertise
- They signal to potential employers or postgraduate programmes that you have a strong interest in and substantial knowledge of a certain area of law.
Following a pathway does not prevent you from taking other optional modules and trying out new things during your studies. You will be able to change pathways or leave a pathway prior to graduation, if you prefer to graduate with a conventional LLB Law.
LLM Law
The Birkbeck Law School's portfolio of postgraduate programmes provides opportunities to specialise in aspects or fields of law, such as human rights or international intellectual property law. Alternatively, you can choose from our variety of modules to create a bespoke LLM General.
View the options available on our online prospectus: