Law with Politics

Law and politics is a degree whose disciplines are deeply intertwined. Politics asks how power is organised, how states function, and how collective decisions are made in societies characterised by deep disagreement. Law provides the frameworks through which those decisions are implemented, rights are protected, and disputes between individuals and between citizens and the state are resolved.

Studying them together means you understand both the political forces that produce legal frameworks and the legal constraints within which political actors must operate.

At the University of Sussex, this three-year full-time LLB programme covers core legal subjects alongside modules in politics taught by experts engaged with topics from political corruption and international governance to foreign policy analysis and democratic theory. A foundation year is available for students who need additional preparation, a sandwich year gives you professional experience, a year abroad broadens your intellectual and personal horizons, and work placement experience is embedded throughout.

Graduates who wish to qualify as solicitors in England and Wales typically complete the Solicitors Qualifying Examination after their LLB. Many also pursue careers in the civil service, international organisations, policy research, think tanks, political parties, journalism, and commercial management. The combination of legal training and political understanding is particularly valuable in roles concerned with public law, human rights, regulatory frameworks, and international governance.

Postgraduate study in law, politics, and public policy is a common next step for those who wish to specialise or pursue research.