Legal Theory and Solicitors Practice MLaw
MLaw
MLaw
- Typical offer for 2027
- Typical offer for 2027
- 120
- 120
- Duration
- 5 years
- 4 years
- UCAS code
- M299
- M199
- Start date
- September
- September
- Location
- City Campus
- City Campus
Suitable for UK and internationalUK and international applications.
Overview
Our MLaw in Legal Theory & Solicitors Practice is the first of its kind. It gives you a clear and supported career pathway to qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the professional body governing training and qualification for solicitors, introduced the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) as the new route to qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales. The MLaw programme addresses this and provides a distinct route to prepare you for the SQE.
The MLaw contains specialist preparatory modules (SQE1 Legal Theory & Solicitors Practice, and SQE2 Legal Theory & Solicitors Practice) that provide you with specific one-to-one support and guidance to perform effectively in both the SRA’s SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
The MLaw also gives you a rigorous legal education with an in-depth grounding in practical legal and transferable skills. The course develops your legal, academic and clinical skills at every stage of your journey.
The programme is taught by a mix of academic experts and practitioner lawyers, who put real-world clinical legal experience at the heart of the programme. They'll give you the tools you need to graduate as a capable and reflective practitioner, equipped for qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales.
As an MLaw student, you'll benefit from working throughout your degree alongside staff in our Law Clinic who possess national and international legal experience and who have worked both regionally and in the City. You can also undertake a work placement year. These opportunities will enhance your employability and contribute to the two-year Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) required by the SRA for you to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales.
On graduating with an MLaw degree, you will have:
- covered the seven foundations of legal knowledge in your first and second years of study
- studied for, and passed SQE1, needed to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales
- studied for, and be ready to sit, SQE2 on completion of your studies with us
- undertaken invaluable work experience in our Law Clinic, and during a placement year, that will contribute to the two-year Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) needed to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales
- gained in-depth knowledge in areas such as Corporate Law, Banking Law, Human Rights, or Environment and Energy Law during your third and fourth years
Our MLaw in Legal Theory & Solicitors Practice is the first of its kind. It gives you a clear and supported career pathway to qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the professional body governing training and qualification for solicitors, introduced the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) as the new route to qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales. The MLaw programme addresses this and provides a distinct route to prepare you for the SQE.
The MLaw contains specialist preparatory modules (SQE1 Legal Theory & Solicitors Practice, and SQE2 Legal Theory & Solicitors Practice) that provide you with specific one-to-one support and guidance to perform effectively in both the SRA’s SQE1 and SQE2 assessments.
The MLaw also gives you a rigorous legal education with an in-depth grounding in practical legal and transferable skills. The course develops your legal, academic and clinical skills at every stage of your journey.
The programme is taught by a mix of academic experts and practitioner lawyers, who put real-world clinical legal experience at the heart of the programme. They'll give you the tools you need to graduate as a capable and reflective practitioner, equipped for qualification as a solicitor in England & Wales.
As an MLaw student, you'll benefit from working throughout your degree alongside staff in our Law Clinic who possess national and international legal experience and who have worked both regionally and in the City. You can also undertake a work placement year. These opportunities will enhance your employability and contribute to the two-year Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) required by the SRA for you to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales.
On graduating with an MLaw degree, you will have:
- covered the seven foundations of legal knowledge in your first and second years of study
- studied for, and passed SQE1, needed to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales
- studied for, and be ready to sit, SQE2 on completion of your studies with us
- undertaken invaluable work experience in our Law Clinic, and during a placement year, that will contribute to the two-year Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) needed to qualify as a solicitor in England and Wales
- gained in-depth knowledge in areas such as Corporate Law, Banking Law, Human Rights, or Environment and Energy Law during your third and fourth years
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
At Bradford, we take into consideration a number of factors when assessing your application.
Below outlines the typical entry requirements for this course. If you’re not sure and want to check if your qualifications would be suitable, fill in an enquiry form at the bottom of this page.
Typical offer - 120 UCAS tariff points.
At Bradford, we take into consideration a number of factors when assessing your application.
Below outlines the typical entry requirements for this course. If you’re not sure and want to check if your qualifications would be suitable, fill in an enquiry form at the bottom of this page.
Typical offer - 120 UCAS tariff points.
- A levels
BBB - there are no subject specific requirements.
- T levels
Merit - there are no specific subject requirements.
- BTEC Extended Diploma
DDM - there are no subject specific requirements.
- Applicants on Access Programmes
Meet UCAS tariff of 120 points. There are no subject specific requirements.
- International Baccalaureate Requirements
120 UCAS tariff points to include at least 2 Higher Level subjects, plus English A at SL5 or HL5 with no subskills below 4, or English B at HL5 with no subskills below 5, or SL 7 with no subskills below 6.
- Plus minimum of
GCSE English at grade C or 4 (equivalents accepted).
- English language requirements
6.0 overall with no sub-test less than 5.5
If you do not meet the IELTS requirement, you can take a University of Bradford pre-sessional English course. See the Language Centre for more details. For further information on English Language requirements please see the dedicated
international entry requirements page .
- A levels
BBB - there are no subject specific requirements.
- T levels
Merit - there are no specific subject requirements.
- BTEC Extended Diploma
DDM - there are no subject specific requirements.
- Applicants on Access Programmes
Meet UCAS tariff of 120 points. There are no subject specific requirements.
- International Baccalaureate Requirements
120 UCAS tariff points to include at least 2 Higher Level subjects, plus English A at SL5 or HL5 with no subskills below 4, or English B at HL5 with no subskills below 5, or SL 7 with no subskills below 6.
- Plus minimum of
GCSE English at grade C or 4 (equivalents accepted).
- English language requirements
6.0 overall with no sub-test less than 5.5
If you do not meet the IELTS requirement, you can take a University of Bradford pre-sessional English course. See the Language Centre for more details. For further information on English Language requirements please see the dedicated
international entry requirements page .
Transferring from another university
If you are currently studying at another university and would like to transfer to the University of Bradford, this course accepts students into the second or third year. This is called
Applications for advanced entry will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must include an official transcript (not a screenshot of a portal), all module descriptors, and relevant qualifications. Module descriptors must include learning outcomes.
