International Human Rights Law LLB
AAA at A level; graduates earn a median £30,500 three years on.
Typical A level offer
AAA
100% of entrants came with A levels · 96% stay on after year 1 · York course page, Discover Uni
Year 13 · applying
What do you need to get in?
AAAtypical A level offer
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. Contextual offer: ABB, for applicants from under-represented backgrounds.
York course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
Who actually got in: 100% with A levels. 10% arrived with 208 or more UCAS tariff points — roughly A*A*A or better. Based on 15 entrants.
UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.
Other qualifications5
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| Access | 39 credits achieved from units awarded Distinction and 6 awarded Merit or higher39 credits achieved from units awarded Distinction and 6 awarded Merit or higher. Please note that all Access Diploma and Foundation Degree applications are considered in light of all academic achieve | — |
| BTEC | D*DD | — |
| IB | 36 points36 Points | — |
| T Level | Distinction overall including grade A* in the Core T Level subjects in AccountinDistinction overall including grade A* in the Core T Level subjects in Accounting; Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing; Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction; Digital Bu | A* in the Core T Level subjects in Accounting |
| Scottish Highers | AAABB | — |
Years 1–3
What do you study?
6compulsory modules in year 1
Compulsory modules this year: law & public administration 70% · transversal skills 20% · language & communication 10%.
Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.
York course page · optional modules vary by year
Year 1 · 6 core · 120 credits ≈ 1,200 hours
- Legal Concepts
What you learn (2)
- describe key legal concepts and their relevance to legal practice and decision-making
- analyse and evaluate key legal concepts across varied scenarios
- Foundations in Law 3
What you learn (11)
- contribute positively to group learning through regular attendance and participation
- carry out research strategies to locate relevant legal sources
- reflect on the effectiveness of own legal research strategies
- explain core concepts and principles of foundational English law subjects
- describe relationships between different foundation law subjects and their contexts
- apply legal rules to determine parties' rights and obligations
- propose solutions to legal problems using relevant principles
- interpret legal sources to construct coherent arguments
- present reasoned conclusions based on legal analysis
- present research findings clearly in written form
- present legal arguments clearly in oral form
- Foundations in Law 2
What you learn (7)
- participate actively in problem-based learning workshops
- analyse factual scenarios to identify stakeholders and legal issues
- identify relevant primary and secondary legal sources through research
- explain foundational concepts and principles of english law
- apply legal principles to establish rights and obligations in a scenario
- construct a coherent legal argument from relevant sources
- communicate legal research and arguments clearly in speech and writing
- Foundations in Law 1
What you learn (14)
- attend and engage actively in problem-based learning workshops
- examine case facts to pinpoint parties' interests
- identify the legal issues arising from a factual scenario
- carry out research strategies to locate primary legal sources
- carry out research strategies to locate secondary legal sources
- reflect on the effectiveness of chosen research strategies
- describe relationships between different foundation law subjects
- discuss perspectives and contexts relevant to legal study
- apply legal rules to determine parties' rights and duties
- propose solutions to legal problems using legal principles
- interpret legal sources to construct a coherent argument
- draw reasoned conclusions from analysed legal sources
- present research findings clearly in written form
- present legal arguments clearly in oral form
- International Human Rights 1: Theory, movement and institutions
What you learn (7)
- describe historical and contemporary human rights case studies
- explain theories, actors, tactics and legal norms in human rights struggles
- identify actors, tactics and laws relevant to a human rights struggle
- evaluate and interpret information on human rights challenges
- construct evidence-based arguments about advocacy tactics and outcomes
- present and defend arguments orally in group discussion
- communicate ideas effectively in written form
- Legal Skills (Human Rights)
What you learn (10)
- explain theories of group work and learning/teaching styles in legal education
- evaluate how these theories apply to one's own learning experience
- demonstrate oral and written communication skills relevant to human rights law practice
- structure and present an oral legal argument
- evaluate one's own progress in developing communication skills
- apply primary legal sources to support legal analysis
- evaluate the effectiveness of using primary sources in legal argument
