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LISTEN TO O UR WEEKLY L AW P OD W W W.L AWP OD.ORG The podcast provides refl commentary ective on current ev insights into ents, the current re search LAW AT QUEEN’S IS RANKED being conduc of Law, and a ted within th e School IN THE TOP 125 LAW SCHOOLS Dr Marek Martyniszyn, forum for staff students to sh and WORLDWIDE Interim Head of School are ideas and (Times Higher Education World learn from ea ch other. University Rankings 2021) WELCOME 17TH IN THE UK FOR LAW THE SCHOOL OF LAW (Complete University Guide 2021) Law has been taught at Queen’s for over 150 years. We are very 5TH IN THE UK FOR LAW proud of this heritage - which is reflected in the rankings the GRADUATE PROSPECTS (Times Good University Guide 2021) School has consistently enjoyed. 96% IN WORK/STUDY Law is a great subject to study, and Queen’s is a great AFTER 6 MONTHS OF place to do it. We have fantastic students, their academic GRADUATING accomplishments matched only by their enthusiasm to get (HESA Destination of Leavers from involved in the wider University community. This is reflected in Higher Education Survey, 2016/17) wide-ranging contributions to clubs, societies and volunteering. Our students are taught by an outstanding team of academic QUEEN’S IS RANKED JOINT staff, from well-established scholars at the forefront of their 1ST IN THE UK FOR RESEARCH fields to some of the most promising early-career researchers INTENSITY and teachers anywhere in the world. All of this happens in our (Complete University Guide 2021) home at the heart of Queen’s beautiful and historic campus: a state-of-art Law building with superb teaching facilities, a moot NORTHERN IRELAND HAS THE court, study and social spaces. We enjoy excellent external LOWEST COST OF STUDENT LIVING IN THE UK relationships with the legal profession, reflected in the Judge in (Which? University, 2018) Residence programme through which a High Court Judge makes regular contributions with students to the wider academic life of the School; and also in our partnership with a wide range of organisations in the legal sector, who deliver programmes of real-world skills to all students. 2 3
LAW World-Class Facilities The £20m School at Queen’s offers students access to world-class facilities such as a Law looks at the relationships, interactions and transactions between LLB Honours fully interactive Moot Court room, social space and bookable study rooms, and individuals, government and state at a local, regional, national and Law 3 yrs (M100) our One Button (Recording) Studio. international level. With a broad focus and application, the law Student Experience degree encompasses private and public law alongside wider socio- Entrance Requirements Students can join a number of student- legal perspectives. You will study key aspects of the law and develop A-level: led initiatives within the School including a wide range of transferable skills, relevant to your future career AAA the Law Society, the Alternative Dispute trajectory. Our links with the professions, the wide range of additional All applicants: Resolution Society and the Street Law opportunities within the School and the development of a highly- Project. Other initiatives include the There are no specific subject Queen’s Student Law Journal, Lawyers nuanced skill set helps to create highly sought-after graduates. requirements to study Law. without Borders, the student magazine For students whose first ‘The Verdict’ and the Mooting Society. COURSE CONTENT • Employment Law language is not English • Environmental Law CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY The degree offers students the opportunity An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum • Gender, Justice and Society Although a large percentage of our to study the modules required for the of 5.5 in each test component or an • Global Business Law and Regulation equivalent acceptable qualification, graduates are interested in pursuing academic stage of legal qualification. In • Intellectual Property Law details of which are available at: go.qub. careers in Law, significant numbers develop addition, students are offered the opportunity • International Criminal and Transitional Justice ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs careers in a wide range of other sectors. to explore their interests in final year with • International Humanitarian Law modules offered that allow them to specialise Typical career destinations • International Trade Law in a particular area, or simply receive a of graduates include: • Public International Law more rounded sense of what ‘Law’ is. • Regulating Commercial Sex • Solicitor Stage 1 • Research Project A/B • Barrister • Sentencing • Legal Analyst • Careers and Employability wide range of Master’s programmes: LLM “I chose to study Law because I • Compliance Officer Criminology and Criminal Justice; LLM Human • Constitutional and Administrative Law *Please note this is not an exclusive list of wanted a well-respected degree that • Accountant Rights Law; LLM International Business • Contract Law the optional modules available. Optional • Financial Engineer Law; LLM Law; LLM Law and Technology. would give me a solid foundation • Torts modules are subject to staff availability • Business Analyst for my future career. I got that at • Legal Methods and Skills and change each academic year. • Management • Criminal Law Queen’s but I got so much more WHY QUEEN’S? • Civil Service Stage 2 too. The approach to teaching and Qualifying as a Lawyer Our past students have also gained work • EU Law placements with organisations such as: learning was so engaging and went • Equity and Trusts All of the undergraduate Law degrees well beyond traditional lecturing. The offered at Queen’s are recognised • The Council of the EU • Land Law interactive nature of lectures and qualifying law degrees by legal professional • The European Commission • Evidence and Criminal Procedure bodies in Northern Ireland. • The European Parliament LAW AT QUEEN’S IS RANKED IN THE tutorials brought the law to life and • Company Law and Corporate Governance • The United Nations (UN) TOP 125 LAW SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE was truly inspiring. The wide range • Family Law They also help to prepare students for the • The Organisation for Security and (Times Higher Education World University Stage 3 next stage of legal qualification in England of compulsory and optional subjects Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Rankings 2021) and Wales and the Republic of Ireland. • The Council of Europe allowed me to tailor my degree to my Students will choose up to 6 Optional Modules: Opportunity for Specialisation • Thomson Reuters own interests and to discover new • Dissertation Students can tailor their degree to suit Graduate Employers Entrance requirements ones! The teaching quality was superb • Business and Human Rights their needs. We have an extensive range e: admissions@qub.ac.uk and the guidance and support of staff • Clinical Law A&L Goodbody; Allen and Overy; Baker of optional modules which allow students t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • Professional Studies 1 McKenzie; Carson McDowell; CitiGroup; was second to none.” • Professional Studies 2 to specialise in their chosen area of law. Deloitte; EY; First Derivatives; PwC; Course information Dean Bonner, • Medical Law and Ethics Global Opportunities Wilson Nesbitt; Herbert Smith Freehills. Dr Martin Regan, LLB Law Graduate • Law and Psychology Programme Director for You will have the opportunity to take part in Further Study • Financial Services Law LLB pathways overseas exchanges with partner universities • Competition Law Further study is also an option open to School of Law in Europe, North America and China. • Contemporary Issues in British Law graduates. Students can choose to and Irish Human Rights progress to a vocational course (Solicitor e: m.regan@qub.ac.uk • Criminology: Theory and Practice or Barrister course) or can choose from a t: +44 (0)28 9097 3858 w: qub.ac.uk/law 4 5
LAW WITH POLITICS They also help to prepare students for the next stage of legal qualification in England and Wales and the Republic of Ireland. As a Joint Honours programme, Law with Politics offers students the LLB Honours Opportunity for Specialisation chance to study law whilst also engaging with research in areas such as Law with Politics 3 yrs (M1L2) Students can tailor their degree to suit their needs. We have an extensive range conflict, co-operation, power and decision-making, the result being a of optional modules which allow students highly nuanced degree option. Entrance Requirements to specialise in their chosen area of law. A-level: Global Opportunities The close relationship with the regional political infrastructure in Northern Ireland creates a unique environment for students to engage with and AAA You will have the opportunity to take part in overseas exchanges with partner universities. respond to political as well as legal developments on a local, regional, All applicants: national and international level. There are no specific subject World-Class Facilities requirements to study Law with Politics. The £20m School at Queen’s offers students COURSE CONTENT Students can choose optional For students whose first access to World-Class facilities such as modules from Law and Politics language is not English