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Question - I know I want to study law but not sure which field yet. Is it best to apply for law as a general course and then would I be able to decide after studying later, or would I not have that option and I have to decide now. For example, I saw for Goldsmiths uni there's Law and Law with Criminal Justice & Human Rights - I looked at the curriculum and it's nearly the exact same, but in the description for Law it had a more general description of what kind of lawyer you would be, but for criminal it said you would work in criminal cases. I could be interested in this but not sure yet, can someone help? Sorry if my question didn't make too much sense. (i posted this twice cuz i added it in the wrong thread so if you saw it twice pls ignore).
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No undergraduate law degree will qualify you to work as a lawyer in the uk.
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by georgezra34Question - I know I want to study law but not sure which field yet. Is it best to apply for law as a general course and then would I be able to decide after studying later, or would I not have that option and I have to decide now. For example, I saw for Goldsmiths uni there's Law and Law with Criminal Justice & Human Rights - I looked at the curriculum and it's nearly the exact same, but in the description for Law it had a more general description of what kind of lawyer you would be, but for criminal it said you would work in criminal cases. I could be interested in this but not sure yet, can someone help? Sorry if my question didn't make too much sense. (i posted this twice cuz i added it in the wrong thread so if you saw it twice pls ignore).
An LLB degree is a general Law degree. Any LLB joint subject ('LLB Law with' ....) will still include the same 'qualifying' units but will give the option of taking some criminology focussed units within the degree. There are specialised postgrad degrees for those wishing to 'specialise' later - example Postgraduate taught | University of Bristol Law School | University of Bristol
Useful Law career info - How to become a lawyer: essential qualifications explained | Prospects.ac.uk
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Why do you wish to study law?
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by georgezra34Question - I know I want to study law but not sure which field yet. Is it best to apply for law as a general course and then would I be able to decide after studying later, or would I not have that option and I have to decide now. For example, I saw for Goldsmiths uni there's Law and Law with Criminal Justice & Human Rights - I looked at the curriculum and it's nearly the exact same, but in the description for Law it had a more general description of what kind of lawyer you would be, but for criminal it said you would work in criminal cases. I could be interested in this but not sure yet, can someone help? Sorry if my question didn't make too much sense. (i posted this twice cuz i added it in the wrong thread so if you saw it twice pls ignore).
Hello,
For any Law LLB course, a qualifying law degree, all students will take the seven foundations of legal knowledge. These are contract law, law of tort, constitutional and administrative law, Equity and Trusts, EU law, Land law and Criminal law. Therefore as long as you are doing an LLB course you will be exposed to various different parts.
By taking the Law with style courses, it is likely that you will get fewer choices in your degree as a whole but if you are particularly fascinated in criminal justice and human rights, this could be advantageous as it may show a bit more of a specialism. Plus human rights does have an influence over all the other aspects of law.
Ultimately, you need to make the decision which is right for you but regardless of which one you go for, you have many more years before you have to decide on a specialism.
I hope this helps, if you have any further questions please do let me know.
Charlie
Law LLB Student
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