Does Uni of Birmingham have good LLB courses

Alizzz

Applying to uni rn, idk whether I should apply for LLB in Birmingham or not..

Reply 1

Academic007

Sure, it's a good uni and Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK.

Reply 2

Alizzz

Does UoB offer good LLB course? Like, how's the teacher and the overall environment?

Reply 3

Academic007

Original post by Alizzz

Does UoB offer good LLB course? Like, how's the teacher and the overall environment?

Just looked through the course details and it is very similar to Uni of Nottingham where I studied in terms of compulsory modules and optional. Each student has a personal tutor, wellbeing officer and academic support in a legal skills module. In Birmingham, they have seminars which are similar to tutorials offered in Nottingham that you attend for each module every week. The only difference is they have compulsory legal solutions and legal communication modules that help train more practical skills used by solicitors in commercial firms whereas these are optional in Nottingham.

I've visited their campus which is pretty big and has some of the best facilities in the UK but the law school seemed cramped in a tiny building. I'm sure lectures are done all over campus which was common when I studied in Nottingham, I had to attend lectures in the physics building. I'm sure a Birmingham law student could better critique the quality of teaching and feedback, which depends on who's teaching you. Some lecturers are good and make the topics more fun, others not so much.

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murra0247

Original post by Academic007

Just looked through the course details and it is very similar to Uni of Nottingham where I studied in terms of compulsory modules and optional. Each student has a personal tutor, wellbeing officer and academic support in a legal skills module. In Birmingham, they have seminars which are similar to tutorials offered in Nottingham that you attend for each module every week. The only difference is they have compulsory legal solutions and legal communication modules that help train more practical skills used by solicitors in commercial firms whereas these are optional in Nottingham.
I've visited their campus which is pretty big and has some of the best facilities in the UK but the law school seemed cramped in a tiny building. I'm sure lectures are done all over campus which was common when I studied in Nottingham, I had to attend lectures in the physics building. I'm sure a Birmingham law student could better critique the quality of teaching and feedback, which depends on who's teaching you. Some lecturers are good and make the topics more fun, others not so much.

how did you find Notts, got an offer but haven’t been to visit. Is there any differences between the way Notts teach law compared to other law schools?

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Academic007

Original post by murra0247

how did you find Notts, got an offer but haven’t been to visit. Is there any differences between the way Notts teach law compared to other law schools?

Nottingham is really good for Law, the teaching was a mixed bag because of Covid. In my first year, there were no lectures and we watched short videos on topics and then attended lecture engagement sessions which I actually preferred because it is centred on students asking questions. The tutorials were good because you are in a small group discussing how to tackle problem-based and essay questions for each module topic, there is a reading list you go through to prepare if you're asked a question. Some students didn't like being asked because they felt the teachers were picking on them but I didn't mind it. I really hated lectures for the most part because lecturers would just repeat what was written on the handouts and presentation slides but sometimes they do explain things using examples.

The thing is as long as you put in the effort you will do well, I remember I missed most of Trusts Law tutorials and still ended up getting a first. All lectures are recorded and you do get formatives to receive feedback before exams but only get one or two for each module. I feel that Oxbridge is superior because they get tested every week and get constant feedback which makes them learn so much more even though students complain it's more intense. Other unis don't have the financial resources to emulate the Oxbridge tutorial system although Nottingham has tried with their 'tutorials', the groups in Oxford are two students per tutor which is so much better. Many of the professors are approachable and happy to answer inquiries but some respond with the classic "You should know this". Anyway outside of Oxbridge or LSE the teaching doesn't get much better, apart from maybe St Andrews due to better staff-to-student ratio but they don't have a law course.