a fully interactive Moot Court room, a The degree offers students the opportunity to Law Optional Modules* One Button Recording Studio and various study the modules required for the academic An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum student study rooms that can be booked. stage of legal qualification and politics modules. of 5.5 in each test component or an • Gender, Justice and Society equivalent acceptable qualification, Student Experience Stage 1 • Global Business Law and Regulation details of which are available at: go.qub. • Intellectual Property Law Students can join a number of student- Core modules ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs • International Criminal and Transitional Justice led initiatives within the School including • Perspectives on Politics • International Humanitarian the Law Society, the Alternative Dispute • Legal Methods and Skills • Business and Human Rights Resolution Society and the Street Law • Careers and Employability • Clinical Law Project. Other initiatives include the • Constitutional and Administrative Law Queen’s Student Law Journal, Lawyers • The Council of Europe “My course allowed me to engage Politics Optional Modules* • Contract Law without Borders, the student magazine • Thomson Reuters • Politics of Irish Literature with people who have a wide range Students will choose one optional ‘The Verdict’ and the Mooting Society. • The Politics of Sustainable Development Graduate Employers of perspectives which helped to module from the list: CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY • Contemporary Political Philosophy A&L Goodbody; Allen and Overy; Baker challenge my thinking and studies. The • Contemporary Europe • Arms Control Although a large percentage of our McKenzie; Carson McDowell; CitiGroup; support I have received from Queen’s • Issues in Contemporary Politics • Women and Politics graduates are interested in pursuing Deloitte; EY; First Derivatives; PwC; • Northern Ireland: A Case Study in has been incredible.” Stage 2 careers in Law, significant numbers develop Wilson Nesbitt; Herbert Smith Freehills. Ethno-National Conflict and Peace Making careers in a wide range of other sectors. Leah Crooks, Core modules • Scotland and Northern Ireland: Further Study LLB Law with Politics Graduate Points of Political Comparison Typical career destinations • Tort Further study is also an option open to • US Foreign Policy: War of graduates include: • Criminal Law Law graduates. Students can choose to • Company Law and Corporate Governance • Politics, Public Administration • Solicitor progress to a vocational course (Solicitor • EU Law and Policy Making • Barrister or Barrister course) or can choose from a • Global Resource Politics • Legal Analyst wide range of Master’s programmes: LLM Students can choose optional • European Cultural Identities • Compliance Officer Criminology and Criminal Justice; LLM Human modules from Law and Politics: • Accountant Rights Law; LLM International Business *Please note this is not an exclusive list of the • Politics of Deeply Divided Societies optional modules available. Optional modules • Financial Engineer Law; LLM Law; LLM Law and Technology. • International Relations are reviewed each year. Optional modules are • Business Analyst • International Organisations subject to timetabling and staff availability. • Management Entrance requirements • Security and Terrorism • Civil Service e: admissions@qub.ac.uk • Modern Political Thought WHY QUEEN’S? t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 Our past students have also gained work Stage 3 Qualifying as a Lawyer placements with organisations such as: Course information All of the undergraduate Law degrees • The Council of the EU Dr Martin Regan, Core modules offered at Queen’s are recognised • The European Commission Programme Director for • Land Law qualifying law degrees by legal professional LLB pathways • The European Parliament • Equity and Trusts bodies in Northern Ireland. School of Law • The United Nations (UN) • Evidence and Criminal Procedure LAW AT QUEEN’S IS RANKED IN THE • The Organisation for Security and e: m.regan@qub.ac.ukk TOP 125 LAW SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) (Times Higher Education World University t: +44 (0)28 9097 3858 Rankings 2021) w: qub.ac.uk/law 6 7