Applications must be submitted through UCAS and the required documents emailed along with your UCAS Personal ID no later than 31 August prior to the course starting in September. Relevant documents should be emailed to admissions@bradford.ac.uk
Transferring from another university
If you are currently studying at another university and would like to transfer to the University of Bradford, this course accepts students into the second or third year. This is called
Applications for advanced entry will be considered on a case-by-case basis and must include an official transcript (not a screenshot of a portal), all module descriptors, and relevant qualifications. Module descriptors must include learning outcomes.
Applications must be submitted through UCAS and the required documents emailed along with your UCAS Personal ID no later than 31 August prior to the course starting in September. Relevant documents should be emailed to admissions@bradford.ac.uk
Your learning journey
All module information is for 2026/7 entry and is subject to change.
First year
Core
Legal System: Sources and Institutions
This module is designed to introduce you to the sources and institutions of English and Welsh Law through an examination of how that law is made, developed and applied in the English legal system in its international context; and to provide you with the conceptual and analytical tools to support your study of the substantive law.
Contract Law
This module is designed to provide knowledge and understanding of the legal principles relevant to the formation, content and breakdown of contractual arrangements and to develop your ability to identify and respond to contractual problems and to work independently and as part of a group.
Students intending to undertake further legal study or practice should be aware that Contract Law is a 'Foundation of legal knowledge' subject required by the Bar Standards Board.
Introduction to Legal Skills
This module is designed to develop your legal academic skills, which will underpin your study of substantive law, imbue ethical awareness, and introduce you to clinical legal skills, transferability of skills, and basic employability attributes, including reflective learning and effective collaboration
Public Law
This module is designed to introduce the defining features of the British Constitution including concepts of the rule of law and the separation of powers; to examine the role and function of the main organs of state and to identify the role of key individuals and groups participating in the democratic process and the sources of power; to enable students to appreciate the importance of current affairs and debates involving constitutional issues and reforms; to provide an understanding of the Crown and the role of prerogative powers; to provide a detailed appreciation of the privileges of Parliament; and to provide a thorough understanding of the law and mechanisms relevant to the democratic process.
Law of Tort
This module is designed to give you a sound grasp of some of the main concepts and principles underpinning the law of tort and to develop your capacity to identify, apply and critique the rules and principles regulating interpersonal, non-contractual, relationships and the rights protected by the law of tort. The module additionally aims to develop your awareness of the political and socio-economic contexts of the modern law of tort, its limitations, and how the tort has developed to meet the needs of the 21st century.
Human Rights
This module is designed to familiarise students with the key debates and issues related to human rights in both a national and international context
Second year
Optional
Law in the Community: Clinic Route
This module is designed for students to explore the work of third-sector legal advice services, understand some of the limits of access to justice, further develop their understanding of clinical legal and transferable skills, and provide them with legal clinical experience
Law in the Community: Public Legal Education Route
The module is designed for students to explore the work of third-sector legal advice services and understand some of the limits of access to justice.
Students will identify topics based on law-related problems tailored to public legal education in Bradford and research those topics and produce guides and other materials to promote rights awareness and independent legal capability.
Core
EU and International Law
This module is designed aims to give you an overview of the international setting in which English Law operates, and to develop the knowledge and skills that you need to research European Union and International Law effectively
Land Law
This module is designed to give you a sound grasp of some of the main concepts and principles underpinning land law in England and Wales and to develop your capacity to effectively identify, apply and critique the rules and principles regulating the ownership, acquisition and enforceability of rights in land. The module additionally aims to develop your awareness of the political and socio-economic contexts of our land law in the twenty-first century.
Clinical and Employability Skills in Context
This module is designed to enhance your employability and academic competencies, deepen your ethical awareness, and develop your legal research and clinical and transferable skills
Criminal Law
This module is designed to enable students to develop a working knowledge and appreciation of the nature of criminal offences and criminal liability; to enable students to acquire a knowledge and appreciation of the major criminal offences (to include sexual offences, non-fatal offences against the person, homicide and property offences); and to enable students to acquire skills in critically evaluating contemporary criminal law and proposals for reform.
Equity & Trust
This module is designed:
* To give you a detailed knowledge of the features and operation of express and implied (constructive and resulting) trusts.
* To provide in depth understanding of the nature and extent of the power and duties of trustees.
* To enable you to identify breaches of the trust and the legal consequences of a breach.
* To develop skills of legal analysis and application
Third year
Study abroad or placement year.
Fourth year
Optional
Banking and Finance Law
To develop your awareness of essential principles and laws of banking and finance and of how these principles are applied in a practical, real-world context. The course is useful for students pursing any stream of undergraduate in law and wish to learn about banking and finance discipline.
Commercial Law
This module is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of the legal principles governing certain commercial and consumer transactions and business relationships. You will also develop the ability to analyse and respond to business related problems and work independently and as part of a group.
Environmental Law
The module will evaluate the extent to which current environmental law and policies provide suitable mechanisms for achieving sustainable human and environmental futures. The module covers a number of emerging subjects of environmental regulation such as the connection between climate policy and energy policy, specifically in relation to renewable sources of energy as well as unconventional and controversial sources of energy such as fracking.
Family Law
This module is designed to give you a sound grasp of the core tenets of family law and to develop your capacity to effectively identify, apply and critique the rules and principles regarding the concept of marriage, child welfare and protection, the ownership of family property and domestic abuse. The module will additionally examine the socio-political contexts of family law and will provide you with the skills required to solve family law problems from a practical perspective in a manner consistent with family law practice.
International Criminal Law
This module aims to equip students with a sound grounding in international criminal law and its key principles, concepts and institutions. Students will follow a case-study approach to investigate and develop an understanding of the practical limitations of this emerging and problematic field of law.
Law of Evidence
This module aims to familiarise students with the key debates and issues related to the development of the law of evidence and to consider the application of the law of evidence in practice
Immigration and Asylum Law
The module aims to provide you with knowledge and understanding of the law governing immigration and asylum in the United Kingdom through examination of relevant legal concepts, principles and regulation. You will explore a variety of ideas and ideologies, theories and discourses to consider the legal doctrine governing immigration and asylum in the wider historical, political, sociological and economic context. You will consider the application of immigration and asylum law in practice.
Company Law
The module is designed to develop critical understanding of the legal rules and principles which regulate limited companies and to familiarise students with the key debates and issues related to company law in both academic and practical contexts.
Crime and Society
The principal aim of this module is to build on and expand students knowledge of criminal law by situating the study of crime within its wider social and political context. The module will analyse the concept of crime and its social construction and the efficacy of contemporary responses to crime from the perspectives of criminology and criminal justice in practice.
