"Politics, Philosophy & Law"

About this programme

Our Politics, Philosophy and Law (PPL) LLB degree is the first course of its kind in the UK. Co-taught by The Dickson Poon School of Law, the Department of Political Economy and the Department of Philosophy, this four-year programme offers students the unique opportunity to take modules from these three different disciplines while simultaneously achieving a law degree. Students will have access to the module catalogue from all three departments. In addition to receiving comprehensive legal training, PPL students will gain knowledge of contemporary legal, political, and philosophical theory to gain insight into how these disciplines connect with and inform one another. Our four-year course—co-taught by The ​Dickson Poon School of Law, the ​Department of Philosophy and the ​Department of Political Economy—is designed to educate the ‘complete lawyer’. Over and above the legal expertise gained in a traditional, three-year LLB, the LLB in Politics, Philosophy & Law aims to provide broader insight into the philosophical underpinnings of law and policy, as well as the social and political context in which law is made and practiced. After your first year you have the choice of applying to study abroad at one of our partner universities. If you are successful in gaining a place, you will spend Year 3 abroad and your degree title will be LLB Politics, Philosophy and Law with a Year Abroad. This course is primarily taught at King’s College London Strand and Waterloo Campuses. Please note that some optional modules may be taught at other locations.