LAW WITH FRENCH CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY Although a large percentage of our graduates are interested in pursuing careers in Law, significant numbers develop This is a fully integrated programme between Law and French. You will careers in a wide range of other sectors. study the Law of Northern Ireland as well as aspects of French Law. LLB Honours Typical career destinations of graduates include: Common and Civil Law with • Solicitor The degree includes a year abroad which provides a unique French 4 yrs (M2R1) • Barrister opportunity for linguistic development. In a globalised workforce • Legal Analyst proficiency in an additional language, together with the experience • Compliance Officer Entrance Requirements • Accountant of studying abroad, significantly enhances your employability. A-level: • Financial Engineer • Business Analyst AAA including A-level French grade A • Management COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? For students whose first • Civil Service language is not English The degree offers students the opportunity Qualifying as a Lawyer Our past students have also gained work to study the modules required for the An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum placements with organisations such as: All of the undergraduate Law degrees of 5.5 in each test component or an academic stage of legal qualification. offered at Queen’s are recognised equivalent acceptable qualification, details • The Council of the EU Stage 1 qualifying law degrees by legal professional of which are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/ • The European Commission bodies in Northern Ireland. EnglishLanguageReqs • The European Parliament • French 1 • Legal Methods and Skills They also help to prepare students for the • The United Nations (UN) • Constitutional and Administrative Law next stage of legal qualification in England • The Organisation for Security and • Careers and Employability and Wales and the Republic of Ireland. Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) • Contract Law • The Council of Europe Opportunity for Specialisation • Thomson Reuters Stage 2 Students can tailor their degree to suit Graduate Employers • French 2 their needs. We have an extensive range • Company Law and Corporate Governance of optional modules which allow students A&L Goodbody; Allen and Overy; Baker • Tort to specialise in their chosen area of law. McKenzie; Carson McDowell; CitiGroup; • Criminal Law Deloitte; EY; First Derivatives; PwC; Global Opportunities Wilson Nesbitt; Herbert Smith Freehills. • EU Law You will have the opportunity to take part in Further Study After completion of Stage 2 students spend overseas exchanges with partner universities an academic year abroad before returning to Further study is also an option open to Law in Europe. After completion of Stage 2 complete Stage 3. graduates. Students can choose to progress students spend an academic year abroad Stage 3 before returning to complete Stage 3. to a vocational course (Solicitor or Barrister course) or can choose from a wide range • French 3 World-Class Facilities of Master’s programmes: LLM Criminology • Land Law and Criminal Justice; LLM Human Rights The £20m School at Queen’s offers students • Equity and Trusts Law; LLM International Business Law; access to World-Class facilities such as • Evidence and Criminal Procedure LLM Law; LLM Law and Technology. a fully interactive Moot Court room, a Law Optional Modules* One Button Recording Studio and various student study rooms that can be booked. “Studying a Law with French degree • Gender, Justice and Society at Queen’s has given me the best Entrance requirements • Global Business Law and Regulation Student Experience • Intellectual Property Law possible start to my career as a e: admissions@qub.ac.uk Students can join a number of student- t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 • International Criminal and Transitional Justice led initiatives within the School including Trainee Solicitor. I gained invaluable • International Humanitarian and transferable skills and my year Course information the Law Society, the Alternative Dispute • Business and Human Rights Dr Martin Regan, Resolution Society and the Street Law abroad Erasmus experience in • Clinical Law Programme Director for Project. Other initiatives include the Lyon, France allowed for personal *Please note this is not an exclusive list of the Queen’s Student Law Journal, Lawyers LLB pathways optional modules available. Optional modules without Borders, the student magazine and professional growth.” School of Law LAW AT QUEEN’S IS RANKED IN THE are reviewed each year. Optional modules are ‘The Verdict’ and the Mooting Society. TOP 125 LAW SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE Jodie Rankin, e: m.regan@qub.ac.ukk subject to timetabling and staff availability. (Times Higher Education World University LLB Common and Civil Law Rankings 2021) t: +44 (0)28 9097 3858 with French Graduate w: qub.ac.uk/law 8 9
