Programme overview
Our BA Politics and Law programme aims to provide you with a clear understanding of political and judicial processes, and how they interact. There is a particular emphasis in this programme on the role of European law and politics and the debates around the ‘Europeanisation’ of British legal and political systems. You will be able to apply the principles of law and legal rules to solve and analyse practical problems and advise what to do in practical situations.
This Joint Honours programme gives you the opportunity to divide your study 50/50 between two complementary areas of interest. You will study the core module from each subject and a reduced number of options in a choice of pathways.
As part of a strategy to strengthen the School of Law, the LLB in Cornwall will move to the Streatham Campus in Exeter from 2013. The aim is to concentrate the teaching expertise and research resources of both campuses in one location, improving module choice across the School and enhancing the student experience.
Joint Honours with Law programmes will be retained at the Cornwall Campus for 2011 entry. Should you join us for these programmes, you will be based at the Cornwall Campus for the duration of your programme, including your final year in 2013/14.
As a Joint Honours with Law student, you will receive a significant part of the taught Law component of your programme in years one and two. Your final year will be aligned to the research themes of our new Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI); clean technology, natural environment, and social science and sustainability. This will give the Joint Honours with Law programmes an original focus and will be part of a wider engagement with the environment which is becoming a distinctive feature of the Cornwall Campus.
From 2012, Law in Cornwall will be offered to prospective undergraduate students exclusively through the Flexible Combined Honours (FCH) route, and will continue to be aligned to the research themes of the ESI. This structure will enable students to engage with the challenging but rewarding subject of environmental law as part of a tailored degree programme.
Please note that the Joint Honours and FCH programmes do not provide exemption from any part of the professional qualifications requred as a barrister or solicitor.
