Principles of Law

Entry requirements

An undergraduate degree 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in any discipline.

Months of entry

January, May, September

Course content

Are you based in the UK or overseas aspiring for a career in law but feel you may not be able to have one because you don’t have a law degree? This course is designed to help you on the road to becoming a lawyer by providing you with a basic grounding in law.

This course is designed to:

• help you acquire the knowledge and understanding of private, public and chancery law if you have not studied law at degree level and aspire to progress on to the SRA/CPQ preparation course
• develop your ability to apply legal knowledge and skills to complex authentic legal scenarios
• enhance your transferable graduate and employability skills, particularly as they relate to the legal profession.

Graduates of other disciplines, or non-UK Law degrees should use this course to learn the key principles of UK Law prior to undertaking Understanding Legal Practice PGDip/Professional Legal Practice LLM | Coventry University or any other SRA preparation course.

Why you should study this course

This course will help you:

• become proficient in a wide range of legal subjects
• enable you to progress onto an SRA preparation course without having to undertake a graduate diploma in law or other law conversion course
• fit studying around your work requirements or other commitments
• learn from academics and qualified professional practitioners with experience of the area of law and practice relevant to each module studied (staff subject to change)
• get access to Coventry Law School’s Raising the Bar scheme that offers you the opportunity to network with members of and gain insight into the legal profession.

Please use the official Coventry University website as your main source of information as our courses are subject to change throughout the year.