LAW WITH SPANISH This is a fully integrated programme between Law and Spanish. You will study the Law of Northern Ireland as well as aspects of Spanish Law. LLB Honours Common and Civil Law with The degree includes a year abroad which provides a unique Hispanic Studies 4 yrs (M2R4) opportunity for linguistic development. In a globalised workforce proficiency in an additional language, together with the experience Entrance Requirements of studying abroad, significantly enhances your employability. A-level: COURSE CONTENT WHY QUEEN’S? CAREERS/FURTHER STUDY AAA including A-level Spanish grade A The degree offers students the opportunity Qualifying as a Lawyer Although a large percentage of our For students whose first to study the modules required for the language is not English graduates are interested in pursuing All of the undergraduate Law degrees careers in Law, significant numbers develop academic stage of legal qualification. offered at Queen’s are recognised An IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum careers in a wide range of other sectors. Stage 1 qualifying law degrees by legal professional of 5.5 in each test component or an bodies in Northern Ireland. equivalent acceptable qualification, details Typical career destinations • Spanish 1 of graduates include: of which are available at: go.qub.ac.uk/ • Legal Methods and Skills They also help to prepare students for the EnglishLanguageReqs • Constitutional and Administrative Law next stage of legal qualification in England • Solicitor • Careers and Employability Skills and Wales and the Republic of Ireland. • Barrister • Contract Law • Legal Analyst Opportunity for Specialisation • Compliance Officer Stage 2 • Accountant Students can tailor their degree to suit • Spanish 2 their needs. We have an extensive range • Financial Engineer • Company Law and Corporate Governance of optional modules which allow students • Business Analyst • Tort to specialise in their chosen area of law. • Management • Criminal Law • Civil Service Global Opportunities • EU Law Our past students have also gained work You will have the opportunity to take part in After completion of Stage 2 students spend placements with organisations such as: overseas exchanges with partner universities “I chose a joint degree as I am aware an academic year abroad before returning to • The Council of the EU in Europe. After completion of Stage 2 complete Stage 3. students spend an academic year abroad • The European Commission of demanding studying law can be Stage 3 before returning to complete Stage 3. • The European Parliament studying Spanish gives you a nice • The United Nations (UN) break and adds variation to your • Spanish 3 World-Class Facilities • The Organisation for Security and • Land Law degree. Also, I personally believe that The £20m School at Queen’s offers students Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) • Equity and Trusts access to World-Class facilities such as • The Council of Europe having a second language is essential • Evidence and Criminal Procedure LAW AT QUEEN’S IS RANKED IN THE a fully interactive Moot Court room, a • Thomson Reuters and beyond helpful in not only a legal TOP 125 LAW SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE Law Optional Modules* One Button Recording Studio and various career but any career. It looks amazing (Times Higher Education World University Graduate Employers student study rooms that can be booked. Rankings 2021) • Gender, Justice and Society A&L Goodbody; Allen and Overy; Baker to lawyers as it requires dedication and • Global Business Law and Regulation Student Experience develops a specific set of skills.” McKenzie; Carson McDowell; CitiGroup; • Intellectual Property Law Entrance requirements Students can join a number of student- Deloitte; EY; First Derivatives; PwC; Erin Makin, • International Criminal and Transitional Justice e: admissions@qub.ac.uk led initiatives within the School including Wilson Nesbitt; Herbert Smith Freehills. LLB Common and Civil Law with Hispanic • International Humanitarian t: +44 (0)28 9097 3838 the Law Society, the Alternative Dispute Studies Student • Business and Human Rights Further Study Resolution Society and the Street Law • Clinical Law Further study is also an option open to Law Course information Project. Other initiatives include the graduates. Students can choose to progress Dr Martin Regan, *Please note this is not an exclusive list of the Queen’s Student Law Journal, Lawyers to a vocational course (Solicitor or Barrister Programme Director for optional modules available. Optional modules without Borders, the student magazine course) or can choose from a wide range of LLB pathways are reviewed each year. Optional modules are ‘The Verdict’ and the Mooting Society. Master’s programmes: LLM Criminology and School of Law subject to timetabling and staff availability. Criminal Justice; LLM Human Rights Law; LLM e: m.regan@qub.ac.ukk International Business Law (with Placement t: +44 (0)28 9097 3858 option); LLM Law; LLM Law and Technology. w: qub.ac.uk/law 10 11
