Module Registration

Module Pre-Registration

The Law School uses a pre-registration system to avoid running a ‘first come, first served’ system, so you can take your time to consider which modules are right for you, provided your choices are in before the deadline. This is not the case for all departments within the University.

Module pre-registration for 2024/25 will open on Friday 10 May and will close at midday on Friday 31 May. We will confirm your module choices in September.

Submit Module Choices

All Law and Joint Honours Law students will receive an email with a link to the pre-registration form when it opens on

Friday 10 May.

Please select the correct module pre-registration form for Law optional modules in 2024/25:

Law students module pre-registration form	PPL students module pre-registration form
Visiting students module pre-registration form	External (non-Law) students module pre-registration form

Module Availability

Information on the available modules for 2024/25 can be found on our List of Undergraduate Modules and at the Module Options Fair.

If you would like any more information about the module content, please contact the appropriate convenor by going to the module webpage.

Keep in mind your course structure and any modules with pre-requisites. Consider the assessment methods for each module to balance your workload.

You need to select an equal number of module credits in each term, and a reserve option for each. A full course load for a full-time undergraduate student is 120 CATS, so you will need 60 CATS in each term. This will include your core modules. Please note that you are not allowed to take more than the allocated 120 CATS per academic year.

You may inadvertently choose modules that clash with each other in the timetable. If you do select modules that occur concurrently you will be notified.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many modules do I need to include on the module pre-registration form?

Check the number of optional modules you need to take per term on the year pages:

Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

0 CATS = 0 optional modules
15 CATS = 1 optional module
30 CATS = 2 optional modules
45 CATS = 3 optional modules
60 CATS = 4 optional modules

Preferred modules- your first choice of modules (totalling the number of optional modules required per term)

Reserve modules- at least the same number of modules per term as your preferred optional modules, ranked by order of preference

NB 30 CATS modules run across the full year, so should be included in your totals for terms 1 and 2.

e.g. Year 2 students on Law (3 year) degree need to take 30 CATS of optional modules in term 1, and 60 CATS of optional modules in term 2.

These students should select 2 preferred optional modules in term 1 (30 CATS), and 4 preferred optional modules in term 2 (60 CATS). They should select at least the same number of reserve modules per term.

You do not need to include core modules, you will be automatically registered for these modules.

I’m intending to qualify as a solicitor in England & Wales, which modules should I take?

In addition to the core modules, if you are intending to qualify as a solicitor you should study the following recommended modules as well:

LA240 Foundations of EU Law in Year 2, 3 or 4 (Term 2 in 2024/25) in order to understand the nature of EU law and its remaining relevance to domestic law
LA3A3 Law of Trusts in your third or final year (Term 1).

In Year 2 term 2, we offer two optional modules that expand on the two core modules you will study in term 1. They are LA249 Contemporary Challenges in Contract Law and LA251 Contemporary Perspectives on Property. These modules are not required for professional purpose, and you do not have to select these. However, you might find either module helpful in deepening your understanding of both Contract and Tort Law, particularly because of the contextual approach taken in these modules.

You will be aware that anyone seeking a career as a solicitor will now need to take the “Solicitors Qualifying Examinations” (SQE). Previously, students would complete a “qualifying law degree” (the academic stage of qualification) and the core modules of a law degree would be tailored to the QLD requirements. This is no longer the case, and our new curriculum has a reduced number of core components. Our core modules, together with a number of recommended modules will be of some relevance to your preparation for the SQE but they are not designed to prepare you for the SQE. You should therefore make your own enquiries into the steps you need to take after finishing your law degree to work towards the “SQE 1” examination. For further guidance, please visit https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/career-advice/becoming-a-solicitor/solicitors-qualifying-examination-sqe/.

I’m intending to qualify as a barrister in England & Wales, which modules should I take?

In addition to the core modules, if you are intending to qualify as a barrister you should study the following recommended modules as well:

LA240 Foundations of EU Law in Year 2, 3 or 4 (Term 2 in 2024/25) in order to understand the nature of EU law and its remaining relevance to domestic law
LA3A3 Law of Trusts in your third or final year (Term 1).

For further careers information, see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/student-hub/careers-support/job-information/.

I am on a joint honours degree course

Law and Sociology

You are not required to contact the Sociology department to request places on their modules, although, you may of course contact them if you have any specific queries. Please bear in mind the regulations for your course require you to take a certain number of modules from Sociology. Please refer to your course structure when completing the form.

Law with Humanities

Some departments have a pre-registration system for selecting modules. Please check the departmental website for further information on their module registration process.

Please bear in mind the regulations for your course require you to take a certain number of modules from Humanities/Social Sciences. Please refer to your course structure when completing the form.

PPL

Use the pre-registration form to confirm your optional core modules and optional modules from Law.

Law with Business

Your choices will be made via my.wbsLink opens in a new window.

I would like to take an external (non-Law) module

For most courses (check your course structure) students are permitted to study up to 30 credits of any external modules available across the University in their intermediate and final year, subject to approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Please note, you cannot swap out a core module for an external module. You can see the available external modules via the module catalogue.

If you wish to take an external module you must apply directly to the host Department. You must also select a full range of Law Modules, but will be asked to indicate on the module pre-registration form if you have applied for external modules. When your modules are allocated, the Student Services team will check the external choices comply with our degree regulations, and whether the host department can offer you a place on the module. If they do, PSS will replace your law choice(s) with the external module.

