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Presentation about undergraduate Law course at City University London. Presentation was given as part of the programme of the City University London Undergraduate Open Day on 2nd July 2014.
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Academic excellence for business and the professions
Welcome to The City Law School
Undergraduate Open Day2 July 2014
Academic excellence•We are a leading international university
•Only university in London to be both committed
to academic excellence and focused on business and the professions
A highly rated university•Among the top 5% of universities in the world (Times Higher Education World Rankings 2012/13)
•Ranked 9th for graduate-level jobs (The Sunday Times University Guide 2013)
World-leading research•City's research was assessed as achieving
world-leading quality in terms of originality, significance and rigour
Why City University London
A vibrant international community•Currently has around 17,000 students (35% at postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 50 countries
•A growing network of
international research partnerships
Central London location•Located in the heart of London,
within easy reach of several central
Underground stations and just a few
stops from the British Library and
the West End
•Close to the Square Mile - London's world-famous
financial district - and the headquarters of financial
and professional institutions, major arts complexes and media offices
Why The City Law School
Range of academic and professional courses•First law school in London to educate students and practitioners at all stages of legal education
•Three levels of study - Undergraduate, postgraduate and professional
Location•In the heart of Legal London
•Grays Inn Place
•Northampton Square
High Quality Teaching Staff
•The strength and reputation of The City Law School means that it is able to attract staff of the highest quality
•Includes leading researchers in their fields,
qualified solicitors, barristers and visiting
lecturers from some of the leading
universities in the country and abroad
•Wealth of expert teaching and professional
legal experience
•Student-focused approach and genuine passion for
the study of law
•One-to-one access to some of the best legal minds
available today
•Strong team of Support Staff - to ensure that the
School runs smoothly and that you get everything you need
Facilities and Resources
•Dedicated law libraries at both sites
•Modern and comfortable study environment
•Northampton Square - space for individual
users, a group study room, an IT lab and
extensive space for collaborative working
•Gray’s Inn Place – well stocked resource with one floor solely dedicated to law reports and journals
•The new Law hub opened in January 2013 and provides new student social and study space
•Refurbishment of dedicated research
space completed June 2013
•Lawbore
•Access to extensive online databases
•Moodle – virtual learning environment
Strong Alumni Network• Strong track record in educating the leaders of the future
• Alumni have included leading figures in law and international politics (Mahatma Ghandi, the Rt Hon Tony Blair QC PC, Shami Chakrabarti CBE, Baroness Margaret Thatcher)
• City University London has over 130,000 alumni in over 180 countries
Opportunities and services• Annual mooting competitions and offer you
• Opportunities to volunteer in Pro Bono work
• Start Ed
• Careers Skills and Development
The LLB at The City Law School
Year 1 • Constitutional and Administrative law (30 credits – year long)
• Criminal law (30 credits – year long)
• Contract law (30 credits – year long)
• Legal Methods (15 credits – term 1)
• English Legal System (15 credits – term 2)
• Graduate Market and Employability Module
Year 2 • Land Law
• Equity and Trusts
• EU Law
• Law of Tort
Modules
Year 3 – Electives
All electives e.g. – Banking law – Commercial and Agency
law – Aviation law – Family and Child Law – Employment Law – Public International Law – Competition Law – Islamic Law – Criminal Justice – Justice Law and History
– Evidence
– Immigration law
– Arbitration
– Intellectual Property
– Legal Ethics
– International Criminal Law
– Maritime Law
– Economic Law
– Legal Skills
– Forensic Science
– Dissertation
Study abroad opportunities
Teaching methods
– Weekly lectures and fortnightly tutorials
– Variety of e-study units, employers’ talks and careers’ lectures and workshops for Legal Method and Graduate Market Module
– Graduate led study session for Year 1 core modules
– Additional activities
• Careers orientated events
• Social events
• Visits to e.g. Supreme Court
– Pro-bono activities
– Mooting and debating
Mooting
• CLS Degree Programmes Mooting Competitions• Begins October/November• http://learnmore.lawbore.net/index.php/Get_Mooting• Internal and external mooting competitions including overseas. • Demonstration, what is about, shortly
Personal tutoring system
• Everyone allocated personal tutor – To help with personal
development – To advice on anything
related to the University – To guide your through your
studies – To help if you have a
problem or issue – To write you a reference
(yes, you will likely needs lot of them)
Students’ engagement
• Your views are important to use throughout the whole 3 years– Formal surveys / module
evaluations – Staff – students liaison
meetings – Programme and other
Committees– As well as informal
feedback anytime.
Thank you.
Any questions?
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