Employment Law
This module aims to develop an understanding of the general concepts underpinning employment law by examining the nature of the employment relationship and associated rights as well as the legal requirements for formation, operation and termination of employment contracts. It further provides an introduction to the avenues available to resolve disputes in the real-world employment sphere and the remedies available to successful claimants
Law of Succession
This module aims to equip students with a sound grounding in core aspects of the law of succession. Students will study the legal mechanisms for inheritance and understand the difference between the law of wills, where there is a valid will, and the law of intestacy where someone dies without a valid will. The module will consider the application of the law of succession in a practical context.
Core
SQE 1 Legal Theory and Solicitors Practice
This module is designed to build on the knowledge and skills learned at Levels 4 and 5 so that, through additional training, you will be prepared to sit the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) external SQE1.
Law Clinic (extended)
This module is designed to build on the skills learned at Levels 4 and 5 so that, through additional training and practical legal experience, your personal and clinical skills will be enhanced. You will advise and assist members of the public in one or more of a variety of advice settings and may be required to mentor your Level 5 colleagues who undertake advice work in their second semester. By combining your analytical legal skills and your awareness of legal ethics you will be enabled to act as a competent, ethical professional in legal practice settings and develop your critical grasp of the limits on access to justice and of the human, social and ethical limits of the law.
Law Dissertation
To enable you to carry out a significant piece of research on a relevant topic of your choice; and to support the application and further development of academic research skills and subject knowledge, through a systematic and extended process of inquiry.
Final year
Core
SQE1 Legal Theory and Solicitors Practice
This module is designed to build on the knowledge and skills learned at Levels 4, 5 and 6 so that, through additional training, you will be prepared to sit the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) external SQE1.
Law Clinic 2
This module is designed to build on the skills learned at Levels 4, 5 and 6 so that, through additional training and practical legal experience, your personal and clinical skills will be enhanced. You will advise and assist members of the public in one or more of a variety of advice settings and may be required to mentor Level 5 and 6 colleagues who undertake advice work. By combining your analytical legal skills and your awareness of legal ethics you will be enabled to act as a competent, ethical professional in legal practice settings and develop your critical grasp of the limits on access to justice and of the human, social and ethical limits of the law.
Optional
Immigration and Refugee Law
The module builds on a range of theoretical perspectives that enable students to critically interrogate the origins of, and current developments, in international refugee and migration law. Students will engage with case law and policy documents, as well as key academic texts to acquire both sound knowledge of the law and critical awareness of the biases, gaps and challenges in the current system.
Legal Technology
The module will introduce students to the ethical and legal issues associated with the use of legal technologies in the legal profession and justice system. Technology is increasingly used to support lawyers and judges in a wide range of areas. Students will be introduced to key legal technologies and will consider issues of practical application.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because it is an the application of technology in legal practice; it is part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because of the practical significance of legal technologies for the resolution of corporate disputes; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme because of the use of legal technologies to resolve legal issues related to financial transactions; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to the use of legal technologies to resolve legal disputes related to electronic commerce and trade; part of the LLM International Human Rights Law and Development due to the significant human rights dimension of the use of legal technologies; part of LLM Natural Resources & Environmental Law and Policy due to the significance using legal technologies to address legal issues related for example to climate change and environment; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern and practical areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of legal technologies can contribute towards achieving the programme aims.
Regulation of Financial Technologies and Virtual Assets
The aim of the module is to introduce students to the legal frameworks and principles for regulating FinTech and virtual Assets. The law in these areas is emerging and the students will be able to engage with ongoing legal developments, issues and debates. The module covers key areas of FinTech and Virtual Assets.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because fintech and virtual assets are examples of industrial sectors where advanced innovative technologies are being used and legal responses are emerging; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme, which covers regulation of one of the industries where fintech and virtual assets operate; part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because fintech and virtual assets are used to facilitate corporate financial transactions; part of the LLM international Commercial Law, due to the fintech’s significance for transactions in electronic commerce covered by the programme; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of the regulation of fintech and virtual assets can contribute to the achievement of the programme aims.
International Law of Taxation
The aim of this module is to introduce and explore the key legal issues and principles underpinning taxation law and policy. It will approach the issue from international perspective, while elements of tax policy in important jurisdictions especially in US, UK and EU will be considered.
This module is an important element of the LLM international Commercial Law, because it helps students to appreciate how the corporate profits are effectively manipulated to the advantage of corporations using different structuring procedures; and it could also form an integral part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law as much of the tax evasion and avoidance are facilitated through banks, especially located, in tax havens and offshore centres and so having an understanding of the international tax regulations and its effects on international banking will enhance the overall appreciation and understanding of the banking regulations. Similarly, the module can enable students of LLM in Legal studies to appreciate the conceptual relationship between legal provisions in the international tax arena and their underlying theoretical and/or policy frameworks which although falling within international law are moulded to fit within a specific context.
Climate Change Law and Policy
This module is an important element of the LLM Natural Resources and Environmental Law and Policy because it will enable students to critically analyse and understand climate change law and policy and to develop the skills necessary to apply this in a range of practical contexts.
The module will provide students with an understanding of the key concepts, principles and mechanisms underlying the Climate Change regime as well as the interrelationship between industrial activities, and in particular energy policy and climate change will form a key part of the module.
Reflecting on the UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 which is focused on Climate Action, this module will explore the practical ways to address the global challenge of climate change. It will examine the effectiveness of the international, regional and national legal instruments aimed at tackling climate change. It will examine developments in the field of climate change law and encourage students to reflect on the nature, function, strengths and weaknesses of the existing mechanisms aimed at addressing climate change.
The module helps students to develop the ability to work with their knowledge of legal principles and apply them to new situations in order to arrive at imaginative and innovative solutions and interpretations in climate change law and policy. It will also equip students to have mastery of the subject, conduct effective research and to critically analyse and assess the specific climate change issues and apply this learning in the relevant practical context.
It aims to develop excellent communication skills including writing and legal research skills commensurate with LLM level study and advanced scholarship
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme, where environmental law, energy law, sustainable development as well as natural resources governance would be studied.
International Company and Corporate Governance Law
The module will introduce students to modern aspects of international company and corporate governance law. It will cover theoretical, legal and practical issues placing particular emphasis on the role of company and corporate governance law in addressing global challenges such as climate change and sustainability.
