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Bar Training Course

1 Year On Campus Masters Program

Manchester Metropolitan University

Program Overview

Our Bar Training Course offers a vital step in your journey towards joining the Bar, with everything from our learning technology to our academic team created to give you the expertise and experience you’ll need to pursue a future as a barrister. It’s a course rooted in real experiences. On one hand, you’ll have plenty of face-to-face teaching time, ensuring you get every opportunity to learn from a team that includes seasoned barristers, solicitors and members of the judiciary, together with active researchers and scholars who produce impactful legal research in the UK and internationally. On the other, with our innovative professional practice unit, you’ll be prepared for the demands of the Bar, under the mentorship of a practising barrister.  

Program Key Stats

£12500 (Annual cost)
Sept Intake : 9th Jun


Eligibility Criteria


7.5
79

Additional Information & Requirements

To be considered for a place on the Bar Training Course, you will normally have to satisfy two criteria: You will have an LLB degree, which included the seven foundation subjects (Contract Law, Tort, Criminal Law, EU Law, Public Law, Land Law and Equity and Trusts)  OR, you will hold a non-law degree and have successfully completed an eligible conversion course (which includes the seven foundation subjects), such as the GDL. A minimum of 2:2 at first degree level with an overall mark of 55% or above, or international equivalent, IELTS of 7.5 in all elements of the test.

Career Options

  • Barrister or Solicitor
  • Careers in Legal services
  • Charities
  • The civil service and IT

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