LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology University of Surrey

Entry requirements

A-level

Overall:

• LLB (Hons): BBC

Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element.

• LLB (Hons) with foundation year: CCD

Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted.

Applicants taking BTEC Extended Diploma will be considered for foundation year entry only. Required grades: MMM.

GCSE or equivalent: English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent).

English language requirements

• IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other element.

If you do not currently meet the level required for your programme, we offer intensive pre-sessional English language courses, designed to take you to the level of English ability and skill required for your studies here.

Careers and graduate prospects

We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

Each year, many of our graduates take up permanent employment with prestigious employers. These have included Electricité de France, Clifford Chance, Eversheds and other firms of solicitors, sets of barristers’ chambers and legal departments of large companies.

We offer a varied programme of careers sessions, which provide advice and guidance on what you should do to develop a suitable career path.

In combination with our Student Law Society, we run a variety of events, competitions and activities, such as mooting and client interviewing. These are not only enjoyable and rewarding but will also enhance your employability and introduce you to local and regional solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals.

The School of Law also has close links with the University of Law in Guildford and co-operates with the university in a number of career-development activities.

Recent graduates have secured roles such as:

• Compliance Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
• HR Case Manager, Ministry of Justice
• Trainee Probation Officer, National Probation Service
• Paralegal, Shoosmiths
• Safer Custody Coordinator, HMP Maidstone
• Police Constable, Metropolitan Police
• Corporate Paralegal, Meade King LLP

"Studying for my postgraduate law degree allowed me to increase my knowledge in terms of international law and delve deeper into pertinent issues within the international forum.” Amrita Naul, graduate