- apply human rights-based negotiation principles in a real negotiation exercise
- participate actively in learning activities to develop legal skills
- support peers' skill development through collaborative engagement
Year 2 · 6 core · 120 credits ≈ 1,200 hours
- Foundations in Law 4
What you learn (13)
- contribute actively to collaborative PBL workshop learning
- identify stakeholder interests within legal scenarios
- identify legal issues arising from factual scenarios
- use advanced research techniques to locate legal sources
- evaluate the reliability and relevance of legal sources
- analyse core concepts of foundational English law subjects
- analyse relationships between different areas of law
- analyse contexts and perspectives relevant to legal issues
- apply legal principles to formulate solutions to problems
- evaluate legal sources to construct reasoned arguments
- formulate reasoned conclusions from legal analysis
- present research findings clearly in written form
- present legal arguments clearly in oral form
- Foundations in Law 5
What you learn (14)
- attend and participate actively in PBL workshops
- support peers' learning through collaborative engagement
- analyse factual scenarios to identify stakeholder interests
- identify legal issues arising from factual scenarios
- apply advanced research strategies to locate legal sources
- evaluate the reliability and relevance of legal sources
- examine relationships between different areas of law
- evaluate perspectives and contexts relevant to legal principles
- apply legal principles and rules to solve legal problems
- construct reasoned legal analyses based on applied rules
- evaluate and interpret legal sources critically
- construct sophisticated legal arguments and conclusions
- present research findings clearly in written form
- present legal arguments clearly in oral form
- Foundations in Law 6
What you learn (15)
- attend and actively participate in PBL workshop sessions
- support peers' learning through collaborative contributions
- analyse factual scenarios to identify relevant legal issues
- identify stakeholder interests arising from legal scenarios
- locate primary and secondary legal sources using advanced research methods
- evaluate the reliability and relevance of legal sources found
- analyse core concepts of foundation subjects in English law
- explain relationships between different areas of foundation law
- evaluate perspectives and contexts relevant to legal principles
- apply legal principles and rules to solve legal problems
- construct reasoned analyses of legal problems
- evaluate and interpret legal sources critically
- construct sophisticated legal arguments with reasoned conclusions
- present research findings clearly in written form
- present legal arguments and solutions clearly in oral form
- International Human Rights 2: Law, courts and practice
What you learn (7)
- evaluate historic and contemporary human rights case studies
- analyse the role of legal institutions and professionals in human rights struggles
- justify the actions and approaches of actors involved in human rights struggles
- apply human rights legal norms to construct new legal arguments
- assess potential outcomes of new legal tactics in human rights cases
- debate the role of law in human rights issues during class discussion
- present written arguments on the role of law in human rights
- Human Rights Project
What you learn (11)
- evaluate the political and legal complexities of a human rights project
- assess the ethical and methodological challenges of researching human rights
- explain the professional and ethical challenges faced in human rights practice
- present a detailed analysis of a specific human rights case study
- reflect critically on one's own practice and assumptions
- analyse complex human rights issues critically
- communicate ideas clearly in written form
- communicate ideas clearly in verbal form
- deliver a confident presentation of complex concepts
- collaborate effectively within a team on shared problems
- evaluate the benefits and challenges of participatory approaches to problem-solving
- Advanced Legal Skills (Human Rights)
What you learn (12)
- reflect on a range of advanced legal skills to identify areas for growth
- implement personally challenging actions to improve legal practice
- identify key theories of group learning
- evaluate how group learning theories apply to one's own legal studies
- analyse complex and disputable facts relevant to human rights cases
- evaluate the effectiveness of fact use in performing legal tasks
- formulate legal research questions for a given legal task
- evaluate the effectiveness of one's own legal research process
- prepare factual and legal material for performance of legal tasks
- apply oral and written communication techniques in legal tasks
- evaluate the effectiveness of communication techniques used in legal tasks
- participate actively in learning activities to support peers' legal skills development
Year 3 · 3 core, 18 optional · 80 credits ≈ 800 hours
- Advanced Law Project (Dissertation) or Advanced Law Project (Applied)
What you learn (12)
- identify a legal issue suitable for academic research
