BA Law [M103]

Academic Year 2025/2026

Campus Aberystwyth

Single Honours scheme - available from 2000/2001

Duration 3 years

Award Eligiblity
Standard Awards

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

  • Entrance Scholarship / Merit Award
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  • Music Bursary
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Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (100 Credits)

Semester 1
LC10420

Legal Skills and Research

or
CT10420

Sgiliau ac Ymchwil Cyfreithiol

LC10120

Legal and Criminal Justice Systems

or
CT10120

System Cyfreithiol a Chyfiawnder Troseddol

Semester 2
LC10520

Criminal Law

or
CT10520

Cyfraith Droseddol

LC11120

Tort

or
CT11120

Cyfraith Camwedd

LC13820

Contract Law

or
CT13820

Cyfraith Cytundebau

Year 1 Options

Students must take one of the following modules:

Semester 1
LC13220

Law in Action

or
CT13220

Y Gyfraith ar Waith

CT12220

Cyflwyniad i Droseddeg

LC12220

Introduction to Criminology

or
CT12220

Cyflwyniad i Droseddeg

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (40 Credits)

Semester 1
LC20620

Public Law

or
CT20620

Cyfraith Gyhoeddus

Semester 2
LC20720

European Law

or
CT20720

Cyfraith Ewrop

Year 2 Options

Students must take 80 credits of optional modules at Level 2 (please note that some optional modules are alternate year). Students may take 20 credits (of the 80) as elective modules outside of the Department (subject to the approval of both departments). Appropriate co-requisite and/or pre-requisite modules must have been studied. For students starting their degree in 2019, 2020 or 2021 who wish to obtain a `Qualifying Law Degree?, Human Rights (which is available at Level 2 and Level 3 and runs in alternate years) will be necessary as part of the 180 credits of `Foundation of Legal Knowledge? subjects.

Semester 1
CT21020

Yr Heddlu, Plismona a'r Gymdeithas

LC26820

Employment Law

LC26220

Commercial Law

CT22220

Cyflwyniad i Droseddeg

LC28220

Drugs and Crime

LC26420

Family and Child Law

LC25220

Human Rights

LC22220

Introduction to Criminology

or
CT22220

Cyflwyniad i Droseddeg

LC26120

Youth Crime and Justice

or
CT26120

Troseddau & Chyfiawnder Ieuenctid

LC24920

Equity and Trusts

or
CT24920

Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedolaethau

LC21020

Police, Policing and Society

or
CT21020

Yr Heddlu, Plismona a'r Gymdeithas

LC28120

Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour

LC27720

Climate Change and Environmental Law

LC26120

Youth Crime and Justice

or
CT26120

Troseddau & Chyfiawnder Ieuenctid

LC20320

Community Justice

CT24920

Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedolaethau

LC26920

International Law

CT26120

Troseddau & Chyfiawnder Ieuenctid

Semester 2
LC20820

Victimology

or
CT20320

Dioddefoleg

CT20320

Dioddefoleg

LC22420

Technology, Artificial Intelligence and the Law

LC28620

Intellectual Property Law

CT24820

Cyfraith Tir

LC26720

Medicine Ethics and the Law

LC27220

Company Law

LC24820

Land Law

or
CT24820

Cyfraith Tir

CT20220

Trosedd yn y Gymru Gyfoes

LC29220

Psychopathology

LC24220

Contemporary Issues in Criminology

Year 2 Options

Students must take Land Law / Cyfraith Tir and Equity and Trusts / Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedau in either Year 2 or Year 3 of the degree schemes. Year 2 and Year 3 versions of each module are mutually exclusive.

Year 2 Options

If students wish to take all six SQE optional modules in year 3 of the degree schemes, because they wish to aim to qualify as solicitors through the SQE route, then they should take Land Law / Cyfraith Tir and Equity and Trusts / Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedau in Year 2. If students do not take Land Law / Cyfraith Tir and Equity and Trusts / Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedau in Year 2 of the degree schemes, then they will not be able to take all six SQE optional modules in year 3 and they will therefore not be able to take modules which cover all functioning legal knowledge for SQE 1.

