Teaching & Modules

Teaching methods - what to expect

Lectures
Small Group Tutorials
personal tutor

We have a strong tradition of excellence in teaching, with consistently high student satisfaction ratings for Law in the National Student Survey and are committed to maintaining that tradition. All required modules are taught through lectures and small group tutorials. These lectures and tutorials will give you the opportunity to apply the general legal principles you have learnt to specific problems and allow you to engage with our academics and explore issues further in depth.

At King’s, all students on a taught programme are allocated a personal tutor who will play a key role in helping you to get the most out of your studies, providing support and encouragement for your time at university.

Personal tutors provide you with the opportunity to periodically take stock of your learning, academic progress and general wellbeing as you progress through your studies, offering guidance on how to seek further support if you need it, and how to access the range of opportunities available to you as a King's student.

Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.

Courses are divided into modules. You will study for four years and your King’s award will comprise 360 credits. In the first and second    year you will normally take modules totalling 240 credits. 

Teaching at Humboldt

Contact hours and expected self-study time at Humboldt University of Berlin vary and are communicated once students are accepted onto the programme and commence their studies.

 

Assessment

  • Coursework
  • Written examinations
  • Essays
  • Moots
  • Negotiation Exercise

Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include examinations, essays, moots, or a negotiation exercise. Assessment at Humboldt Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework, written examinations and oral examinations.

Modules

Year

Course structure: First State Pathway

First State Pathway: Year 1 - Required modules

You are required to take: 

  • Legal Reasoning & Legal Skills
  • Elements of the Law of Contract (30 credits)
  • Criminal Law (30 credits)
  • Public Law (30 credits)
  • German Public Law (30 credits)

In addition, and depending on your language skills, you will participate in a German legal language course (non-credit bearing), provided by King’s Language Centre exclusively for students on the English Law & German Law programme. 

First State Pathway: Year 1 - Optional modules

There are no optional modules for this course in Year 1. 

Course structure: LLM Pathway

Courses are divided into modules. You will study for four years, and your King’s award will comprise 360 credits. In the first and second year, you will normally take modules totalling 240 credits. 

LLM Pathway: Year 1 - Required modules

You are required to take: 

  • Legal Reasoning & Legal Skills
  • Elements of the Law of Contract (30 credits)
  • Criminal Law (30 credits)
  • Public Law (30 credits)
  • German Public Law (30 credits)

In addition, and depending on your language skills, you will participate in a German legal language course (non-credit bearing), provided by King’s Language Centre exclusively for students on the English Law & German Law programme. 

LLM Pathway: Year 1 - Optional modules

There are no optional modules for this course in Year 1. 

Key Information

Course type:

Single honours at King's plus other award at partner institution

Delivery mode:

In person

Study mode:

Full time

Required A-Levels:

A*AA

Duration:

Four years

Application status:

Open

Start date:

September 2026

Application deadline:

10 September 2025