- develop a research proposal for a chosen legal issue
- design a plan for carrying out the proposed research
- conduct independent research on a law-related topic
- apply relevant theoretical and methodological frameworks to legal research
- evaluate the suitability of theoretical and methodological frameworks
- locate relevant primary legal sources
- use primary legal sources to support research
- critically analyse secondary legal literature relevant to a topic
- construct coherent arguments addressing doctrinal and policy issues
- present research findings in academic written form
- apply appropriate referencing conventions to written work
- Case Study (Human Rights)
What you learn (9)
- identify legal, practical and ethical issues in a case
- explain substantive and procedural legal concepts relevant to a case
- explain ethical concepts relevant to a case
- produce a detailed critical analysis of legal and practical issues
- produce varied written pieces based on independent research
- present draft work orally to a peer conference
- review peers' work and give constructive feedback
- incorporate feedback received to improve own work
- edit and finalise written work for submission
- Legal Clinic (Human Rights)
What you learn (10)
- analyse a substantive human rights law topic critically
- produce documented legal research supporting advice given
- identify strengths and weaknesses of a human rights law or procedure
- propose improvements to a legal or regulatory provision
- identify core skills required for effective legal practice
- perform clinic tasks efficiently on an individual basis
- collaborate effectively within a clinic team
- apply professional conduct standards in a legal clinic setting
- communicate clearly in writing with clients and supervisors
- communicate clearly orally with peers, supervisors and clients
18 optional modules
- Law & History
What you learn (7)
- assess how law reflects social change over time
- critique the rationale for treating past societies' experiences as relevant today
- analyse how historical narratives shape contemporary policy debates
- use primary and secondary sources to link past and present societal experiences
- present oral arguments evaluating the relevance of past experiences to current society
- conduct independent research using primary historical sources
- evaluate the value of historical experience for understanding contemporary britain
- Intellectual Property
What you learn (12)
- explain how confidentiality law protects undisclosed ideas
- describe how patents protect inventions
- describe how copyright and design rights protect creative expression
- explain how trademark law protects brand identity
- explain how domain name disputes relate to brand protection
- describe how passing-off law safeguards business goodwill
- explain the territorial limits of intellectual property protection
- identify international mechanisms addressing cross-border ip protection
- explain the concept of exhaustion of rights at national and eu level
- advise clients on using ip rights to finance or promote a business
- advise clients on using ip rights to protect individual creative work
- apply intellectual property concepts to novel practical scenarios
- Financial Crime
What you learn (6)
- describe the current UK regulatory framework for tackling financial crime
- explain how european and international influences shape uk financial crime responses
- evaluate academic and policy debates on uk financial crime responses
- analyse financial crime issues through different theoretical and disciplinary perspectives
- relate theoretical perspectives on financial crime to policy debates
- evaluate challenges in managing financial crime in the post-crisis era
- Crime and Punishment
What you learn (3)
- evaluate the nature and function of law critically
- analyse legal problems using structured reasoning
- apply political philosophy concepts to criminal law problems
- Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law
What you learn (10)
- explain core concepts underpinning mental health and mental capacity law
- describe philosophical and political justifications for these legal regimes
- formulate a reasoned proposal for reforming mental health and capacity law
- justify a chosen reform option through critical appraisal of competing arguments
- apply legal knowledge to resolve real and hypothetical mental capacity cases
- construct evidenced conclusions addressing problems affecting service users
- formulate a research question on a mental health or capacity law topic
- select and evaluate appropriate source materials for independent legal research
- present legal arguments orally in seminar discussions
- produce written assessments communicating legal analysis clearly
- International Criminal Justice
What you learn (10)
- explain domestic and international legal frameworks for criminal justice
- describe socio-political and historical origins of international criminal justice
- apply historical and political context knowledge to assessed case analyses
- explain the functions and constraints of accountability mechanisms in criminal justice
