Laws

The University of London's Laws programme is a distance-learning law degree that draws on the long tradition of external study associated with the University of London, one of the world's oldest and most respected distance education providers in law. The programme is designed for students who wish to study law at a high academic standard without being required to attend a campus, making it accessible to people across the UK and internationally who have professional commitments, family responsibilities, geographical constraints, or other reasons for preferring flexible study.

Studying law by distance learning requires a high degree of independent discipline and self-directed study, but the University of London's external programme has supported successful law students around the world for over a century, and its materials and structures reflect that long experience. You will study the core subjects of English law, including contract, tort, criminal law, constitutional and administrative law, and property, as well as a range of optional subjects at a later stage that allow you to develop expertise in areas including company law, human rights, international law, and evidence. The curriculum is academically rigorous, and the degree is regarded as equivalent in standing to an internal University of London law degree.

Study is done through materials, online resources, and guided reading, with assessment through written examinations.

The programme is offered part time and by distance learning, with no fixed duration stated, meaning you can progress at a pace that suits your circumstances, subject to programme regulations.

Graduates from this programme, as with other law degrees, are able to proceed to professional legal qualifications as solicitors or barristers, or to apply their legal training and analytical skills to careers in business, compliance, civil service, international organisations, and many other fields where legal literacy is an asset.