This module is an important element of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because it covers core legal doctrines and principles associated with the operation of the modern corporation; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to the close connection between corporate governance and a company’s trade and commercial activities; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where company law and corporate governance issues are important parts of the programme aims.
International Competition Law
This module aims to examine the goals pursued by international competition authorities in general, critically assess the major aspects of competition law and to conduct a comparative analysis of the regulatory frameworks and to consider their influences on sound and economic market sustainability.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because competition (including mergers and acquisitions) is a significant issue in technology markets; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme, because completion between traditional banks and fintechs shapes the industry; part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because complying with competition rules is essential for the operation of modern corporations; part of the LLM international Commercial Law, due to the significance of competition rules for fair trade and commerce; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of the competition law can contribute to the achievement of the programme aims.
International Commercial Contracts and E-Commerce
The aim is to critically examine and understand legal, theoretical and practical underpinnings of international commercial law and e-commerce, and to examine and understand the documentary requirements in international commercial transactions. The module is flexible by nature and content can be adapted to current and topical issues in international commerce.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because of the practical significance of the role of technology and AI in facilitating commercial contracts and ecommerce; it is part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because the module will provide education on how corporate bodies engage in international commercial transactions and their responsibilities when they engage in such commercial contracts; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme because international commercial contracts and e-commerce are connected in areas such as trade financing; part of the LLM International Commercial Law the module provides education of issues of sale of goods, documentations required in international sale and carriage of goods and emerging issues on e-commerce; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the pragmatic areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of the laws regulating international commercial contracts and e-commerce can contribute towards achieving the programme aims.
International Energy Law and Just Transition
The aim of the module is to develop your knowledge and understanding of some of the key issues related to the international law and policy of the Energy sector. The module provides an overall overview and general understanding of the legal and regulatory framework governing the energy sector, the contractual and fiscal arrangements and other issues concerning the different types of energy including renewables, oil, nuclear energy, and natural gas. The module also addresses the energy trilemma (including energy security, energy poverty and climate change); energy infrastructure, the transmission and generation issues associated with the electricity sector; just transition and sustainability; and energy disputes prevention and resolution.
International Human Rights Law
The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to the protection of human rights in international law. This entails examination of the origins of modern human rights provisions and it will enable students to develop a deep understanding of the principles, rules and regulations relating to human rights and human rights law both domestically, regionally and internationally.
International Banking and Finance Law
The aim of the module is to develop your awareness of the essential functions of the banking system and to develop your understanding of core principles of international banking and finance law. The module is designed to make the subject accessible to all students and focuses on selected topics of global finance that have the greatest practical significance, thereby delivering on the learning outcomes.
This module is a central element of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law, as it covers the fundamentals of banking and finance law; part of the LLM international Commercial Law, due to significant role of banking law in commercial transactions; part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance because of the significant role of banking in corporate activities; Part of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law due to the significant technological applications in banking and Finance; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant areas of legal study that students could explore.
Law of Financial Crime
The aim of this module is to introduce and explore the key legal issues and principles underpinning the law and policy related to financial crimes. The module will also explore issues of practical application of the law and law reform.
This module will approach the law and policy on financial crime from an international perspective, while elements of policy to tackle financial crimes in important jurisdictions especially in US, UK and EU will be considered.
This module is an important element of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme due to the significance of the prevention of financial crime in banking operations; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to the impact of financial crime on commerce and trade transactions; part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because financial crime can have a significant impact on the relationship between the modern corporation and its suppliers, partners and clients; part of the LLM International Human Rights Law and Development due to the fact that financial crimes relate to the violation of human rights; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of financial crime law contributes towards the achievement of the programme aims.
International Trade and Investment Law
The aim is to critically examine and understand legal, theoretical and practical underpinnings of international trade and investment law taking into account the latest developments in these fields. The content of the module is flexible by nature and can be amended to incorporate significant international developments in the area of trade and investments such as the impact of Brexit, the revision of NAFTA and the efforts to revise WTO.
International Environmental Law
The module aims to offer an overview of the general legal framework and different regulatory regimes for the protection of the environment at the international and regional level.
Data Protection and Privacy Law
The module will introduce students to the ethical and legal issues associated with data and privacy protection. Students will engage with the relevant ethical and legal debates and explore the responses of law as they emerge. This area of law is fast moving and requires students to regularly update their knowledge.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because of the significant data protection and privacy law issues emerging in the context of technology and AI; it is part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because data protection and privacy are important elements in the relationship between the modern corporation and its suppliers, partners and clients; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme due to the latter’s engagement amongst others, with fintech applications and virtual assets where data protection and privacy issues have central role; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to the latter’s significant emphasis on electronic commerce; part of the LLM International Human Rights Law and Development due to the fact that data protection and privacy are part of human rights law; part of LLM Natural Resources & Environmental Law and Policy due to the significance of data in areas such as climate change and renewable energy policies; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where data protection and privacy issues are important parts of the programme aims.
International Commercial Dispute Resolution
This module will deconstruct the process of dispute resolution in the national and international domains. The principles that lay the foundations of the various forms of Alternative (or appropriate) Dispute Resolution (ADR) will be covered. Once a thorough understanding is achieved specific focus will be placed on instances where ADR, litigation and the conflict of laws have arisen in a practical context. This module aims to provide an understanding of the legal challenges and the key issues regarding international commercial dispute resolution. Students will develop a critical understanding of the interaction between the commercial environment and the legal and regulatory frameworks in which disputes are resolved.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because the practical significance of conflict of laws issues that are associated with the application of technology in legal practice; it is part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because of the practical significance of resolution of corporate disputes via litigation or arbitration or other schemes of dispute resolution; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme because of conflict of laws issues linked to the use of legal technologies as an emerging platform for resolving legal disputes associated to financial transactions; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to the use of litigation, arbitration and mediation as schemes for resolving legal disputes related to commerce and trade; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant traditional and practical areas of legal study that students could explore. This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of legal technologies can contribute towards achieving the programme aims.
International Insolvency Law
The module will introduced students to Corporate insolvencies, which are an essential feature of the markets with high socio-economic and political significance. Students will explore the factors and elements of corporate insolvencies which contribute to their significance and the ways law uses to regulate them. Students will be introduced to national and international legal frameworks on insolvency you will learn to implement these frameworks in real world situations to provide legal advice or resolve disputes.
