Law with Welsh (LLB)

The style and format of teaching on the programme is diverse, to reflect and cater for a variety of learning styles, and to help you develop your independent learning skills. Our approach to teaching nurtures a student learning community, so that you can receive peer-to-peer support and collaborate with other students.  

Modules are taught by teams of lecturers with a mix of academic and professional experience so that you benefit from their knowledge of contemporary real-life examples and scenarios.  Your Welsh modules will also offer the opportunity for workshops and language classes.

Our aim is to ensure that you graduate with the self-reliance, transferable, communication and law-specific skills that will equip you for the future. We will help you to develop these attributes outside the classroom by providing you with a range of teaching and learning materials and activities that you will need to undertake in your own time either individually or in groups with other students.  

Our in-person, face-to-face teaching and learning is supported and complemented by various digital tools. Each module makes extensive use of Learning Central, which is the university’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). On Learning Central, you’ll find discussion forums, pre-recorded videos, links to relevant web-based resources, multimedia materials and course materials.

How will I be supported?

You’ll receive dedicated pastoral support through the medium of Welsh through our personal tutor scheme both in Law and the School of Welsh. Our Academic Support Tutor can assist with issues that affect your ability to attend classes or complete assessments, and a Student Mentoring Scheme is also available through the university. 

A designated Disability and Diversity Officer ensures that reasonable adjustments are made if you declare a disability. In addition to this, the university has a range of services to support you, including the Counselling Service, the Disability and Dyslexia Service, and the Student Support Service.

We offer an extensive programme of careers advice and workshops with an in-house Law Careers Consultant and a Pro-bono Scheme Co-ordinator, in addition to the university’s Student Futures (careers) service.

Feedback

You’ll receive regular feedback on your progress throughout your programme. Feedback takes various forms e.g., formative oral feedback during small group sessions, in seminars, and tutorials. Feedback is designed to help you develop as a learner and academic, so that you can improve your performance in future summative assessments. In addition to regular class hours, all teaching staff have Student Support Hours when you can meet and discuss any learning queries arising from the module or from your studies in general.

You’ll have access to both a physical and online law library, with access to a wide range of primary and secondary materials, including books, journals, and online databases for accessing cases, legislation, and other digital materials that are relevant to your studies.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment tasks vary from module to module to ensure you develop a wide range of legal, linguistic, and transferable skills. These will include, but are not limited to, traditional academic essays, reflective journals, or letters of advice to hypothetical clients of a law firm. 

Presentations will test advocacy skills, as though you were presenting in front of a judge, whereas others will be aimed at a different type of audience, such as an academic audience. 

Assessments in the School of Welsh will encourage you to be innovative and creative, to think critically about language and literature and develop your communication skills in writing and speech.

What skills will I practise and develop?

The Learning Outcomes for this Programme describe what you will achieve by the end of your programme at Cardiff University and identify the knowledge and skills that you will develop. They will also help you to understand what is expected of you. 

On successful completion of your programme, you will be able to:

Knowledge & Understanding:

KU 1 Demonstrate a systematic knowledge and understanding of fundamental legal concepts

KU 2 Critically evaluate the content and application of legal rules, principles, and theories in a variety of political, economic, social, cultural, and ethical contexts

KU 3 Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the doctrinal coherence significance of a body of statutes and/or case law

KU 4 Examine the potential for law at devolved, UK, and supranational levels to resist change or effect transformation.

KU5 Understand the structures, registers and varieties of Welsh and use them flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes, as appropriate

KU6 Critique the development of the Welsh language and its literature in different historical periods, from a linguistic, literary, and social context

Intellectual Skills:

IS 1 Critically evaluate competing arguments and make reasoned judgments within an appropriate ethical framework

IS 2 Undertake basic legal research identifying relevant issues using relevant primary and secondary sources

IS 3 Interpret and apply legal rules, principles, and abstract concepts to complex factual situations to solve problems

IS 4 Critically analyse how meanings are created through language, and the affective power of language

IS 5 Develop independent and innovative responses to linguistic, literary, critical, cultural, and creative material in writing and in speech, and for different audiences

IS 6 Critically evaluate texts, data, concepts, arguments, and theories relevant to the context of the Welsh language and Welsh literature, using the appropriate vocabulary and terminology

Professional Practical Skills:

PS 1 Communicate persuasively across audiences and genres, conveying academic ideas and legal-technical arguments to both specialist and non-specialist audiences using visual, written, or oral techniques.

PS 2 Independently propose practical and ethical solutions to actual or hypothetical client-based legal problems

PS 3 Systematically evaluate and recognise ambiguity and uncertainty in the law

PS 4 Produce a range of material using written and spoken Welsh that is appropriate for the workplace and intended to address a range of audiences

PS 5 Apply information, understanding and skills in a professional context through work experience, reflecting and critically evaluating work experience opportunities

PS 6 Demonstrate critical thinking, reasoning, and the ability to assimilate and summarise complex information and ideas though the independent selection and critical analysis of an appropriate range of evidence

Transferable/Key Skills:

KS 1 Research and study creatively, independently, and reflectively, applying advanced knowledge and skills to unfamiliar or wider world challenges or contexts

KS 2 Demonstrate initiative by taking responsibility for structuring and time-managing a research or client-focused task, working in teams when appropriate

KS 3 Demonstrate technical proficiency in written and spoken English or Welsh and competence in applying scholarly, literary, and legal-technical terminology, to be able to apply skills in critical evaluation, analysis and judgement effectively in a diverse range of contexts

KS 4 Demonstrate digital literacy and the ability to assess the credibility of information sources.

KS5 Demonstrate initiative, resilience, adaptability and creativity, actively reflecting on own studies and achievements

KS6 Employ critical thinking and reasoning to analyse and evaluate diverse and complex texts and ideas.