LLB (Hons) Law Bachelor's degree at Huddersfield

This module helps you build the core skills you'll need to thrive in your degree and beyond. You'll practise public speaking, legal writing, referencing, problem-solving and more, all through real-world, group-based tasks. It also helps you reflect on your personal development and grow the kind of transferable and professional skills employers value.

This module explores all the foundational and fundamental aspects of the creation of a legal agreement that is a contract. It explores how a contract comes to light, how it can evolve based on the inclusion of certain terms and how the courts keep upholding underlying principles which underpin contract law, while balancing ideas of justice and public interest and policy.

This module will enable you to acquire a thorough understanding of the principles of criminal liability, and how these principles are applied to specific offences. A range of offences will be considered, including homicide, offences against the person (such as assault and battery) and property offences (theft, burglary, robbery and fraud).

The English legal system is rich in history, complex in structure, and continuously developing. This module provides an introduction to its core components, including how legislation is created, the structure of an Act of Parliament, and the roles of delegated and secondary legislation.

Laws don't just reflect society, they shape it. In this module, you'll explore how legal systems interact with race, gender, class and popular culture. From feminist and critical race theory to legal injustices shown in films and media, you'll challenge the idea of law as neutral and ask who the system really serves.

In this module you will explore how power is used (and sometimes misused) in the UK, and what happens when governments, courts and ordinary people clash. You'll explore the legal workings of the UK, examine real-world controversies, and debate whether our system truly delivers justice.

In this module you will learn about trusts and how they relate to broader themes about certainty and flexibility (through equity) in the application of the law. You will have the opportunity to learn about the life of the trust: how various trusts are created, how they operate, by whom, and what happens when trusts go wrong.

Following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union in 2000, the knowledge of EU law has never been more relevant. This module gives you a clear understanding of how the European Union works, its institutions, decision-making processes, and the legal principles behind the internal market and freedom of movement.

In this module, you'll learn about the structure of land law in England and Wales, exploring the different types of estates, the rights and restrictions that can exist over someone else's land, and the rules for creating, protecting, and transferring those rights.

This module explores civil wrongs like negligence, defamation, and nuisance. You'll analyse how the courts decide fault, how damages are calculated, and what makes a claim succeed. Using real-life cases, you'll learn to apply legal tests and sharpen your ability to think clearly and argue with precision.

In this module, you'll have the opportunity to gain an understanding of the specialist legal principles of commercial law, within relevant aspects of their social, institutional and cultural contexts. A wide range of commercial transactions are regularly conducted by businesses who use agents and this practice has given rise to disputes about the rights and obligations of the businesses, agents and customers.

Every limited company in England and Wales is built on a legal framework, and this module shows you exactly how it works. You'll explore why concepts like limited liability and separate legal personality are so vital to business, and how they make enterprise possible.

Evidence is at the heart of every legal case, and knowing what can (and can't) be used in court can make or break at case. In this module, you'll explore the rules of evidence in both civil and criminal cases in England and Wales, learning how they shape investigations, trials, and verdicts.

Being able to argue your case clearly and confidently is a vital skill for any aspiring lawyer, whether you're aiming to be a solicitor or a barrister. This module introduces you to 'mooting', a practical exercise where you debate real legal problems in a simulated courtroom setting.

This module introduces you to the role of legal professionals in England and Wales, with a strong focus on ethics, professionalism, and what's expected of a solicitor. You'll explore real and fictional case scenarios to understand what acting with honesty, integrity, and good judgement looks like in practice.