This module is an important element of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because insolvencies are an important phenomenon in the corporate area; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme due to the significant financial dimension of corporate insolvencies; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to insolvency’s impact on trade and commerce; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant practical areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where insolvency law can be supportive of the achievement of the programme aims.
Business Human Rights and Environment
This module is aimed and providing students with a critical understanding of the interrelationship between global business activities and the impacts of environment and human rights. Students will be exposed to the case studies in both developed and developing contexts, and the efficacy or otherwise of the accountability frameworks that currently exist at international, regional, transnational and national frameworks.
All module information is for 2026/7 entry and is subject to change.
First year
Core
Legal System: Sources and Institutions
This module is designed to introduce you to the sources and institutions of English and Welsh Law through an examination of how that law is made, developed and applied in the English legal system in its international context; and to provide you with the conceptual and analytical tools to support your study of the substantive law.
Contract Law
This module is designed to provide knowledge and understanding of the legal principles relevant to the formation, content and breakdown of contractual arrangements and to develop your ability to identify and respond to contractual problems and to work independently and as part of a group.
Students intending to undertake further legal study or practice should be aware that Contract Law is a 'Foundation of legal knowledge' subject required by the Bar Standards Board.
Introduction to Legal Skills
This module is designed to develop your legal academic skills, which will underpin your study of substantive law, imbue ethical awareness, and introduce you to clinical legal skills, transferability of skills, and basic employability attributes, including reflective learning and effective collaboration
Public Law
This module is designed to introduce the defining features of the British Constitution including concepts of the rule of law and the separation of powers; to examine the role and function of the main organs of state and to identify the role of key individuals and groups participating in the democratic process and the sources of power; to enable students to appreciate the importance of current affairs and debates involving constitutional issues and reforms; to provide an understanding of the Crown and the role of prerogative powers; to provide a detailed appreciation of the privileges of Parliament; and to provide a thorough understanding of the law and mechanisms relevant to the democratic process.
Law of Tort
This module is designed to give you a sound grasp of some of the main concepts and principles underpinning the law of tort and to develop your capacity to identify, apply and critique the rules and principles regulating interpersonal, non-contractual, relationships and the rights protected by the law of tort. The module additionally aims to develop your awareness of the political and socio-economic contexts of the modern law of tort, its limitations, and how the tort has developed to meet the needs of the 21st century.
Human Rights
This module is designed to familiarise students with the key debates and issues related to human rights in both a national and international context
Second year
Optional
Law in the Community: Clinic Route
This module is designed for students to explore the work of third-sector legal advice services, understand some of the limits of access to justice, further develop their understanding of clinical legal and transferable skills, and provide them with legal clinical experience
Law in the Community: Public Legal Education Route
The module is designed for students to explore the work of third-sector legal advice services and understand some of the limits of access to justice.
Students will identify topics based on law-related problems tailored to public legal education in Bradford and research those topics and produce guides and other materials to promote rights awareness and independent legal capability.
Core
EU and International Law
This module is designed aims to give you an overview of the international setting in which English Law operates, and to develop the knowledge and skills that you need to research European Union and International Law effectively
Land Law
This module is designed to give you a sound grasp of some of the main concepts and principles underpinning land law in England and Wales and to develop your capacity to effectively identify, apply and critique the rules and principles regulating the ownership, acquisition and enforceability of rights in land. The module additionally aims to develop your awareness of the political and socio-economic contexts of our land law in the twenty-first century.
Clinical and Employability Skills in Context
This module is designed to enhance your employability and academic competencies, deepen your ethical awareness, and develop your legal research and clinical and transferable skills
Criminal Law
This module is designed to enable students to develop a working knowledge and appreciation of the nature of criminal offences and criminal liability; to enable students to acquire a knowledge and appreciation of the major criminal offences (to include sexual offences, non-fatal offences against the person, homicide and property offences); and to enable students to acquire skills in critically evaluating contemporary criminal law and proposals for reform.
Equity & Trust
This module is designed:
* To give you a detailed knowledge of the features and operation of express and implied (constructive and resulting) trusts.
* To provide in depth understanding of the nature and extent of the power and duties of trustees.
* To enable you to identify breaches of the trust and the legal consequences of a breach.
* To develop skills of legal analysis and application
Third year
Optional
Banking and Finance Law
To develop your awareness of essential principles and laws of banking and finance and of how these principles are applied in a practical, real-world context. The course is useful for students pursing any stream of undergraduate in law and wish to learn about banking and finance discipline.
Commercial Law
This module is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of the legal principles governing certain commercial and consumer transactions and business relationships. You will also develop the ability to analyse and respond to business related problems and work independently and as part of a group.
Environmental Law
The module will evaluate the extent to which current environmental law and policies provide suitable mechanisms for achieving sustainable human and environmental futures. The module covers a number of emerging subjects of environmental regulation such as the connection between climate policy and energy policy, specifically in relation to renewable sources of energy as well as unconventional and controversial sources of energy such as fracking.
Family Law
This module is designed to give you a sound grasp of the core tenets of family law and to develop your capacity to effectively identify, apply and critique the rules and principles regarding the concept of marriage, child welfare and protection, the ownership of family property and domestic abuse. The module will additionally examine the socio-political contexts of family law and will provide you with the skills required to solve family law problems from a practical perspective in a manner consistent with family law practice.
International Criminal Law
This module aims to equip students with a sound grounding in international criminal law and its key principles, concepts and institutions. Students will follow a case-study approach to investigate and develop an understanding of the practical limitations of this emerging and problematic field of law.
Law of Evidence
This module aims to familiarise students with the key debates and issues related to the development of the law of evidence and to consider the application of the law of evidence in practice
Immigration and Asylum Law
The module aims to provide you with knowledge and understanding of the law governing immigration and asylum in the United Kingdom through examination of relevant legal concepts, principles and regulation. You will explore a variety of ideas and ideologies, theories and discourses to consider the legal doctrine governing immigration and asylum in the wider historical, political, sociological and economic context. You will consider the application of immigration and asylum law in practice.
Company Law
The module is designed to develop critical understanding of the legal rules and principles which regulate limited companies and to familiarise students with the key debates and issues related to company law in both academic and practical contexts.
Crime and Society
The principal aim of this module is to build on and expand students knowledge of criminal law by situating the study of crime within its wider social and political context. The module will analyse the concept of crime and its social construction and the efficacy of contemporary responses to crime from the perspectives of criminology and criminal justice in practice.
