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Course Overview

You will be taught across two departments: the Law & Criminology Department, the oldest and most established department of its kind in Wales and Aberystwyth Business School, made up of staff that have a wide range of expertise, technical skills and real-world business experience.

For the legal aspects of the course you will receive a balanced approach to teaching with practical application alongside theoretical study. There are a wide range of modules to choose from, helping tailor your learning to your interests. The accounting & finance elements of the course will cover several topics including financial accounting, financial management and corporate markets.

What will I learn?

The breakdown below will provide you with an illustration of what you may study during the three-year degree scheme.

First Year:

  • You will receive core training in legal and criminal justice systems;
  • Contract law, Criminal Law or Tort Law, which must be studied and passed for exemption from the first stage of professional law examinations;
  • You will cover the fundamentals of Accounting & Finance;
  • Quantitative techniques and the use of specialist statistical software.

Second Year:

In the second year of study, you'll be able to choose from of a wide range of Legal and Accounting & Finance related modules, in order to tailor your learning to your interests.

Third Year:

In the third year, there is a sole focus on law-related and legal modules. You can build on modules chosen in your second year or choose something completely new including commercial law through to the treatment & rehabilitation of offenders.

Why study LLB Law and Accounting & Finance at Aberystwyth University?

The Law side of the degree scheme encompasses a mixture of traditional and contemporary legal subjects. There is also a practical element designed to meet employer needs and taught by experienced legal professionals and academics.

Department of Law & Criminology lecturers are mostly either qualified to PhD level or have professional experience and qualifications as practicing lawyers. Many staff also have a PGCE (in Higher Education).

There is an option to participate in our national and international competing Mooting Society, in order to develop your key advocacy and litigation skills. 

The Accounting & Finance side of the degree includes modules in financial accounting, management accounting, accounting & finance specialisms and data analytics.

Entry Requirement 

UCAS Tariff 128 - 104

A Levels ABB-BCC

GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
English or Welsh and Mathematics

BTEC National Diploma:
DMM-DDM

International Baccalaureate:
30-28

European Baccalaureate:
75%-65% overall

English Language Requirements:

Accepted English Tests/Qualifications Computer Science (BSc) and
Business courses
All other undergraduate courses

International English Centre (Aberystwyth University)

Pre-Sessional Course Report 

50% Pass overall with minimum of 40% in each component 60% Merit overall with minimum of 40% in each component

International English Centre (Aberystwyth University)

International Foundation Certificate

Pass in IFC overall. 50-59% in English with no module below 50% Pass in IFC overall. 60-69% in English with no module below 50%

IELTS Indicator

(Online Test)

IELTS 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component  IELTS 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component 

TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition

(Online Test)

88 with minimum component scores: Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17 93 with minimum component scores: Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17

LanguageCert International ESOL

(Online Test)

Please ensure that you take the correct version of the LanguageCert International ESOL test – B2 Communicator or C1 Expert - to meet the English language entry requirement for your chosen undergraduate course

High Pass in:

LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (B2 Communicator)

AND

LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (B2 Communicator)

IELTS  6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component  6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component 

TOEFL iBT

(School Code = 0226)

88 with minimum component scores: Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17  93 with minimum component scores: Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17 

Cambridge C1 Advanced

Formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

C with a minimum score of 162 in each component

Cambridge C2 Proficiency

Formerly known as Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE)

C with a minimum score of 162 in each component

Cambridge B2 First

Formerly known as Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE)

B with a minimum score of 162 in each component  A with a minimum score of 162 in each component 

Cambridge C1 Business Higher

Formerly known as Cambridge English: Business Higher
(BEC Higher)

C with a minimum score of 162 in each component

Cambridge B2 Business Vantage

Formerly known as Cambridge English: Business Vantage
(BEC Vantage)

C with a minimum score of 162 in each component B with a minimum score of 162 in each component 
Trinity Integrated Skills Test ISEII - Pass all components  ISEIII - Pass all components
Pearson PTE Academic  55 with minimum scores of 51 in each component  62 with minimum scores of 51 in each component 
City & Guilds International ESOL Diploma  Pass or above at Expert level, with Pass in all components 
IGCSE  C
UK A/S level English Language  E
Cambridge O Level  Grade C or above
UK GCSE or O level English Language  C
UK - International Baccalaureate 

Standard Level Grade 5 or Higher Level Grade 4 in English A (Group 1) or English B (Group 2).

Fees

Type Amount (£)
Full-Time Arts / Social Sciences 14300
Full-Time Science 16300

This information was accurate on : 01/12/2021
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