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Bachelor of Laws (LLB) 2023-24

Academic Regulations: Faculty of Social Sciences

SchoolSouthampton Law School
Final Award

LLB (Hons)

With exit awards of:

Certificate of Higher Education in Legal Studies

Diploma of Higher Education in Legal Studies

Programme(s)

LLB (Hons) (European Legal Studies)

LLB (Hons) (International Legal Studies)

Last modifiedApril 2023

The Academic Regulations apply to and regulate the programme(s) listed above.

On occasion, programmes can be exempted from one or more of the clauses in the Regulations; one or more of the clauses can be varied; and programmes can impose additional requirements.

  • Exemptions are characterised by the omission of the relevant clause.
  • Variations are characterised by the replacement of the clause with alternative wording.
  • Additions are characterised by requirements in addition to those detailed in the Academic regulations.

The programmes listed have approval from the Academic Quality and Standards Committee for the exemptions and/or variations and/or additions to the regulations noted below.

Exemptions

The clause(s) listed below describe where an exemption to the Regulations exists.

The year abroad on the LLB (Hons) (European Legal Studies) and LLB (Hons) (International Legal Studies) are exempt from section 4. Referral and section 5. Repeat of the Progression, Determination and Classification of Results for Undergraduate and Integrated Masters Programmes.  Students failing their year abroad will not have the opportunity of referral or repeat and will progress to Part III of the LLB (Hons) programme.

Variations

The clause(s) listed below describe where a variation to the Regulations exists:

None apply

Additional Requirements

The clause(s) listed below are in addition to the Regulations.

None apply

These regulations should be read in conjunction with the programme specification.

Disclaimer

As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our programmes to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. As a result, these regulations may be revised during a student’s period of registration, however, any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Please read our Disclaimer to see why, when and how changes may be made to a student’s programme.