Employment Law
This module aims to develop an understanding of the general concepts underpinning employment law by examining the nature of the employment relationship and associated rights as well as the legal requirements for formation, operation and termination of employment contracts. It further provides an introduction to the avenues available to resolve disputes in the real-world employment sphere and the remedies available to successful claimants
Law of Succession
This module aims to equip students with a sound grounding in core aspects of the law of succession. Students will study the legal mechanisms for inheritance and understand the difference between the law of wills, where there is a valid will, and the law of intestacy where someone dies without a valid will. The module will consider the application of the law of succession in a practical context.
Core
SQE 1 Legal Theory and Solicitors Practice
This module is designed to build on the knowledge and skills learned at Levels 4 and 5 so that, through additional training, you will be prepared to sit the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) external SQE1.
Law Clinic (extended)
This module is designed to build on the skills learned at Levels 4 and 5 so that, through additional training and practical legal experience, your personal and clinical skills will be enhanced. You will advise and assist members of the public in one or more of a variety of advice settings and may be required to mentor your Level 5 colleagues who undertake advice work in their second semester. By combining your analytical legal skills and your awareness of legal ethics you will be enabled to act as a competent, ethical professional in legal practice settings and develop your critical grasp of the limits on access to justice and of the human, social and ethical limits of the law.
Law Dissertation
To enable you to carry out a significant piece of research on a relevant topic of your choice; and to support the application and further development of academic research skills and subject knowledge, through a systematic and extended process of inquiry.
Final year
Core
SQE1 Legal Theory and Solicitors Practice
This module is designed to build on the knowledge and skills learned at Levels 4, 5 and 6 so that, through additional training, you will be prepared to sit the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA) external SQE1.
Law Clinic 2
This module is designed to build on the skills learned at Levels 4, 5 and 6 so that, through additional training and practical legal experience, your personal and clinical skills will be enhanced. You will advise and assist members of the public in one or more of a variety of advice settings and may be required to mentor Level 5 and 6 colleagues who undertake advice work. By combining your analytical legal skills and your awareness of legal ethics you will be enabled to act as a competent, ethical professional in legal practice settings and develop your critical grasp of the limits on access to justice and of the human, social and ethical limits of the law.
Optional
Immigration and Refugee Law
The module builds on a range of theoretical perspectives that enable students to critically interrogate the origins of, and current developments, in international refugee and migration law. Students will engage with case law and policy documents, as well as key academic texts to acquire both sound knowledge of the law and critical awareness of the biases, gaps and challenges in the current system.
Legal Technology
The module will introduce students to the ethical and legal issues associated with the use of legal technologies in the legal profession and justice system. Technology is increasingly used to support lawyers and judges in a wide range of areas. Students will be introduced to key legal technologies and will consider issues of practical application.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because it is an the application of technology in legal practice; it is part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because of the practical significance of legal technologies for the resolution of corporate disputes; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme because of the use of legal technologies to resolve legal issues related to financial transactions; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to the use of legal technologies to resolve legal disputes related to electronic commerce and trade; part of the LLM International Human Rights Law and Development due to the significant human rights dimension of the use of legal technologies; part of LLM Natural Resources & Environmental Law and Policy due to the significance using legal technologies to address legal issues related for example to climate change and environment; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern and practical areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of legal technologies can contribute towards achieving the programme aims.
Regulation of Financial Technologies and Virtual Assets
The aim of the module is to introduce students to the legal frameworks and principles for regulating FinTech and virtual Assets. The law in these areas is emerging and the students will be able to engage with ongoing legal developments, issues and debates. The module covers key areas of FinTech and Virtual Assets.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because fintech and virtual assets are examples of industrial sectors where advanced innovative technologies are being used and legal responses are emerging; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme, which covers regulation of one of the industries where fintech and virtual assets operate; part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because fintech and virtual assets are used to facilitate corporate financial transactions; part of the LLM international Commercial Law, due to the fintech’s significance for transactions in electronic commerce covered by the programme; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of the regulation of fintech and virtual assets can contribute to the achievement of the programme aims.
International Law of Taxation
The aim of this module is to introduce and explore the key legal issues and principles underpinning taxation law and policy. It will approach the issue from international perspective, while elements of tax policy in important jurisdictions especially in US, UK and EU will be considered.
This module is an important element of the LLM international Commercial Law, because it helps students to appreciate how the corporate profits are effectively manipulated to the advantage of corporations using different structuring procedures; and it could also form an integral part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law as much of the tax evasion and avoidance are facilitated through banks, especially located, in tax havens and offshore centres and so having an understanding of the international tax regulations and its effects on international banking will enhance the overall appreciation and understanding of the banking regulations. Similarly, the module can enable students of LLM in Legal studies to appreciate the conceptual relationship between legal provisions in the international tax arena and their underlying theoretical and/or policy frameworks which although falling within international law are moulded to fit within a specific context.
Climate Change Law and Policy
This module is an important element of the LLM Natural Resources and Environmental Law and Policy because it will enable students to critically analyse and understand climate change law and policy and to develop the skills necessary to apply this in a range of practical contexts.
The module will provide students with an understanding of the key concepts, principles and mechanisms underlying the Climate Change regime as well as the interrelationship between industrial activities, and in particular energy policy and climate change will form a key part of the module.
Reflecting on the UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 which is focused on Climate Action, this module will explore the practical ways to address the global challenge of climate change. It will examine the effectiveness of the international, regional and national legal instruments aimed at tackling climate change. It will examine developments in the field of climate change law and encourage students to reflect on the nature, function, strengths and weaknesses of the existing mechanisms aimed at addressing climate change.
The module helps students to develop the ability to work with their knowledge of legal principles and apply them to new situations in order to arrive at imaginative and innovative solutions and interpretations in climate change law and policy. It will also equip students to have mastery of the subject, conduct effective research and to critically analyse and assess the specific climate change issues and apply this learning in the relevant practical context.
It aims to develop excellent communication skills including writing and legal research skills commensurate with LLM level study and advanced scholarship
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme, where environmental law, energy law, sustainable development as well as natural resources governance would be studied.
International Company and Corporate Governance Law
The module will introduce students to modern aspects of international company and corporate governance law. It will cover theoretical, legal and practical issues placing particular emphasis on the role of company and corporate governance law in addressing global challenges such as climate change and sustainability.