- evaluate debates on transformative justice and double standards in criminal justice
- evaluate critiques of neocolonialism and abolitionism in criminal justice practice
- reflect critically on personal learning progress in the module
- identify strategies to improve personal academic performance
- present learning outcomes clearly through spoken communication
- communicate learning outcomes clearly through written assessment
- Legal Practice, AI and Computer Science
What you learn (15)
- analyse a real-world context to find where AI could improve outcomes for users
- apply design thinking methods to uncover procedural and technical issues in a problem
- identify legal, ethical and user-related issues within a given problem
- explain discipline-specific concepts clearly in writing to non-specialist colleagues
- present discipline-specific concepts verbally to colleagues from other fields
- collaborate with colleagues from different disciplines on a shared task
- combine principles from multiple disciplines to devise possible solutions
- evaluate proposed solutions against defined user requirements
- develop a budgeted plan for implementing an agreed solution
- produce a persuasive written report advocating a chosen solution
- deliver a persuasive oral presentation advocating a chosen solution
- describe how AI and technology can be applied to improve service delivery
- explain the potential benefits and harms arising from AI-driven technologies
- reflect on personal learning gains achieved during the module
- reflect on challenges encountered during cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Law, Gender & Sexuality
What you learn (8)
- evaluate how social norms shape legal constructions of gender and sexuality
- compare theoretical approaches to studying gender, sexuality and law
- critique feminist socio-legal scholarship on gender and sexuality
- synthesise primary and secondary sources to analyse gender and sexuality law issues
- construct evidence-based arguments in writing on law, gender and sexuality
- present evidence-based oral arguments on law, gender and sexuality
- conduct independent research into recent case law
- assess the merits of a feminist socio-legal approach using case law findings
- Asylum: Theory, law and practice of the international protection of refugees
What you learn (7)
- describe the causes and lived experience of forced displacement
- research national, regional and international refugee law instruments
- explain how national, regional and international refugee frameworks interrelate
- critically evaluate legal instruments governing refugee rights
- identify challenges arising from implementing refugee legal frameworks
- identify opportunities arising from implementing refugee legal frameworks
- explain the differing interests of stakeholders involved in refugee protection
- Personal Property Law
What you learn (5)
- explain principles, policies, theories and purposes underlying personal property law
- evaluate academic, commercial and political perspectives on personal property law
- critically examine concepts of possession, ownership and title in law and equity
- explain how sustainability considerations affect personal property law
- identify tensions affecting the acquisition, transfer and protection of personal property
- Principles of Financial Regulation
What you learn (3)
- evaluate competing viewpoints on bank and financial regulation
- construct critical legal arguments on financial services regulation
- present reasoned legal arguments orally and in writing
- Law, Commerce & Finance Transactions
What you learn (15)
- describe techniques used by private companies to raise corporate finance
- describe methods used in mergers and acquisitions transactions
- describe formal mechanisms for rescuing financially distressed companies
- describe informal mechanisms for restructuring companies in distress
- evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of corporate finance structures
- evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of M&A transaction techniques
- evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of restructuring techniques
- identify the types of documentation used in corporate finance deals
- identify the types of documentation used in M&A and restructuring deals
- analyse complex factual scenarios to extract relevant legal issues
- advise clients on structuring and documenting corporate transactions
- apply legal rules on corporate finance to practical scenarios
- apply legal rules on M&A and restructuring to practical scenarios
- explain the lawyer's role in advising on corporate transactions
- explain the lawyer's role in drafting transaction documentation
- International Trade Law & Regulation
What you learn (8)
- describe the organisational structure of the WTO
- explain the role of regional trade agreements
- describe mechanisms used to resolve international trade disputes
- analyse core legal principles governing international trade
- analyse key international agreements underpinning trade regulation
- evaluate how non-economic issues influence trade policy
- discuss the extraterritorial regulatory influence of jurisdictions like the EU
- assess prospects for reform of the global trade system
