Human Rights Degree at Aberystwyth University

M990 - 3 year LLB Degree Scheme

Human Rights Degree [M990]

The LLB Human Rights degree at Aberystwyth will introduce you to core legal concepts and also allow you to concentrate your studies in the specialist area of Human Rights by choosing appropriate electives and/or writing a dissertation on a topic relating to Human Rights.

The LLB Human Rights is a qualifying law degree: which means that graduates who wish to pursue a career in the legal profession are eligible to continue vocational training on the Legal Practice Course (LPC) for solicitors, or the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) for barristers.

Human Rights Degrees and Employability

There are many employment prospects for graduates in law. The knowledge and skills acquired whilst studying for a degree in law equip students for the demands of many careers in politics and local government, business and the media as well as for entering either branch of the legal profession. For those graduates who wish to qualify as solicitors, Aberystwyth has its own Legal Practice Course within the Department of Law and Criminology.

In addition, studying for the LLB Human Rights opens up opportunities for employment with Human Rights Organisations and a variety of NGOs.