Law and Politics

Law shapes almost every dimension of social life, from the contracts that govern commerce to the rights that protect individuals from the state, and from the resolution of private disputes to the frameworks through which democracy and public institutions operate. Politics examines how power is organised and exercised in society, how governments make decisions, and how legal and political systems interact to produce the rules by which we live. Studying them together gives you both the legal reasoning skills to understand how law operates and the political insight to understand why it takes the forms it does.

At Liverpool Hope University, this four-year full-time programme includes a foundation year, providing an accessible route into LLB-level legal and political study. The foundation year builds the academic skills and contextual knowledge needed to engage fully with the degree proper, and on successful completion you progress into combined law and politics study. You will explore the core areas of English law alongside political theory, comparative politics, and public policy, developing both legal reasoning and analytical political thinking.

The programme includes a sandwich year, a year abroad, and work placement opportunities, giving you professional and international experiences that complement and extend your academic learning.

Graduates are well placed for further professional legal training, including the routes towards qualification as a solicitor or barrister. The politics dimension broadens career options to include the civil service, policy analysis, NGOs, journalism, public affairs, and international organisations. Many graduates also go on to postgraduate study in law, political science, international relations, or public policy.

The combination of legal reasoning and political understanding is particularly valuable in roles at the intersection of law and governance.