Law - Senior Status

Law, as a discipline, provides the formal rules and principles through which societies regulate behaviour, protect rights and resolve disputes. An LLB is the undergraduate qualification through which most people in the UK prepare for legal practice, covering the foundations of the English legal system and the substantive areas of law that solicitors and barristers need to understand. A senior status degree is designed for a specific group: graduates who already hold a degree in another discipline and want to convert to law without completing a full three-year programme.

At Swansea University, this two-year full-time accelerated programme is designed for graduates from outside the UK who hold a degree in a different subject and wish to enter the legal profession. The two-year structure compresses the core content of an LLB into an intensive and demanding course, requiring strong commitment and academic ability. You will cover the foundational areas of English law, including contract, tort, criminal law, land law, equity and trusts, public law and European dimensions of the legal system, developing the analytical and technical knowledge required of a law graduate.

The accelerated format develops the discipline, time management and intellectual capacity to engage with demanding material at pace, which are themselves valuable professional attributes. You will build the legal reasoning, interpretive and writing skills that distinguish lawyers from other professionals.

Graduates qualify on the same basis as other LLB graduates, becoming eligible for the vocational training required to qualify as a solicitor or barrister. Some use the degree to enter legal practice in Wales and England. Others find that the combination of a first degree in another subject and a law qualification opens distinctive opportunities in areas such as commercial law, international law, intellectual property, healthcare law or environmental law where dual expertise is particularly valued.