This module is an important element of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because it covers core legal doctrines and principles associated with the operation of the modern corporation; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to the close connection between corporate governance and a company’s trade and commercial activities; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where company law and corporate governance issues are important parts of the programme aims.
International Competition Law
This module aims to examine the goals pursued by international competition authorities in general, critically assess the major aspects of competition law and to conduct a comparative analysis of the regulatory frameworks and to consider their influences on sound and economic market sustainability.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because competition (including mergers and acquisitions) is a significant issue in technology markets; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme, because completion between traditional banks and fintechs shapes the industry; part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because complying with competition rules is essential for the operation of modern corporations; part of the LLM international Commercial Law, due to the significance of competition rules for fair trade and commerce; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of the competition law can contribute to the achievement of the programme aims.
International Commercial Contracts and E-Commerce
The aim is to critically examine and understand legal, theoretical and practical underpinnings of international commercial law and e-commerce, and to examine and understand the documentary requirements in international commercial transactions. The module is flexible by nature and content can be adapted to current and topical issues in international commerce.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because of the practical significance of the role of technology and AI in facilitating commercial contracts and ecommerce; it is part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because the module will provide education on how corporate bodies engage in international commercial transactions and their responsibilities when they engage in such commercial contracts; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme because international commercial contracts and e-commerce are connected in areas such as trade financing; part of the LLM International Commercial Law the module provides education of issues of sale of goods, documentations required in international sale and carriage of goods and emerging issues on e-commerce; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the pragmatic areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of the laws regulating international commercial contracts and e-commerce can contribute towards achieving the programme aims.
International Energy Law and Just Transition
The aim of the module is to develop your knowledge and understanding of some of the key issues related to the international law and policy of the Energy sector. The module provides an overall overview and general understanding of the legal and regulatory framework governing the energy sector, the contractual and fiscal arrangements and other issues concerning the different types of energy including renewables, oil, nuclear energy, and natural gas. The module also addresses the energy trilemma (including energy security, energy poverty and climate change); energy infrastructure, the transmission and generation issues associated with the electricity sector; just transition and sustainability; and energy disputes prevention and resolution.
International Human Rights Law
The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to the protection of human rights in international law. This entails examination of the origins of modern human rights provisions and it will enable students to develop a deep understanding of the principles, rules and regulations relating to human rights and human rights law both domestically, regionally and internationally.
International Banking and Finance Law
The aim of the module is to develop your awareness of the essential functions of the banking system and to develop your understanding of core principles of international banking and finance law. The module is designed to make the subject accessible to all students and focuses on selected topics of global finance that have the greatest practical significance, thereby delivering on the learning outcomes.
This module is a central element of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law, as it covers the fundamentals of banking and finance law; part of the LLM international Commercial Law, due to significant role of banking law in commercial transactions; part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance because of the significant role of banking in corporate activities; Part of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law due to the significant technological applications in banking and Finance; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant areas of legal study that students could explore.
Law of Financial Crime
The aim of this module is to introduce and explore the key legal issues and principles underpinning the law and policy related to financial crimes. The module will also explore issues of practical application of the law and law reform.
This module will approach the law and policy on financial crime from an international perspective, while elements of policy to tackle financial crimes in important jurisdictions especially in US, UK and EU will be considered.
This module is an important element of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme due to the significance of the prevention of financial crime in banking operations; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to the impact of financial crime on commerce and trade transactions; part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because financial crime can have a significant impact on the relationship between the modern corporation and its suppliers, partners and clients; part of the LLM International Human Rights Law and Development due to the fact that financial crimes relate to the violation of human rights; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of financial crime law contributes towards the achievement of the programme aims.
International Trade and Investment Law
The aim is to critically examine and understand legal, theoretical and practical underpinnings of international trade and investment law taking into account the latest developments in these fields. The content of the module is flexible by nature and can be amended to incorporate significant international developments in the area of trade and investments such as the impact of Brexit, the revision of NAFTA and the efforts to revise WTO.
International Environmental Law
The module aims to offer an overview of the general legal framework and different regulatory regimes for the protection of the environment at the international and regional level.
Data Protection and Privacy Law
The module will introduce students to the ethical and legal issues associated with data and privacy protection. Students will engage with the relevant ethical and legal debates and explore the responses of law as they emerge. This area of law is fast moving and requires students to regularly update their knowledge.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because of the significant data protection and privacy law issues emerging in the context of technology and AI; it is part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because data protection and privacy are important elements in the relationship between the modern corporation and its suppliers, partners and clients; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme due to the latter’s engagement amongst others, with fintech applications and virtual assets where data protection and privacy issues have central role; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to the latter’s significant emphasis on electronic commerce; part of the LLM International Human Rights Law and Development due to the fact that data protection and privacy are part of human rights law; part of LLM Natural Resources & Environmental Law and Policy due to the significance of data in areas such as climate change and renewable energy policies; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant modern areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where data protection and privacy issues are important parts of the programme aims.
International Commercial Dispute Resolution
This module will deconstruct the process of dispute resolution in the national and international domains. The principles that lay the foundations of the various forms of Alternative (or appropriate) Dispute Resolution (ADR) will be covered. Once a thorough understanding is achieved specific focus will be placed on instances where ADR, litigation and the conflict of laws have arisen in a practical context. This module aims to provide an understanding of the legal challenges and the key issues regarding international commercial dispute resolution. Students will develop a critical understanding of the interaction between the commercial environment and the legal and regulatory frameworks in which disputes are resolved.
This module is an important element of the LLM Technology and Artificial Intelligence Law programme because the practical significance of conflict of laws issues that are associated with the application of technology in legal practice; it is part of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because of the practical significance of resolution of corporate disputes via litigation or arbitration or other schemes of dispute resolution; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme because of conflict of laws issues linked to the use of legal technologies as an emerging platform for resolving legal disputes associated to financial transactions; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to the use of litigation, arbitration and mediation as schemes for resolving legal disputes related to commerce and trade; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant traditional and practical areas of legal study that students could explore. This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where knowledge of legal technologies can contribute towards achieving the programme aims.
International Insolvency Law
The module will introduced students to Corporate insolvencies, which are an essential feature of the markets with high socio-economic and political significance. Students will explore the factors and elements of corporate insolvencies which contribute to their significance and the ways law uses to regulate them. Students will be introduced to national and international legal frameworks on insolvency you will learn to implement these frameworks in real world situations to provide legal advice or resolve disputes.
