Law and Politics BA

LAW

Law shapes our society and affects every part of our lives. It sets our duties, regulates relationships, and offers ways to resolve disputes. Studying law means exploring a complex subject and the rules that support society.

Our law degree gives you a strong foundation in both theory and practice. You will learn about the key principles and theories that form the law in England and Wales. You will also study how Public Law creates the framework for government and administration. This includes the values of democracy, constitutionalism, and the rule of law that uphold our system.

This law course aims to create graduates who not only know the law but also understand its impact and potential changes. You will think critically. You will connect ideas from different subjects. You’ll question readings and explore topics that interest you.

You can study the LLB or Joint law degrees over three or four years. Choose four years, and the third year offers legal work experience. This helps meet the Solicitors Qualifying Exams requirements.

POLITICS

Politics affects all of us. It is central to human life and human affairs. It is fundamental to how we organise and govern ourselves and to how we resolve conflicts. The decisions we make as political communities, who makes them and how, have consequences for how we live, from questions of war and peace, the distribution of wealth, our rights, freedoms, responsibilities, our access to education, transport and health care.

In this rapidly changing world, new challenges are constantly arising – from climate change to new technologies, from identity politics to Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic – and the study of politics needs to respond. At Liverpool Hope, therefore, we seek to engage with politics and political issues in the real world as they evolve and change over time. In doing so, we actively encourage free and open debate and discussion amongst our students, encouraging a stronger awareness and appreciation of different points of view.

On this programme of study, you will explore key ideas, institutions and politics in an international, national and local context. You will be taught by staff who are experts in their fields, who will teach you to engage with political research and develop the capacity to be an independent, critically-minded scholar. The course also aims to equip you with transferable skills to take into the world of work.

Liverpool Hope can also offer work placement opportunities. In Politics we’ve also organised a Practitioners in Politics series of events, in conjunction with our Careers Office, where individuals including MPs, the Mayor of Liverpool and the Merseyside Commissioner for Crime and Policing have come to advise students on pathways into political careers and the skills needed to get there.