Cardiff School of Law and Politics

Cardiff School of Law and Politics (also known as Cardiff Law School) is part of Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales. It confers LLB and LLM degrees for British and international students. Background In 1963, the Law Building (previously known as the Arts Building) opened, facing onto Museum Avenue and Park Place in Cardiff. The law school attracts students from all over the world. It provides a range of undergraduate law courses, all of which enable students to complete the foundation modules that constitute the academic stage of training necessary to become a solicitor or barrister. It also offers postgraduate LLM courses, criminal law courses and research degrees for those who want to study an aspect of law at a more in-depth level. Academically, Cardiff Law School offers Bar Professional Training Course and legal practice courses. Both of these courses have received the Bar Standard Board's highest ratings. The law school offers courses for full-time, part-time and distance learning students. Cardiff Law School also provides many extra-curricular opportunities by having a close partnership with lawyers and other law-related organisations. This helps the school to train their students to develop the skills, knowledge, and experience needed for their career. The school also has law career advisers that organise comprehensive programs, presentations and advisory sessions for students needing employment or career help. Academics Cardiff Law School offers a legal training package. These packages are offered to students who are starting their career in legal studies and qualified practitioners who are seeking a career in law. Cardiff is the only university that offers all professional law courses such as: Graduate diploma in law (GDL), Legal practice course (LPC), and Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC). The school offers many undergraduate programs such as LLB law with criminology, political science, sociology, French, German and Welsh. For postgraduate students from UK and overseas, the school offers courses in human rights, international law, social care, commercial law and many other courses related to the field of law. Professional courses in law are also offered that can lead to master's or PhD in law and legal studies.