- Comparative Constitutional Law & Theory
What you learn (11)
- defend a reasoned position on the requirements of core constitutional principles
- describe how constitutional principles are embedded within the UK constitution
- evaluate the effectiveness of institutionalising constitutional principles in the UK
- collect relevant legal sources relating to the UK constitution
- analyse legal materials to draw conclusions about the UK constitution
- gather advanced scholarly theoretical literature on constitutionalism
- analyse theoretical scholarship to assess competing views on constitutionalism
- describe key features of the UK's constitutional arrangements
- evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the UK's constitutional landscape
- apply comparative methods to contrast the UK constitution with other systems
- critically evaluate the UK constitution against alternative constitutional models
- Law and Emotion
What you learn (10)
- analyse how a specific emotion is or should be reflected in law
- explain how emotions function and how this could inform law
- apply theories of emotion to the analysis of law
- evaluate how emotion is or should be incorporated into legal doctrine
- position theories of emotion within broader theories of law
- assess how emotion could inform the functioning of specific legal actors
- describe current debates within the law and emotion field
- distinguish between conceptual approaches to the law-emotion relationship
- contextualise legal problems using emotion-based perspectives
- evaluate the relevance of emotion to resolving legal issues
- Public International Law
What you learn (8)
- critique key theoretical approaches to international law
- describe categories of international rights, obligations, subjects and institutions
- identify relevant sources and principles of international law in a given scenario
- apply international legal principles to resolve hypothetical inter-state disputes
- evaluate the functioning of international adjudicatory and arbitral bodies
- assess the strengths and limitations of international legal institutions
- locate primary and secondary legal sources through independent research
- synthesise and critically analyse legal materials
- Transnational Crime
What you learn (6)
- explain legal and non-legal responses to different forms of transnational crime
- evaluate the effectiveness of legal and non-legal responses to transnational crime
- formulate a personal argument based on critical analysis of transnational crime issues
- apply recognised research methods to investigate topics in transnational crime
- use relevant legal and non-legal databases to gather research material
- communicate arguments and ideas persuasively to a targeted audience
“What you learn” restates each module’s published learning outcomes in our own words, as short skill statements in the same form as the GCSE and A level curriculum, with the help of an AI model; fields of knowledge follow the twelve fields of the knowledge sphere. The university’s module page, linked from each title, is the authoritative description.
After graduating
Where does it lead?
£30,500median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£24k
Median£31k
Upper quarter£40k
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 160 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 13, 14, 23
Half of graduates earned between £23,500 and £39,500. Five years on, the median is £44,000. 92% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 79% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 13% left | 96% | 295 |
| In work or study, 15 months on10% studying | 92% | 125 |
| Professional or managerial job | 79% | 90 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £25,500 | 65 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £30,500 | 160 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £44,000 | 175 |
Money
What does it cost?
£10,050a year for UK students, 2027/28 entry
Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.
York fees page · source
About £30,150 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £28,600 a year (2027/28).
National Student Survey 2025-26
What do students say?
91%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 70% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 200 students answered
Highest: 95% agreed on question 3; lowest: 47% on question 14.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 88% |
| Question 2 | 87% |
| Question 3 | 95% |
| Question 4 | 83% |
| Question 5 | 91% |
| Question 6 | 86% |
| Question 7 | 85% |
| Question 8 | 67% |
| Question 9 | 85% |
| Question 10 | 51% |
| Question 11 | 64% |
| Question 12 | 62% |
| Question 13 | 84% |
| Question 14 | 47% |
| Question 15 | 86% |
| Question 16 | 79% |
| Question 17 | 80% |
| Question 18 | 79% |
| Question 19 | 90% |
| Question 20 | 93% |
| Question 21 | 92% |
| Question 22 | 83% |
| Question 23 | 73% |
| Question 24 | 53% |
| Question 25 | 60% |
| Question 26 | 91% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from University of York’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. University of York is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.