The LLB Law and Welsh Degree
UCAS Code: MQ15
Cardiff University’s Law School and School of Welsh offer a full time three year honours degree course leading to an LLB in Law and Welsh. The aim of the degree is to enable students to employ legal knowledge through the medium of Welsh as well as English.
The first year subjects, all compulsory, are Foundations of English Law, Public Law, Contract Law and Criminal (in the Law School) and Cyflwyniad i'r Gymraeg and Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg (in the School of Welsh). In the second and third years students choose most of their subjects from a wide range of options. This provides the opportunity to study the subjects required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board for completion of the academic stage of training of solicitors and barristers.
Find out more about each year of study, including details of core and optional modules:
Year One
Year Two and Final Year
Information is also available from the web pages of the School of Welsh (English) or Ysgol y Gymraeg (Cymraeg).
Entry Requirements
Typical offer conditions
ABB at A2 level - including B in Welsh.
An A level in Welsh as a first language is normally required, though applicants whose Welsh is of an equivalent standard may also be considered. We do not accept General Studies. We expect an applicant's profile to contain a minimum of two traditional academic subjects. Somel subjects may be excluded from any offer that is made. Further advice and guidance on subject choices is available in a Russell Group guide included on our FAQ page.
We also require a strong performance at GCSE to include a pass in English (grade C or above).
Non-standard qualifications accepted include:
- International Baccalaureate: 32 points, including 6,5,5 at higher level
- European Baccalaureate: 78%
- Welsh Baccalaureate: WB Advanced Diploma with a pass in Core and grades AB at A-level including B in Welsh or ABB at A-level including B in Welsh
- Scottish Advanced Highers: ABB
- Scottish Highers: Considered in conjunction with Advanced Highers in exceptional circumstances
- Irish Highers: AAABB
- ACCESS courses: Considered individually
- Vocational A-levels: Acceptable only in combination with A-levels
Refer to FAQs section for more detail.
Open Days
All UK or EU applicants who are made either a conditional offer or an unconditional offer will be sent an invitation to a Law School Open Day.