This module is an important element of the LLM International Corporate Law and Governance programme because insolvencies are an important phenomenon in the corporate area; part of the LLM International Banking and Financial Technology Law programme due to the significant financial dimension of corporate insolvencies; part of the LLM International Commercial Law, due to insolvency’s impact on trade and commerce; and part of the LLM International Legal Studies as one of the significant practical areas of legal study that students could explore.
This module is also suitable for any other postgraduate programme where insolvency law can be supportive of the achievement of the programme aims.
Business Human Rights and Environment
This module is aimed and providing students with a critical understanding of the interrelationship between global business activities and the impacts of environment and human rights. Students will be exposed to the case studies in both developed and developing contexts, and the efficacy or otherwise of the accountability frameworks that currently exist at international, regional, transnational and national frameworks.
Teaching, learning and assessment
Most modules use a mixture of interactive lectures, tutorials and seminars. Students need to do independent study as part of all modules. We'll support you through this with reading lists, suggested resources and our Virtual Learning Environment. You'll have regular contact hours and informal feedback from your tutors throughout the course.
Assessments are a mix of coursework assessments and formal examinations held at the end of each semester.
Teaching, learning and assessment
Most modules use a mixture of interactive lectures, tutorials and seminars. Students need to do independent study as part of all modules. We'll support you through this with reading lists, suggested resources and our Virtual Learning Environment. You'll have regular contact hours and informal feedback from your tutors throughout the course.
Assessments are a mix of coursework assessments and formal examinations held at the end of each semester.
Throughout your studies with us you will benefit from one of the Law School’s personal Learning Coaches who will support your SQE studies and work in our Law Clinic.
You will also enjoy a variety of extra-curricular activities and opportunities. These include participation in mock trials and moots in our Lady Hale Court Room facility, opened by Baroness Hale of Richmond in January 2020. You can also take advantage of volunteering opportunities with a variety of advice organisations and within the university, court visits, external speakers, and there is a wide range of social and law-related events organised by our thriving Student Law Society.
Supported by our dedicated colleagues in the Careers Service, you can obtain career mentoring and work experience through our links to our regional legal, business, and not-for-profit communities.
Fees, finance and scholarships
Tuition fee
- UK: £10,050 (sandwich year: £2,006) per year
- International: £16,500 (Sandwich year: £3,294) per year
The University of Bradford will charge home rate tuition fees up to the maximum allowed by the UK Government. For 2027/28, those fees are still to be confirmed.
Should the UK Government choose to increase the maximum tuition fee allowed in the second and subsequent years of your course, the University will raise tuition fees in line with UK Government policy and approvals.
Tuition fee
- UK: £10,050 per year
- International: £16,500 per year
The University of Bradford will charge home rate tuition fees up to the maximum allowed by the UK Government. For 2027/28, those fees are still to be confirmed.
Should the UK Government choose to increase the maximum tuition fee allowed in the second and subsequent years of your course, the University will raise tuition fees in line with UK Government policy and approvals.
Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE)
From January 2027, the UK government will introduce the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), offering a more flexible way to study. It is designed to support learners at different stages of their student journey or career, whether you want to retrain, upskill, or change direction. For further information about the variety of options available to help fund your studies and maximise the support available, see our funding your studies section.
Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE)
From January 2027, the UK government will introduce the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), offering a more flexible way to study. It is designed to support learners at different stages of their student journey or career, whether you want to retrain, upskill, or change direction. For further information about the variety of options available to help fund your studies and maximise the support available, see our funding your studies section.
Additional course costs
The tuition fees include professional preparatory material, one-to-one coaching and other support from our partner BARBRI to support you to get the best results in the difficult Solicitors Qualification Examinations. This is valued by BARBRI at £5,499-£6,499, at no extra cost to you.
The costs of booking the Solicitors Regulation Authority external assessments, SQE1 and SQE2, are not covered by the course tuition fee.
When you're ready to book onto the SQE from September 2026 you will be asked to pay the following additional course costs:
- SQE1: £2,006 due around the middle of Stage 3 of the MLaw course - compulsory for all MLaw students
- SQE2: £3,086 due after Stage 4 of the MLaw course - optional if you're ready to sit it but required for qualification as a solicitor
More information relating to SQE and the additional fees can be found on the Solicitors Regulation Authority website.
The tuition fees include professional preparatory material, one-to-one coaching and other support from our partner BARBRI to support you to get the best results in the difficult Solicitors Qualification Examinations. This is valued by BARBRI at £5,499-£6,499, at no extra cost to you.
The costs of booking the Solicitors Regulation Authority external assessments, SQE1 and SQE2, are not covered by the course tuition fee.
When you're ready to book onto the SQE from September 2026 you will be asked to pay the following additional course costs:
- SQE1: £2,006 due around the middle of Stage 3 of the MLaw course - compulsory for all MLaw students
- SQE2: £3,086 due after Stage 4 of the MLaw course - optional if you're ready to sit it but required for qualification as a solicitor
More information relating to SQE and the additional fees can be found on the Solicitors Regulation Authority website.
Funding your studies
It can be hard to know what financial help is available to you as a student.
Further information about the variety of options that can help fund your studies and maximise the money available to you is available on our funding your studies section.
Scholarships
Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU and international students on the basis of academic excellence, personal circumstances or economic hardship. For full details, visit our scholarships section.
Career prospects
Our 4-year MLaw in Legal Theory & Solicitors Practice is designed specifically for those who wish to qualify as a solicitor in England & Wales. It is the first of its kind and gives you a clear and supported career pathway to qualification as a solicitor.
On graduation it is envisaged you will have completed both mandatory Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) examinations, possess an in-depth knowledge of a specialist area of the law, and gained invaluable practice experience via the School’s Law Clinic, enhancing your career opportunities.
Career opportunities
The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance employability and this is an integral part of many programmes. Specialist support is available throughout the course from Career and Employability Services including help to find part-time work while studying, placements, vacation work and graduate vacancies. Students are encouraged to access this support at an early stage and to use the extensive resources on the careers section.
Study abroad
We have opportunities for students to study, work or volunteer in more than 150 countries across the world and will support you every step of the way.
Support for your studies
At Bradford, we’re committed to supporting your success, well-being and future ambitions. We’re here to provide everything you need to make the most of your time with us, ensuring you not only excel in your studies, but also step confidently into the world of graduate employment. In addition to the support you receive from your academic tutors, our Student Support Services are here for you throughout your journey - before, during, and after your studies.
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