If you wish to apply for Language Modules you must follow the same process (please see the FAQ below). However, you must also sit a proficiency test in September before the module choice is confirmed.

Please note, that other departments have their own module registration processes and time-scales for selecting modules.

WBS modules

Law students wishing to register for WBS modules must do so through the my.wbs system. You are not required to contact their undergraduate team or visit their office, although, you may of course contact them if you have any specific queries. In order to register for WBS modules, please set up your my.wbs account which will enable you to access the module application system with ease when it is open. Here is the link to set up your my.wbs account: my.wbs.ac.uk/registrationLink opens in a new window
If you have problems logging in: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/central/issu/help/kb/internet/my_wbs/login_problems

WBS modules available to Law students can be found hereLink opens in a new window.

Law students are not permitted to take the following Warwick Business School Law modules, as they overlap with your existing core modules and are specifically designed for non-Law students:

IB3F20 - Company Law
IB1130 - Business Law
IB2370 - Business Law 2
B3G40 - Law for Entrepreneurs
IB2C1 - Fundamentals of Business Law
IB3N4 - International Trade Law

I would like to take a language module

How to add a language to your degree.

The Language Centre (The Language Centre - Faculty of Arts - University of Warwick) offers a wide range of modules at various levels in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese and Spanish.

To help you achieve your language learning goals, to acquire a new language or improve your language skills, several choices are available:

a. Modules for credit on the Academic Programme

These can be taken as part of your undergraduate degree course but must be agreed with Law before enrolling. There are a range of levels available, as well as accelerated options for those who want to develop their language skills at a faster pace. More information is available from: The Language Centre - Academic Modules (warwick.ac.uk)

Please note: Final year students may not apply for a beginners level (level 1) module, unless it is the beginners (accelerated) level.

b. Modules not for credit on the Academic Programme

The same modules as those available for credit are also available to take in addition to degree studies. A fee applies to these modules. More information is available from: Language Centre - Academic Fees (warwick.ac.uk)

More information is available from: University of Warwick: The Language Centre: Language Courses.

I would like to take a Law Dissertation

Final year Law (3 year) and Law and Humanities students will be taking the Supervised Project in 2024/25.

Students who will be in their third year on Law with Year Abroad in English, Law with French/German Law, 4 year Law and Law and Sociology programmes will take the Supervised Project in their final year.

Students in their fourth year in 2024/25, or final year PPL, may opt to take a Dissertation module or dramatised dissertation module (15 or 30 CAT, LA402-407).

Any student who wishes to be considered for these modules needs to:

Write a short dissertation proposal which should include the title of the dissertation, a 500 word max description of the project and a bibliography with a minimum of 5 sources
Find a supervisor who is willing to supervise that proposal and
Write an email to Professor by the deadline of 31 May at 2pm with their project proposal and name of the academic who has agreed to act as supervisor. If you have any questions about the process please email Prof. Harrison. He will also be at the module fair on 8 May so you can ask him any questions there as well.

I am supposed to go abroad next year as part of my course. I pre-registered by the deadline. Is there anything else I need to do? I missed the pre-registration deadline. How do I confirm my choices now? Can I change my pre-registration choices?

You can resubmit and change your choices after submitting the form, until the pre-registration form closes. The Student Services team will use the most recent version of the form you have submitted.

If the pre-registration form has closed, you cannot make changes. We will review the pre-registration forms and confirm which modules we have reserved a place for you on in September.

What happens if a module is oversubscribed?

Some modules will fill to capacity, and you will be placed onto your reserve choices. Where a module is oversubscribed and we cannot fit every student on, but have a waiting list in place, we have given priority to our final year students, and then by the order of priority you selected when you chose your modules to begin with. You will be contacted if a place opens on the module you are interested in.

If a place becomes free on your original choice and you are at the top of the waiting list for a module, we will contact you. Please do not contact us to ask whether there is a space. If you have not been emailed, there is not yet a space.

I am transferring courses in 2024/25, which modules should I select?

If the Director of Undergraduate Studies has approved a course transfer for your next year of study (for example, you are currently in the second year of the Year Abroad in English programme but will be transferring to the third year of the 3 Year LLB for 2024/25 instead of going abroad), please fill in the form with the modules for your new course.

Do you guarantee that all the modules listed will run next academic year? The information on the Law module registration pages is different to the information on the University’s module catalogue, which modules are running?

The module catalogue hasn’t been updated with all the modules the Law School are offering next year, please use the Law webpages as the correct source of information. The full module list for 2024/25 contains links to the most recent entry on the module catalogue for each module running in 2024/25, but please note in some cases this will be a previous year whilst the module catalogue is being updated.

What happens next?

Module Registration

We will process all individual module requests and begin assigning every Law, Joint Honours Law, and exchange student to their Law modules. We will then take on the requests from any external students.

When we have approved module choices, you will be able to view a list of the modules for which we have confirmed a space for you. You will be contacted when the list is ready in September.

We will work individually with students where there are unavoidable clashes in the timetable, where a module can no longer run, or where external departments turn down their request, to find an alternative module.

Seminar Selection

In weeks 1-2 of term, you will be able to choose your seminar groups using Tabula. More information on this will be released closer to the time.