“On your LLB, you’ll engage with the complexities and richness of the law. This will shape your practical legal mind and prepare you for a world beyond your legal studies.”
Kieran Durcan Senior Lecturer in Law
LLB Convener
On this course, you’ll study:
- the political and economic principles that govern the relations between states
- agreements (or treaties) between states
- the extent to which states can and do rely on such principles and treaties (considered by legal scholars as sources of public international law).
You’re taught by research-active faculty and study theoretical and practical aspects of law. Through the Sussex Law Clinics, you can gain valuable work experience of the law in action before you graduate. We also have links with leading law firms that sponsor our student competitions in national and international mooting, criminal advocacy, client interviewing, negotiation, mediation and legal debating. Our supportive alumni are also happy to provide career advice for current students.
Accreditation
This course satisfies the academic component of Bar training (subject to minimum pass marks and number of attempts). This degree acts as a gateway to further qualification as both a solicitor and a barrister. The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) must be taken by graduates wishing to become a solicitor.
- This course satisfies the academic component for BSB purposes (subject to minimum pass marks and number of attempts). Find out more
- This course satisfies the academic component for SRA purposes (subject to minimum pass marks and number of attempts). Find out more
We understand that deciding where and what to study is a very important decision. We’ll make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the courses, services and facilities described in this prospectus. However, if we need to make material changes, for example due to government or regulatory requirements, or unanticipated staff changes, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements for this course are currently under review – please check back in early March 2024.
Modules
This is a major/minor course, enabling you to study in depth in a core area (your major subject: taking up 75% of your time), while also exploring an additional area (your minor subject: taking up 25% of your time).
Find out about our types of undergraduate degrees, their structure, modules and credits
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
Autumn teaching
Spring teaching
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.
Check back in January 2025 for more details of the modules running in the academic year 2025/26.
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
- Equity & Trusts 1
- Introduction to International Political Economy
- Land Law 1
- Public Law I: Constitutional and Administrative Law Advanced
Autumn teaching
Spring teaching
Options
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.
While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
Spring teaching
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.
Check back in January 2025 for more details of the modules running in the academic year 2025/26.
Study abroad (optional)
Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career. Find out where your course could take you
If your application to study abroad is successful, you’ll have to meet the academic requirements at Sussex and also at the partner university. Find out more about studying abroad as a Sussex student
Studying abroad means learning new ways of thinking, and new perspectives on life.”Bluinse Thomas
Law with International Relations LLB
Studied abroad in Hong Kong
Placement (optional)
To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. If you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course.
Find out more about placements and internships
Recent students have gone on placements at:
- Mott MacDonald
- United Biscuits
- QualitySolicitors Howlett Clarke.
I gained valuable commercial experience, and developed my understanding of how a business operates.”Hanan Zakher
Law with International Relations LLB
Commercial and Finance Business Support, Sussex Estates and Facilities LLP
Please note that if you’re receiving – or applying for – USA federal Direct Loan funds, you can’t transfer to the version of your course with an optional study abroad period in any country or optional placement in the USA if the number of credits for the placement/internship exceeds 25% of the total credits for your course. Find out more about American Student Loans and Federal Student Aid
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
Autumn teaching
Spring teaching
Options
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.
While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Anti-Corruption Law and Practice
- Aspects of Commercial Law
- Charity Law and Governance (Aut)
- Child Law
- Company Law 1
- Competition Law: International Perspectives
- Criminology
- Disease, Diplomacy and Development
- East Asia Rising: Beyond the American Century?
- Employment Law - Foundations
- Environment and Development in World Politics
- Fashion Law
- Finance and Power
- Foundations of Environmental Law
- Global Business Law and Regulation
- Hate Crime and the Law
- Human Rights 1: International and Regional Frameworks
- Immigration & Asylum Law
- Intellectual Property: Copyright and Related Rights
- International Trade Law
- Law and Resistance 1
- Law of Evidence
- Law, Gender and Sexuality (Aut)
- Law, Politics and Economics of Regulation (Aut)
- Media Law and Regulation
- Perspectives on Healthcare Law
- Policing Racial Capitalism
- Principles of Islamic Law
- Principles of Public International Law
- Professional Negligence
- Religions in Global Politics
- Short Dissertation A
- Sports Law 1
- The Politics of Armed Groups: Rebels, State and Society
- Transnational Commercial Litigation
- What is War
- Aboriginal Law (Spr)
- Adult Family Law
- Advanced Contract Law in Practice (Spr)
- Advanced Topics in Environmental Law
- Canadian Administrative Law (Spr)
- Commercial Sales Law
- Company Law 2
- Comparative Family Law
- Competition Law and Markets
- Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law
- Crime and Punishment
- From Bombs to Algorithms: Science, Technologies, and Global Insecurity
- Global Business Law and Regulation (Spring)
- Global Business Law and Regulation Advanced
- Global Politics of Food
- Global Resistance: Contesting Capital and Coloniality
- Globalisation, Law and Sustainability (Adv)
- Globalisation, Law and Sustainability (Advanced)
- Human Rights 2: Critical Perspectives
- Humanitarianism in Theory and Practice
- Intellectual Property: Industrial Property
- International Business Transactions
- International Economic Disputes
- International Relations of the Modern Middle East
- Internet Law and Regulation
- Land, Property and Environment
- Law and Development
- Law and the Entertainment Industry
- Law and the Welfare State
- Law of Succession (Spr)
- Legal Education: Theory and Practice (Spr)
- Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct
- Politics of Terror and Global Histories of Violence
- Protest Law (Spr)
- Public International Law in Current Affairs
- Putin, Power, Populism: Russia and Eurasia in Global Politics
- Race, Gender and Global Capitalism
- Tax Law and Policy
- The Criminal Process
- The Legal Regulation of Sexual Relationships
Autumn teaching
Autumn and spring teaching
Spring teaching
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown here.
Check back in January 2025 for more details of the modules running in the academic year 2025/26.
The Solicitors Qualifying Examination
If you’re interested in qualification through the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), we’re here to support you:
- we have partnered with BARBRI, the global legal education provider, to offer you a pathway to qualification through this new route. As part of this partnership, you’ll have a discount on BARBRI fees as well as access to BARBRI-run campus workshops
- in addition to our current assessment modes, we’ll be incorporating multiple-choice questions, the mode of assessment for the SQE
- alongside our core modules, you’ll also have the opportunity to choose options covering specialised areas of law that form part of the SQE.
Silver
The student experience and student outcomes are typically very high quality.
This rating was awarded in 2023, for four years.
(Teaching Excellence Framework 2023)
Find out more about our approach to teaching and supporting you to thrive
Our staff
International Relations
Dr Lara Montesinos Coleman
Reader in International Relations, Law and Development
Law
Fees
Fees are not yet set for the academic year 2025/26 – please check back in September 2024. Note that your fees, once they’re set, may be subject to an increase on an annual basis.
Find out about typical living costs for studying at Sussex
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Scholarships
Details of our scholarships are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2025/26.
Careers
You’ll be prepared – subject to completion of the necessary further qualifications – to practise law as a solicitor, a barrister or an in-house lawyer for a public limited company or a government agency.
You can also choose to use your excellent communication skills in fields such as:
- broadcast media
- public relations or human resources
- policy development or politics.
Working while you study
Our Careers and Entrepreneurship team can help you find part-time work while you study. Find out more about career development and part-time work
I did a Law degree but studied other areas, such as politics and human rights, which I found gave me the skills to not only succeed as a solicitor but also to run a business.”Lucinda Dore
Partner, Crosby and Woods Solicitors