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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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Degree Programme Table: Law and Economics (LLB Hons) (UTLAWEC)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is no longer accepting new students with effect from academic session 2023-24

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
This programme is no longer accepting new students with effect from academic session 2023-24

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into Honours requires passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, a pass in Economics 2, and a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics.

Students MUST take Essentials of Econometrics, Topics in Microeconomics, and EITHER Applications of Econometrics OR Topics in Macroeconomics, but may defer Topics of Microeconomics until Year 4. Several Economics level 10 option courses have Topics in Microeconomics as pre-requisites.

Students who opt to spend their third year abroad will be expected to do the equivalent of 120 credits. All students who spend their third year abroad must take the compulsory course 'LAWS10214 Advanced Legal Writing (Online)'.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Advanced Legal Writing
LAWS10202 20 credits
Essentials of Econometrics

Must be passed

ECNM10052 20 credits

Course options

Courses from School(s) F-W - Law and Economics (LLB Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Applications of Econometrics
ECNM10056 20 credits
Topics in Macroeconomics
ECNM10069 20 credits
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Law

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Law
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Law

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Law
OR

Economics Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Economics Level 10 courses
OR

Topics in Microeconomics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Topics in Microeconomics
ECNM10070 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students MUST take Topics in Microeconomics in Year 4 if it was not taken in Year 3.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Courses from Schools of Law & Economics-Law and Economics (LLB) Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must complete a dissertation in either Law or Economics.
Selected courses must be passed
Economics Honours Dissertation
ECNM10030 40 credits
Dissertation in Law
LAWS10097 40 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Topics in Microeconomics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take Topics in Microeconomics if not taken in Year 3.
Topics in Microeconomics
ECNM10070 20 credits
OR

Economics Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Economics Level 10 courses
AND

Economics Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Economics Level 10 courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 10 courses in the School of Law

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Law
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