Law is a subject you can apply to every aspect of your life. We offer a range of programmes which provide you with an appreciation of domestic and international issues, will help stimulate a critical approach to current and proposed regulation, cultivate independent thinking and enable you to undertake in-depth research.
Pro bono
Develop your legal skills working on real cases and helping members of the community with our various pro bono schemes.
Employability
95% of our postgraduate taught graduates were in employment and/or further study, due to start a new job or course, or doing other activities such as travelling, 15 months after the end of their course. (Graduate Outcomes survey 2020/21)
Research excellence
We placed 5th for research environment and 6th for research impact (REF 2021).
In recent years, the law relating to medicine and healthcare has become increasingly complex. This has significant consequences for medical practices and questions of legal liability and compensation. This programme aims to provide a sound knowledge of the legal rules applicable to the practice and administration of healthcare.
Comparative Politics, Policy and Governance is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Politics and International Relations research programmes (MPhil, PhD).
The School of Law and Politics offers opportunities for both full and part-time study leading to the degrees of MPhil and PhD in Law across a range of research areas.
The academic staff are, by far, the most enjoyable aspect of my programme. Each lecturer combines their extensive experience and knowledge with a passion for teaching and learning. During my LLM, the lecturers have enthusiastically taught their subjects but also listened to our input and encouraged criticism and debate.
Develop your skills in client care, legal research, writing and public speaking whilst working on real cases and helping members of the community via our range of pro bono schemes.
If you wish to become a solicitor or barrister, we offer a range of vocational training courses for entry into the legal profession. These include the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) law conversion course (for non-law graduates), the Legal Practice Course (LPC) (for aspiring solicitors) and the Bar Training Course (BTC) (for prospective barristers).
Join our vibrant research culture and become part of the next generation of legal scholars. We offer full and part-time PhD and MPhil opportunities with supervision across the following research clusters related to Law: Medicine, Healthcare and Society; Governance and Constitutionalism; Procedural Justice; and Regulation of Commercial Activity.
Studying law at Cardiff is intellectually challenging, academically rigorous and personally rewarding
Study law if you want to understand the society in which you live, the major issues that shape the life of the nation and how this affects you.
I am currently a Senior Legal Counsel and Vice President at an international asset manager based in Munich, specialising in international investment funds. I utilise the skills and knowledge I amassed on the BTC on an almost daily basis, even though I am not working as a barrister or indeed in litigation. The course taught me how to practise law, as opposed to theorise it - in other words, how to quickly and accurately research the applicable law and apply it to a particular case.
Join one of the largest Politics and International Relations departments in the UK, with a rich heritage spanning 120 years.
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