LLB Programme

FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who is my academic adviser?

2. What if I want to change my academic adviser?

3. How do I make an appointment to see my academic adviser or class teacher?

4. What if I want to change a class?

5. Can I take an option taught by another department?

6. Can I take an option taught at another London college?

7. Can I write a dissertation as part of my degree?

8. How do I select my options?

9. Where can I seek help if I am experiencing difficulty?

10. Where can I find past exam papers?

11. How is my degree classified?

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1. Who is my academic adviser?

You will be informed of your academic adviser by email a few days before the start of your first term. As far as possible the aim is to keep the same academic advisor throughout your studies here, but that is not always possible when academics go on leave.

 

2. What if I want to change my academic adviser?

This should be discussed with the Departmental Tutor, who will decide whether or not a reallocation is warranted.

 

3.   How do I make an appointment to see my academic adviser or class teacher

Appointments with all full-time and part-time academics can be made via the Office Hours application on LSE For You.

 

4. What if I want to change a class?

The permission of the Departmental Tutor is required. Class change is not routine and is only allowed for good reason, e.g. religious reasons, child care commitments, work commitments.    A class change can be requested on LSE For You by selecting the option ‘change class Group’ which appears within the ‘Selection of Courses’ tab.

 

5. Can I take an option taught by another department?

Yes, you can take one outside option in either your second or third year. For classification purposes the outside option will be taken into account exactly as a law option.

 

6. Can I take an option taught at another London college?

Yes, you can take one option taught at another London college, but this option must be part of their LLB degree and must not be taught at LSE. You should fill in the form ‘Permission to take a subject outside LSE’, available from the Student Services Centre. It is the student’s responsibility to find out what options are available and whether they will be accepted on the course.

 

7. Can I write a dissertation as part of my degree?

You can choose to do a full unit or a half unit essay instead of a taught subject. The full unit and half unit essays cannot be taken in the same year. Two taught courses have an assessed essay component – Administrative Law and Competition Law.

 

8. How do I select my options?

Course choice is done via LSE For You. Although first year courses are compulsory students must select these options – they will not be allocated to classes otherwise. Second and third year course choice goes on line usually during week 8 of the Lent Term. Students are free to change any options until the 4th week of the following Michaelmas term, but the Law Department has an administrative deadline of the last day of the summer term, after which date a student’s selected course choice cannot be guaranteed.

 

9. Where can I seek help if I am experiencing difficulty?

Within the department you can speak to various people:

• Your academic adviser:  you can make an appointment via LSE For You

• You can also seek advice from the departmental tutor, Dr Siva Thambisetty who is based in room 7.29 in the New Academic Building.

• Shelly Brindley is the LLB Administrator and you can approach her with any enquiries about the LLB programme.  She is based in room F6.14 on the 6^th floor of the New Academic Building (s.a.brindley@lse.ac.uk)

Outside the Department there is also a wide variety of places you can go to seek help on campus

• The LSE runs a Student Counselling Service which is free and available to all registered students at the school.  There are 6 counsellors who work for the School.  To make an appointment you can email student.counselling@lse.ac.uk or call 020 78523627 and for further information about the service, visit the website: www.lse.ac.uk/collections/studentCounsellingService

• The Students Union also runs an Advice and Support Centre which is another free service available to all registered students.  The advice centre is located in E297.  Or, for further information, visit the website: http://www.lsesu.com/support/

• The LSE Chaplaincy may also be able to help you.  They can be contacted by calling 020 7955 7965 and are based in G9.  Their website may be of use:  http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/chaplaincy/

• There are various staff members at the School who have specific pastoral roles (such as the Adviser to male/female students).  A list of these staff members and an outline of their responsibilities can be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/schoolServices/studentAdvisers.htm

• It may be appropriate to seek help from the LSE Disability and Well-Being Office who offer help and support to students with disabilities.  They are located in room A40.  The website can be found at:  http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/disabilityOffice/

• For students requiring academic support the Teaching and Learning Centre runs a series of study skills lectures and workshops, and also offers one-to-one tutorials.  Full details are on Moodle course  Learning World http://moodle.lse.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=698

         

10. Where can I find past exam papers?

Past exam papers can be found at https://library-2.lse.ac.uk/protected-exam/ (accessible only from within LSE).

 

11. How is my degree classified?

Classification guidelines can be found by clicking here.
Shelly Brindley will be happy to clarify if you find this unclear.