Final Year Options

Modules which have to be taken in the final year of the degree schemes, dependant on language, if not already taken in year 2.

Semester 1
CT34920

Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedolaethau

LC34920

Equity and Trusts

or
CT34920

Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedolaethau

Semester 2
CT34820

Cyfraith Tir

LC34820

Land Law

or
CT34820

Cyfraith Tir

Final Year Options

Students must take 80 credits (or 100 or 120, depending on whether Equity and Trusts/Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedau and/or Land Law/Cyfraith Tir have been taken at level 2) of optional modules (please note some optional modules are alternate year). Students may take 20 credits (of the 80, 100 or 120) as elective modules outside of the Department (subject to the approval of both departments). Appropriate co-requisite and/or pre-requisite modules must have been studied. For students starting their degree in 2019, 2020 or 2021 who wish to obtain a `Qualifying Law Degree? in order to qualify as a solicitor via the LPC route or as a barrister, Human Rights (which is available at Level 2 and Level 3 and runs in alternate years) will be necessary as part of the 180 credits of `Foundation of Legal Knowledge? subjects.

Semester 1
LC39000

Law and Criminology Dissertation

or
CT39000

Traethawd Estynedig y Gyfraith a Throseddeg

LC38220

Drugs and Crime

LC35220

Human Rights

LC32220

Introduction to Criminology

CT36600

Sgiliau Cyflogadwyedd ar gyfer Gweithwyr Proffesiynol

CT32220

Cyflwyniad i Droseddeg

LC38120

Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour

LC37720

Climate Change and Environmental Law

LC37120

Critical and Radical Criminology

or
CT37120

Troseddeg Feirniadol a Radical

LC31520

Dispute Resolution in Contract and Tort

LC31420

Business Law and Practice and Solicitors Accounts

LC31320

Legal Practice and Public Law

LC31020

Police, Policing and Society

or
CT31020

Yr Heddlu, Plismona a'r Gymdeithas

LC30320

Community Justice

CT37120

Troseddeg Feirniadol a Radical

CT31020

Yr Heddlu, Plismona a'r Gymdeithas

CT39000

Traethawd Estynedig y Gyfraith a Throseddeg

LC36920

International Law

LC36220

Commercial Law

CT36120

Trosedd & Chyfiawnder Ieuenctid

LC36120

Youth Crime and Justice

LC36420

Family and Child Law

LC36820

Employment Law

LC36600

Employability Skills for Professionals

Semester 2
LC32420

Technology, Artificial Intelligence and the Law

CT36620

Sgiliau Cyflogadwyedd ar gyfer Gweithwyr Proffesiynol

LC31720

Wills, Trusts and Estates Law and Practice

LC36720

Medicine Ethics and the Law

LC38620

Intellectual Property Law

LC39220

Psychopathology

CT39020

Traethawd Estynedig y Gyfraith a Throseddeg

CT30220

Trosedd yn y Gymru Gyfoes

CT30320

Dioddefoleg

LC34220

Contemporary Issues in Criminology

LC36620

Employability Skills for Professionals

LC30820

Victimology

or
CT30320

Dioddefoleg

LC31620

Criminal Law and Practice

LC31820

Property Law and Practice

LC37220

Company Law

LC39020

Law and Criminology Dissertation

or
CT39020

Traethawd Estynedig y Gyfraith a Throseddeg

Final Year Options

In relation to the six SQE modules available in the final year, students should take all six SQE modules, three in semester 1 and three in semester 2, if they wish to aim to qualify as solicitors through the SQE route once they have graduated. This is only possible if students have taken Land Law / Cyfraith Tir and Equity and Trusts / Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedau in Year 2 of the degree schemes. Other students may take up to four of the SQE modules, or up to five SQE modules if they have taken Land Law / Cyfraith Tir or Equity and Trusts / Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedau in Year 2.

Final Year Options

Students should note the pre-requisite modules for LC31720 Trusts, Wills and the Administration of Estates and Trusts (Equity and Trusts / Ecwiti a Chyfraith Ymddiriedau) and LC31820 Property Law and practice (Land Law / Cyfraith Tir)

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