34 Postgraduate and Professional Guide
Professional Law Advanced Legal Practice / Legal Practice
Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)
GDL/CPE
LLM
PG Dip
Part-time Starts: July and January
Full-time Part-time
Campus: Frenchay
Starts: September
Campus: Frenchay
The LLM in Advanced Legal Practice allows you to convert your LPC or BPTC into an LLM. If you passed less than 30 months ago, you will need to attend a mini course on research methods and then write a dissertation which is relevant to, and suitable for, legal practice.
Campus: Frenchay The BPTC is the foundation of your career as a barrister. We have achieved an excellent reputation based on the high quality of our teaching; our close links with the local Bar; our CV enhancing opportunities; and our excellent facilities. Students can also partake in mediation training at no extra cost.
If you are a non-law graduate looking to enter the legal profession, the Graduate Diploma in Law provides your starting point for graduate legal study. It takes you through the academic stage required to become a barrister or solicitor, before going on to either the Legal Practice Course or Bar Professional Training Course.
Core modules
Core modules
• Civil Advocacy
• Public Law
• Civil Litigation, Remedies and Evidence
• Obligations I (Contract Law)
• Conferencing Skills
• Obligations II (Law of Tort)
• Criminal Litigation, Evidence and Sentencing
• Criminal Law
• Opinion Writing
• Property Law
• Drafting
• European Union Law
• Professional Conduct
• Independent Research Project
• Resolution of Disputes Out of Court
Entry requirements
• Criminal Advocacy
Standard English Language entry requirements (page 107) and one of the following
Entry requirements You must meet the standard English Language entry requirements (page 107) and have achieved a pass (or predicted pass) on the Legal Practice Course or the Bar Professional Training Course within the last 30 months. Course leader: Robert Owen courses.uwe.ac.uk/M3AC12
Entry requirements Applicants will normally have • A qualifying law degree (minimum 2:2) from a UK university or college of Higher Education, or • A degree in other disciplines (minimum 2:2) or equivalent and a pass in the Graduate Diploma in Law. • English as a first language and/or 7.5 in IELTS or equivalent language tests.
Professional Law
Graduate Diploma in Law
• Successfully completed the Bar Course Aptitude test • Student membership of an Inns of Court Course leaders: Delyth James/Jo Stringer Full-time: courses.uwe.ac.uk/M30D12 Part-time: courses.uwe.ac.uk/M30D62
Full-time Part-time Starts: September
• Equity and Trusts
• A non-law degree, or • A ‘stale’ law degree where seven or more years have elapsed since graduation, or • An academic or professional qualification at UK degree level, approved by SRA and/or BSB. (Applicants to seek this approval) Please make sure that you are aware of any additional entry requirements for further legal professional training such as the LPC or BPTC Course leader: Robert Owen Full-time: courses.uwe.ac.uk/M99017 Part-time: courses.uwe.ac.uk/M99067