A RUSSELL GROUP The latest UK Research Excellence Framework 2014 revealed that all The One Button Studio is a fantastic addition to our wonderful UNIVERSITY academic areas at Queen’s have research assessed as ‘world leading’, and the law school building. It reflects the genius and innovation of our staff, and their commitment to the highest-quality skills-based University’s research strengths are As a member of the Russell Group, we are one education; and it is opening up a huge range of feedback and reflected in the quality of our teaching. of the UK’s 24 leading universities, providing collaboration possibilities for our students. our students with a world-class education underpinned by world-class research. Queen’s researchers work closely with more WORLD-CLASS than 250 universities around the world. CAMPUS RESEARCH Queen’s has one of the most modern campuses in the UK, including the award AND TEACHING winning McClay Library, one of the finest libraries in the world and home to 1.2 million EXCELLENCE volumes and 2,000 reader places. Our teaching quality is recognised as being Other highlights include our new-look of the highest standard. Queen’s students Students’ Union, the state-of-the-art Physical are taught by academics who are informed Education Centre – used as a training camp by the latest discoveries in their fields. The for the 2012 Olympics. Queen’s Elms Student University has won five Queen’s Anniversary Village or the city centre accommodation Prizes for Further and Higher Education, for Elms BT1 and Elms BT2 are located within easy world-class achievement in green chemistry, walking distance of the University. environmental research, palaeoecology, law and for Northern Ireland’s Comprehensive Cancer Services (CCS) programme. LAW SCHOOL Queen’s has spent £20m on providing a start- of-the-art facility for its law students. The building is located in the heart of the campus next door to the Graduate School and the Peter Froggatt Teaching Centre. The building is not just designed to be a place where a law degree is earned, it has been conceived as a flexible space that is shared between staff and students at all levels from undergraduate to Master’s and onto PhD. Staff and students are able to meet both formally and informally to share and exchange ideas and knowledge. The School of Law building offers genuine world- class facilities for learning and research, including an interactive Moot Court room and One Button Studio. The One Button Studio is a high-spec recording studio that gives students the facility to record, review, edit and critically analyse their own presence on camera, and to receive feedback from peers and lecturers. Student can make use of the wide range of group study rooms and the ample social spaces. 12 13
ABOUT BELFAST AND NORTHERN IRELAND Belfast is a fun city on the current ‘must-see’ destination lists. It is also the safest region in the UK (UK British Crime Surveys 2018-19). Awash with enthusiasm, culture and that famous Irish friendliness, students can also explore: • Beautiful scenery and outdoor adventures such as the Giant’s Causeway or hiking in the Mourne Mountains. BELFAST VOTED LOWEST STUDENT COST NUMBER 1 REGION OF LIVING IN THE UK • Titanic Belfast is the World’s Best Visitor Attraction (World Travel Awards 2016). IN THE WORLD TO VISIT IN 2018 (Lloyds Bank Happiness Index 2020) (Which? University 2018) • Game of Thrones’ film location and activity tours. (Lonely Planet, 2017) • Great entertainment and nights out; a buzzing arts and social scene from festivals, theatre and international events to historic pubs, stylish bars and brilliant shopping. • Northern Ireland: happiest place in the UK (Lloyds Bank Happiness Index 2020). Belfast has the lowest student rent in the UK (NatWest Student Living Index 2020). • The rest of the UK, Ireland and Europe with accessible airport and transport links to most major cities. TITANIC BELFAST MUSEUM GAME OF THRONES MOURNE WORLD’S BEST VISITOR FILM LOCATION AND MOUNTAINS ATTRACTION ACTIVITY TOURS (World Travel Awards 2016) 14 15
Information is correct at time of print and is subject to change (June 2021). For current information, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/courses SCHOOL OF LAW Queen’s University Belfast Belfast BT7 1NN Northern Ireland United Kingdom t: +44(0)28 9097 5122 e: law-enquiries@qub.ac.uk www.law.qub.ac.uk
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